Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges facing society, science and industry with top scientific achievements in six research areas: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Key Technologies, Structure of Matter, Transport and Space. With 28,000 employees in 16 research centres and an annual budget of approximately 2.8 billion euros, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organisation. Its work follows in the tradition of the great natural scientist Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894).
News from Research
To overview of Press Releases of the Helmholtz Association and the Helmholtz Centres
| 08.03.10 | Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics |
Wendelstein 7-X - installation with certified quality management
The system of quality management governing construction of the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device has now been certified in accordance with the DIN ISO 9001 German industrial standard. The auditors of the TÜV Nord inspectorate thereby confirm that the research device being built at the Greifswald branch of Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP) conforms to industrial standards – as one of the first in Germany.
Wendelstein 7-X - installation with certified quality management
| 25.02.10 | Helmholtz Head Office |
Online now: the Regional Climate Atlas for Germany
The Helmholtz Association’s network of Regional Climate Offices has produced a regional climate atlas for Germany showing the possible effects of climate change at the regional level. The climate scenarios for Germany’s federal states are now available to the public for online reference.
| 11.02.10 | German Aerospace Center (DLR) |
On the trail of space weather: SDO solar observatory launched successfully
Beginning Thursday, 11 February 2010, our Sun is being monitored round the clock - the space-based Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) was launched successfully from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas V. The continuous stream of data supplied by this observatory will substantially improve our ability to forecast space weather. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is supporting this NASA-led mission with the SDO Data Center at the Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research (MPS).
On the trail of space weather: SDO solar observatory launched successfully
| 11.02.10 | German Cancer Research Centre |
He Who Dares Wins – Million Euro Funding for DKFZ Researcher
The European Research Council will provide funding of 2.4 million euro over the next four years to support a research project of Christof Niehrs at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ). Niehrs investigates the processes of reactivation of silenced genes in cells. Disruption of this mechanism can cause cancer and other diseases.
He Who Dares Wins – Million Euro Funding for DKFZ Researcher
