Geschäftsbericht 2011: Research field Key Technologies

Research field Key Technologies

Research focusing on the development of the next generation of key technologies requires multidisciplinary collaboration within a range of comprehensive programmes that address many areas of technology.

Photo assembling JUGENE — Experts assembling the JUGENE supercomputer, which has a computational capacity of one thousand trillion operations per second (petaflop), making it one of Europe’s fastest computers. Photo/Graphic: Forschungszentrum Jülich.Read more

Photo carbon nanotubes — KIT researchers working on iron-carbon materials that are infused with carbon nanotubes. The goal of this research is to develop more efficient batteries. Photo/Graphic: INT/KIT.Read more

Photo red light invisble — In the region around the small depression, the refraction index for electromagnetic waves in the optical field changes continually. This influences light waves in such a way as to make the surface appear flat (in red light). Photo/Graphic: CFN/KIT.Read more

Biopore — The figure shows an ion channel protein molecule that triggers the passage of ions through the membrane. The binding of the small second-messenger cAMP molecule promotes the opening of t he ion channel. Photo/Graphic: FZJ/S.Schünke.Read more

Photo magnesium — Materials researchers at the HZG are developing titanium-based and degradable magnesium biomaterials for bone screws and other medical applications. Photo/Graphic: HZG.Read more

Nanofibres photo — Nanofibres like these are found in UV protective clothing. They are less than 300 nanometres in diameter, which is 1,000 times finer than a human hair. Photo/Graphic: BASF Pressefoto.Read more

Overview

Key technologies research builds a bridge from the life sciences, the natural sciences and engineering to nanoscience, microsystems technology and the macro world. Supercomputing, nanotechnology and, increasingly, the management of large data volumes play a central role. New research topics are emerging in particular at the interfaces with other fields of enquiry, such as energy storage, lightweight construction materials, biomaterials, the modelling of the human brain, and bioeconomics.

Key technologies research is represented in the Senate of the Helmholtz Association by the senate members Professor Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus and Professor Gerd Litfin.

Vice-President of the Helmholtz Association

Professor Achim Bachem
Coordinator of the Research Field Key Technologies, Forschungszentrum Jülich

Member of the Helmholtz Association Senate

Professor Gerd Litfin
Managing Partner of Arkardien Verwaltungs KG, Göttingen
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Photo Professor Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus

Member of the Helmholtz Association Senate

Professor Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus
Universität Bielefeld, Department of Chemistry
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