Research News
Surveying the world in 3D
TanDEM-X digital elevation model of the opencast mining area east of the Rhine, 3D view. Image: DLROn 14 October 2010, the TanDEM-X radar-imaging satellite moved into close formation with its twin, the TerraSAR-X. Now the antennas of both satellites complement each other like a pair of eyes. Over the next three years, the joint data they collect will be used to create an extremely accurate three-dimensional model of the Earth’s surface.
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Research for safe waste disposal
Nuclear power plants not only generate electricity, but also produce radioactive waste, which must be safely stored for millennia. As part of an international cooperative effort, scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of technology (KIT) are working to convert highly radioactive nuclear wastes into less dangerous materials in a process called...more
A fiery end after a successful mission
The end came after 58,277 trips around the Earth: the CHAMP georesearch satellite burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere at noon on 19 September. Exactly ten years, two months and four days after its launch, the small satellite completed its mission over the Sea of Okhotsk. It had been in operation more than twice as long as originally...more
Two new institutes at the Jülich Research Centre
The Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK) was founded on 1 October at the Jülich Research Centre. Its energy and atmosphere researchers will work together for clean, safe and sustainable energy production. The research sections within the IEK will soon be supplemented by an additional department that deals with material issues in...more
The development of asthma and allergies
Researchers used to assume that the mechanisms leading to the development of asthma and allergies were similar, but this assumption has now been disproved by a meta-study conducted by an international research project that includes a team from the Helmholtz Centre of Munich. The researchers identified six genetic loci on various chromosomes that...more
News from the Moscow Office:
GLONASS opens up new markets
By the end of 2010, three GLONASS-M satellites and an upgraded GLONASS-K will round off the Russian navigation system GLONASS. Boasting a total of 24 satellites, the system will provide a comprehensive basis for global navigation. The Russian government expects the system to be ready for profitable application in a...more
News from the Brussels office:
New edition of the FP7 guide
The EU Commission has issued an updated version of the Guide to Financial Issues relating to Indirect Actions of the Seventh Framework Programme. The supplemented and revised German translation of the guide was released on 6 June 2010 and is now available. The aim of the translation is to provide applicants,...more
News from the Beijing office:
Jülich Research Centre intensifies collaboration with Chinese partners and opens two joint labs in China Professor Achim Bachem, chairman of the board of the Jülich Research Centre (FZJ), has signed agreements with the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), the CAS, and Xian Jiaotong University. Collaboration with...more
