Research News
Brain Circulation Instead of Brain Drain
Many American young researchers prefer to remain in their own country even during their postdoctoral period. This is not only due to campus life being so enjoyable there (here Stanford University Campus), but also owed to the fact that they know so very little about the good research conditions in Germany. Photo: Wikipedia/Jawed KarimGermany's policy of clear-cut funding of research and education meets with world-wide attention. This now has become apparent again during talks in the context of the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington. Germany as a scientific site is not only absolutely competitive but characterised by real advantages compared to many other countries.more
With Ion Beams from Laser Light Against Cancer Cells
The ion beam therapy against cancer, which was originally developed at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, is one of the surprising applications of particle physics. But to produce the ion beam, one usually requires a circular accelerator with a diameter of approximately 20 to 30 metres and a weight of several hundred tonnes. The...more
Detector Technology for Cancer Diagnostics
Since five years, Dr Erika Garutti heads a Helmholtz young investigator group at DESY near Hamburg and develops detector technology for particle accelerators. The high energy physicist has now raised EU funds amounting to six million Euro for a new project. Together with some 60 colleagues from 13 countries, she develops a miniaturised PET scanner...more
Shipping Traffic and Global Climate
Since 2004, ten young scientists from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen and from the University of Bremen have researched the influence of ship emissions on the atmosphere and the climate. They have now presented their final report revealing some surprising results indeed: With around 800 million tonnes CO2...more
Data Management for Science
The Steinbuch Centre for Computing (SCC) at the KIT has developed and put into operation a novel concept for the storage, administration, archiving and analysis of scientific data. The Large Scala Data Facility (LDSF) consists of an infrastructure providing storage and processing resources for research data. Experts can support users in the...more
Smallest Magnetic Field Sensor of the World
The use of organic molecules as building elements for electronics currently is being intensively researched. One problem in miniaturising is that the information is encoded by way of the electron's electric charge (power on or off), which is energy intensive. Alternatively, in spin electronics the information is encoded in the electron's own...more
Technology Transfer 2011/03
Helmholtz Centre spin-offs
Not every Helmholtz spin-off can expect to achieve success as rapidly as SULFURCELL Solartechnik GmbH. Founded in 2001 as a spin-off of what is now the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, the company currently employs over 250 people, and in early 2011 it was able to attract funding of €18.8...more
