Research News
Higgs Particle and Helmholtz Alliances
Traces of the newly discovered particle in the CMS detector.
Photo: CMS Collaboration, CERNOn 4 July 2012 at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, two international research teams have presented the results obtained in experiments using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). During the experiment projects ATLAS and CMS, they have observed a hitherto unknown particle with a mass in the spectrum of 125 to 126 gigaelectronvolt. This may well be the long sought after Higgs boson or Higgs particle, which could explain how elemental particles obtain mass.more
University Cooperation: New Helmholtz Alliances and Virtual Institutes
The Helmholtz Association provides funds for four new Helmholtz alliances and eleven new virtual institutes in order to further expand the cooperation with universities and other partners. The eleven virtual institutes receive funds totalling 30 million Euro from out of the Helmholtz Association's Initiative and Networking Fund. The four new...more
100 Years of Cosmic Radiation
On 7 August 1912, the Austrian physicist Victor F. Hess was able to prove the existence of high-altitude radiation penetrating the atmosphere from outer space during a balloon ride at 5,300 metres altitude above the Schwielochsee lake in south-east Brandenburg, using three ionisation measurement devices. He was not yet aware of the consequences of...more
Helmholtz Energy Discussion
Some 60 guests from the world of research, politics and the general population had followed the invitation from the Helmholtz Alliance ENERGY-TRANS and had come to Berlin to attend the first Helmholtz Energy Discussion on 27 June 2012. The energy discussions are conceived as a platform for exchange and in future are to render open to discussion...more
Participation Creates Reliability
During her lecture on occasion of the Helmholtz energy talks in Berlin, Prof. Dr Gesine Schwan said that the energy transition is by no means a purely technological challenge that can be promoted by experts alone. "Institution of an energy ministry and decreeing these decisions in a top-down approach will not work. What is needed are...more
Rio+20 in the Social Media
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil took place from 20 to 22 June 2012. In the run-up and parallel to the conference, more than 45,000 visitors from all over the world were able to participate in hundreds of events. Many service provisions in the social media enabled also those, who were not able to...more
Voices on the Rio+20 Conference: Dr Irene Ring
The UFZ researcher Dr Irene Ring, Deputy Head, Department of Economics, Head of the Working Group Conservation of Nature & Biodiversity, talks about her experiences in Rio.more
Voices on the Rio+20 Conference: Johannes Förster
The UFZ researcher Johannes Förster, PhD student, Department Computational Landscape Ecology, talks about his experiences in Rio.more
Voices on the Rio+20 Conference: Christian Klassert
The UFZ researcher Christian Klassert, PhD student, Department of Bioenergy, talks about his experiences in Rio.more
