Research News
Research for Protecting the Arctic
AWI researcher measuring the thickness of the ice during the 26th Arctic expedition aboard the Polarstern. Photo: Stefan Hendricks/AWIThe Arctic is a key region that has been placed at the centre of political and economic interest due to climate change and geopolitical developments. The protection and sustainable development of this unique habitat present major challenges and lead to questions for the solution of which polar research provides a knowledge base.more
Climate Research News
Over the course of the past couple of weeks, Helmholtz centres have published new results from the field of climate research, which we present here in brief: The news range from concrete prognoses for the North German coastline to observations made in the ocean between South Africa and the Antarctic, where elephant seals seem to have to dive down...more
Solar Energy Advances
In the past few weeks, Helmholtz centres have announced concrete technical advances in the fields of solar thermal energy and photovoltaics. The degree of efficiency as regards silicon and CIS solar cells could be increased. Now, a Helmholtz Energy Alliance significantly strengthens the research for innovative combinations of materials in the...more
New Spokespersons for Helmholtz Juniors
The meeting of the Helmholtz Juniors, the official representation of currently more than 5,400 doctoral students working at the Helmholtz Association's eighteen centres, took place at the KIT at the end of January. Marlene Bamberg, DLR, and Martin Seilmayer, HZDR, were elected as new spokespersons. The Helmholtz Juniors are committed to the...more
Helmholtz in Vancouver
"Flattening the World: Building a Global Knowledge Society" – this was this year's theme of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Vancouver in February. In about 170 symposiums, workshops and poster sessions, more than 11,500 participants and journalists from 60 countries discussed the...more
