Helmholtz Association

Insights in Research Field Key Technologies

The Helmholtz Association aims to use ground-breaking research to tackle the great questions of our time. Here, we present projects currently being carried out by scientists at the Helmholtz Centres. The examples range from fundamental questions concerning the origin of matter to health research and the development of high performance functional materials.


Supercomputers as scientific tools

Photo assembling JUGENEThe dissemination of contaminants in the atmosphere, the development of new materials, the functionality of the brain, and improved safety measures at large events – all have been simulated by supercomputers.

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Biometal bones

Photo magnesiumArtificial hips, new knee joints, screws to fix broken bones – the demand for implants is growing.

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More Energy with iron and carbon

Photo carbon nanotubesHow can we pack more energy into batteries? Conventional lithium ion batteries can store around 0.2 kilowatt hours per kilogramme.

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Refining the Karlsruhe invisibility cloak

Photo electron microscope from aboveMaterial that allows us to purposefully direct light can be used to make objects invisible. This unusual property can be generated in so-called metamaterials by targeted microstructuring processes – but only for particular wavelengths of light and, until recently, only from a fixed direction of view (2D).

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Assessing the consequences of nanotechnology

Nanofibres photoNanoparticles ensure that sunscreen protects the skin from UV rays and clothing repels dirt, but they have many other uses as well, ranging from microelectronics to medical applications.

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Investigating how biological pores open and close

BioporeMany diseases with a genetic basis can be traced to defective ion channels. Such disorders include cystic fibrosis, cardiac arrhythmia and certain diseases of the eye.

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09.01.2013

Contact

Dr. Sören Wiesenfeldt

Research Field Key Technologies

Helmholtz Association

Phone: +49 30 206329-25
soeren.wiesenfeldt (at) helmholtz.de


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