Researchers at Humboldt-Universität develop unusual strategy to increase battery performance Led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna, member of the CSMB, and Dr. Patrícia Russo, scientists have succeeded in disrupting the atomic order of batteries in a targeted manner. Just two weeks after Prof. Philipp Adelhelm presented a new strategy to accelerate sodium-ion charging via co-intercalation, […]
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The State of Berlin honors the chemist and materials scientist for his research on sustainable batteries Battery researcher Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm was awarded the 2024 Berlin Science Award (original: Berliner Wissenschaftspreis) on July 24. Adelhelm is a professor at the Department of Chemistry at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) and heads a joint research group
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Great news for material science in Berlin! The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the new Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 1772) Heterostructures of Molecules and 2D Materials, to be funded from October 2025 with an initial budget of €10.6 million. The CRC brings together leading expertise from physics and chemistry to explore novel material combinations
Allan pushing the handle of the pellet press, Olena loading the ball mill. Allan and Olena press ahead in X-ray innovation Dr. Allan Starkholm and Prof. Olena Maslyanchuk from the team of CSMB-member Prof. Eva Unger have developed a new class of hybrid materials for X-ray detection that could transform medical imaging and industrial testing.
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Two CSMB Members Involved in Extended Clusters of Excellence Prof. Claudia Draxl, a principal investigator in the Berlin Mathematics Research Center MATH+, will continue her work as part of this interdisciplinary initiative that spans Berlin’s major universities and research institutes. MATH+ explores application-driven mathematical research, focusing on data-driven challenges in life sciences, materials science, energy
We are proud to announce that Prof. Claudia Draxl has been elected as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, recognizing her exceptional contributions to solid-state theory and the application of Big Data in material science. Since joining HU Berlin as an Einstein Professor in 2011, Prof. Draxl has become a key
Dr. Kristin Klaue has been awarded the prestigious Dissertationspreis Adlershof for her groundbreaking doctoral research and engaging presentation on infrared-activated molecular switches. As part of her doctoral thesis, Dr. Kristin Klaue developed photoswitchable molecules that are activated by harmless infrared light to precisely release active ingredients and substances. This technology lays the foundation for innovative
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Joint Laboratory of CSMB at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin presents World Record CIGS Tandem Solar Cell © G. Farias Basulto / HZB A significant breakthrough in solar cell research: Scientists from the CSMB at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have collaboratively developed a CIGS-perovskite tandem solar cell that sets a new
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Wei and colleagues have revolutionized the Stöber method, originally for amorphous SiO2 colloids, by extending it to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination polymers (CPs). Their innovative approach harnesses the slow, continuous diffusion of triethylamine (TEA) vapor to precisely control the deprotonation of organic ligands, paving the way for creating finely crafted amorphous CP spheres. Zhang-Pinna-method:
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L to R: Prof. Caren Tischendorf, (Dean of the Faculty of Math. and Natural Sciences); Dr. Henry Marx (State Secretary for Science and Research); Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal (President HU Berlin); Senator Dr. Ina Czyborra (Senator for Higher Education and Research); Prof. Dr. Stefan Hecht (Director CSMB); Photo: Stefan Klenke – HU Berlin We
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