➀ Professor Dr. rer. nat. Peter Benner has taken over the position of Managing Director at the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg for the years 2025 and 2026.
➁ His tenure follows that of Professor Dr.-Ing. Kai Sundmacher, who led the Institute in 2023 and 2024.
➂ Benner emphasizes the importance of collaborative research and the pursuit of sustainable chemical and biotechnological production, as well as the use of renewable energy.
Physicists from the University of Stuttgart have discovered a hidden symmetry in exotic quasikristalline crystals. This symmetry is hidden in a higher spatial dimension, revealing a new type of order in quasikristalls. The research, published in Science, could have implications for quantum computing and stable information storage.
➀ The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Antaios have made a breakthrough in storage technology with SOT-MRAM;
➁ The technology offers an efficient and powerful solution for data processing and storage, potentially replacing cache memory in computer architecture;
➂ The innovation reduces energy consumption by over 50% compared to existing storage technologies, improving efficiency by 30%, and reducing the input current by 20%.
➀ Professor Christian Waldschmidt of the University of Ulm has become a new member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech).
➁ He is an internationally recognized expert in high-frequency technology and conducts research on antenna and radar systems as well as satellite communication.
➂ Waldschmidt supports acatech with his scientific expertise in fulfilling their social mission: scientific policy advice.
➀ NASA的SPHEREx太空望远镜在完成环境测试后在科罗拉多州博尔德的BAE系统公司进行了拍摄；
➁ 该望远镜由BAE系统公司制造，韩国天文学和空间科学研究所提供了非飞行低温测试室；
➂ SPHEREx的目的是进行首次全天空光谱调查，收集超过4.5亿个星系和1亿颗银河系恒星的数据，以探索宇宙的起源。
Oliver Zielinski, Director of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), has been appointed to the German Science and Humanities Council (WR) on February 1, 2025. Zielinski's research focuses on the environmental physics of marine ecosystems, particularly in the field of autonomous sensor systems and marine observatories. He emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary research and the transfer of scientific findings to society.
➀ The Fraunhofer IWES, UPC, eRoots Analytics, HAW Hamburg, and University of Malta have started the TenSyGrid project to develop a toolbox for evaluating the stability of power grids with high renewable energy content.
➁ The project aims to support grid operators in managing large-scale power grids fully powered by renewable energy.
➂ The toolbox will be compatible with existing commercial software packages and will use multilinear models to simulate power grid components.
➀ Fraunhofer IAF has developed a virtual application lab for quantum sensing to promote the use of quantum sensors in industry.
➁ This platform offers comprehensive information about quantum magnetometers, applications, and measurement scenarios, allowing users to interactively perform example measurements.
➂ The virtual lab also provides access to expert knowledge and professional contacts for exchange and consultation, enhancing the transfer of research results into industrial innovations.
➀ Researchers from KIT and DKFZ are developing a new technology that uses compact electron accelerators to directly irradiate tumors within the body.
➁ The project, named UCART, aims to reduce the size of electron accelerators by over 1000 times, making them as small as a millimeter, which can be introduced into the body via an endoscope.
➂ This new approach could potentially make radiation therapy more accessible worldwide and reduce damage to healthy tissue during treatment.
➀ On January 22, 2025, the Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH (Cyberagentur) announced a call for proposals for the MoIn-LaMAS research project, aiming to develop mobile communication infrastructures for crisis and disaster situations.
➁ The project focuses on the reconfigurability and resilience of communication networks, utilizing swarm networks of heterogeneous unmanned systems.
➂ The research project, funded with 5 million euros over three years, will provide a significant boost to civil protection in Germany and evaluate its technologies through a demonstrator.
➀ The Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH has selected three finalists from 66 submissions for the HAL2025 competition focused on autonomous intelligent systems.
➁ The finalists include Fraunhofer IFF, Prof. Dr. Heiko Hamann, and Martin Matt, each with unique approaches to developing swarm intelligence systems.
➂ The next phase involves detailed concept development, with final evaluation by a Grand Jury and a prize of up to 100,000 Euros for the best concept.
➀ The European Research Council (ERC) is funding a project called 'PlayAgain' at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) aimed at developing neural interfaces to help children regain motor function in their hands.
➁ The project aims to strengthen or restore connections from the brain to the muscles of the paralyzed hand using a neural interface, potentially enabling intuitive control of neuroprostheses for grasping.
➂ The team hopes that with successful development, this technology could significantly improve the quality of life for children with neuromuscular impairments, allowing them to perform daily tasks and activities more independently.
➀ Researchers from KERI have developed lithium-sulphur battery prototypes with high energy density, eight times higher than lithium-ion batteries.
➁ The team used single-walled carbon nanotubes treated with oxygen to stabilize the electrodes and reduce sulfur loss.
➂ A 1000mAh prototype measuring 50x60mm retained 85% of its charge after 100 charge/discharge cycles.
➀ Professor Ivan Minev from the Technical University of Dresden has received a Proof-of-Concept grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project 'COATARRAY'.
➁ The project aims to develop specialized coatings that will significantly improve the electrical and mechanical performance of bioelectronic implants.
➂ The grant will fund the project for 18 months with 150,000 Euros, supporting extensive testing and preclinical studies.
➀ The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has established the first node for the quantum internet of the future in Aachen, Germany.
➁ This node is part of a larger project aimed at developing metropolitan scale quantum networks, connecting quantum computers and sensors securely and powerfully.
➂ The project involves multiple partners including QuTech, OPNT B.V., Element6, and TOPTICA Photonics AG, and aims to solve the repeater problem to facilitate a cross-border quantum internet.
➀ The Cybersecurity Agency has initiated a call for innovative data reconstruction research to address communication challenges in difficult environments.
➁ The program aims to develop new approaches and technologies to improve communication quality with low data transfer rates, focusing on security-critical applications.
➂ Interested organizations are invited to submit ideas by February 16, 2025, to contribute to the development of robust and future-proof communication capabilities.
➀ Researchers at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences are developing a new thermal recycling method for lithium-ion batteries to recover valuable materials like lithium, cobalt, aluminum, copper, and nickel.
➁ The current mechanical recycling processes have limitations and inefficiencies, leading to only half of lithium-ion batteries being recycled.
➂ The project aims to develop an efficient process in a reactor oven that can achieve high recovery rates of valuable materials from both small and large batteries.
➀ Researchers at TUM have developed a covalent organic framework (COF) material called 'TpBD-2F' to prevent dendrite formation and anode corrosion in zinc-ion batteries.
➁ The COF self-assembles on the surface of metallic zinc, creating a thin, porous layer that allows zinc ions to plate evenly while blocking water access.
➂ This breakthrough could enable zinc-ion batteries to replace lithium-ion batteries in large-scale energy storage applications, such as those paired with solar or wind power plants.
➀ 国际工程师和材料科学家团队开发了一种新型锂硫电池，该电池在25,000次充放电循环后仍能保持80％的充电容量。
➁ 研究人员通过设计一种具有多孔原子结构的固体硫基电极，解决了硫在充放电过程中易膨胀和离子损失的问题。
➂ 这项突破性的技术不仅提高了电池的快速充电性能，还增强了其耐用性。然而，研究人员表示还需要进一步开发以提高能量密度并探索替代材料。
➀ The Cyberagentur has announced three finalists for their HAL2025 competition focused on developing autonomous intelligent systems.
➁ The finalists include Fraunhofer IFF from Magdeburg, Prof. Dr. Heiko Hamann from the University of Konstanz, and Martin Matt as an individual participant.
➂ The next phase requires detailed concepts to be submitted by April 2025, with a grand jury evaluating the submissions.
