Platinum-nickel nano-octahedra save 90 % platinum

19-06-2013

Efficient, robust and economic catalyst materials hold the key to achieving a breakthrough in fuel cell technology. Scientists from Jülich and Berlin have developed a material for converting hydrogen and oxygen to water using a tenth of the typical amount of platinum that was previously ...

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02-05-2013

An international team of researchers including scientists from Jülich have proposed a new method to identify and analyse exotic material properties in certain nanostructured magnets using experiments. The researchers hope that this will allow such properties in artificial spin-ice materials ...

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Future nanoelectronic information storage devices are also tiny batteries – astounding finding opens up new possibilities

25-04-2013

Resistive memory cells (ReRAM) are regarded as a promising solution for future generations of computer memories. They will dramatically reduce the energy consumption of modern IT systems while significantly increasing their performance. Unlike the building blocks of conventional hard disk ...

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EU project RECONCILE: Climate change could affect recovery of the ozone layer

12-03-2013

Good news for the ozone layer above the Arctic. The Montreal Protocol is showing effects: according to recent measurements, the ozone layer over the North Pole should recover by the end of the century. This is one of the main findings of the EU project RECONCILE, which was completed in ...

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The new Helmholtz Energy Alliance develops “Technologies for the Future Power Grid”

21-01-2013

Getting the grid prepared for the increased use of renewable energy sources is the goal of the Helmholtz Energy Alliance “Technologies for the Future Power Grid”coordinated by KIT. Helmholtz researchers are developing solutions for a flexible and reliable grid which manages the fluctuating ...

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Scientists Develop Alternative Catalyst for Polyethylene Production

19-06-2012

Precious metals are expensive and in demand, not just for jewellery or as a financial investment, but also in industry. Here, valuable metals are used, among other things, as catalysts in chemical reactions. For example, palladium is crucial in a decisive step in the production of ...

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Researchers from Jülich, Hamburg and Kiel propose new approach for nanoscale information transport

10-05-2012

How can computer data be reliably stored and read out in future when computers are getting smaller and smaller? Scientists from Jülich, Hamburg and Kiel propose to make use of magnetic moments in chains of iron atoms. This would allow information to be transported on the nanoscale in a fast ...

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09-05-2012

The longest deployment of the Zeppelin NT for climate research so far was officially launchedon4 May 2012 in a campaign coordinated by scientists from Jülich. For a total of twenty weeks, the airship will fly across Europe to measure the composition of the air above the Netherlands, Italy, ...

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04-04-2012

An international working group coordinated by Forschungszentrum Jülich has completed a new mirror system for the ITER fusion reactor – the next great leap in worldwide fusion research – and for its successors. The system referred to as a “mirror station” has shutters that open and close ...

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08-12-2011

GLORIA is the acronym of "Gimballed Limb Observer for Radiance Imaging of the Atmosphere". This complicated name refers to a novel type of infrared camera. It decomposes thermal radiation emitted by atmospheric gases into its spectral colors. This allows for a very precise mapping of the ...

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