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Synthesis against the clock
Press Release of 06.04.2020
Novel radiopharmaceutical for the diagnosis of tumor-relevant transport proteins developed. Objective: Rapid, automated radiopharmaceutical synthesis for everyday clinical use.
Once Helmholtz, Always Helmholtz
Press Release of 01.04.2020
Prof. Sebastian M. Schmidt takes the reigns as scientific director of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) beginning April 1, 2020. He comes from the Forschungszentrum Jülich, where he was a member of the Executive Board and has been responsible since November 2007 for the research areas "Matter" and "Key Technologies / Information" in Scientific Division I. After fourteen years of service to the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Prof. Roland Sauerbrey is retiring as scientific director.
HZDR stellt Uniklinikum Schutzequipment zur Verfügung
News of 23.03.2020
Um das Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden im Kampf gegen die weitere Ausbreitung des Corona-Virus zu unterstützen, hat das Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) am Montag, dem 23. März 2020, Schutzequipment an den Kooperationspartner geliefert. Das abgegebene neue Material umfasst unter anderem Einweg-Schutzanzüge, Handschuhe, Schutzmasken sowie Seife und Desinfektionsmittel. Unter normalen Bedingungen benötigen die Forscher die Ausrüstung zum Beispiel beim Umgang mit giftigen Chemikalien, bei der Arbeit in Reinräumen oder, wie am Helmholtz-Institut Freiberg für Ressourcentechnologie (HIF), bei der Aufbereitung von Gestein. Momentan befindet sich das HZDR im Basis-Betrieb. Forschung auf dem Campus findet dementsprechend nur im reduzierten Umfang oder im Schichtbetrieb statt. Bislang gibt es am HZDR keine bestätigte Corona-Infektion.
Peppered with gold
Press Release of 16.03.2020
Terahertz waves are becoming ever more important in science and technology. They enable us to unravel the properties of future materials, test the quality of automotive paint and screen envelopes. But generating these waves is still a challenge. A team at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), TU Dresden and the University of Konstanz has now made significant progress. The researchers have developed a germanium component that generates short terahertz pulses with an advantageous property: the pulses have an extreme broadband spectrum and thus deliver many different terahertz frequencies at the same time. As it has been possible to manufacture the component employing methods already used in the semiconductor industry, the development promises a broad range of applications in research and technology, as the team reports in the journal Light: Science & Applications (DOI: 10.1038/s41377-020-0265-4).
Sustainable exploration from the air
Press Release of 11.03.2020
The firms SkyTEM and CGG Multi-Physics are currently testing new methods for environmentally friendly raw material exploration in the southern reference area of the EU project INFACT (Innovative, Non-Invasive and Fully Acceptable Exploration Technologies) in the Spanish region of Andalusia. Using a helicopter and an electromagnetic probe, they fly over the area, covering approximately four hundred square kilometers. Utilizing the data collected, the INFACT researchers can subsequently check whether the sensors they used function as expected by comparing the results with the existing geological information. The INFACT project is coordinated by the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), an institute at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR).
Prestigeträchtiger Preis für Dresdner Messtechnik
News of 10.03.2020
Das Fachblatt Measurement Science and Technology hat ein Team von Forschern des Helmholtz-Zentrums Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) und der TU Dresden als Preisträger für eine herausragende wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung 2019 in der Rubrik Messwissenschaft ausgezeichnet.
Chemie 4.0: DECHEMA-Positionspapier zur Sensorik für die Digitalisierung in der Chemieindustrie
News of 06.03.2020
Die Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie (DECHEMA) hat ein Positionspapier zur Sensorik für die Digitalisierung in der chemischen Industrie veröffentlicht, das Fachleute aus Industrie und Forschung unter der Federführung von Prof. Uwe Hampel, Leiter Experimentelle Thermofluiddynamik am Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, erarbeitet haben.
Kernmaterie-Experten treffen sich in Dresden
News of 02.03.2020
Vom 2. bis 6. März 2020 findet am Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) das 38. HADES-Kollaborationstreffen statt, an dem über 80 Teilnehmer aus mehr als 20 Instituten neun europäischer Länder teilnehmen. Auf der Tagung werden die Wissenschaftler den Stand ihres Detektorsystems HADES für die geplante Nutzung am internationalen Beschleunigerzentrum FAIR erörtern sowie einen Fahrplan für zukünftige Messungen besprechen.
HZDR awards for outstanding achievements in 2019
News of 26.02.2020
At Wednesday's ceremony of the HZDR Awards, Dr. Denys Makarov, head of Intelligent Materials and Systems Group, received the HZDR Research Award 2019, in recognition of his outstanding work in the field of magnetic sensor technology for microfluidics and augmented reality. The HZDR Doctoral Prize 2019 was awarded to Dr. Jacob König-Otto, who received his doctorate at the Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research with his dissertation on charge carrier dynamics in graphene below optical phonon energy.
Innovative ways to battle Parkinson’s disease
Press Release of 26.02.2020
An interdisciplinary team from the Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research headed by Prof. Peter Brust has won HZDR’s (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf) third Innovation Contest. The researchers succeeded in developing a new substance that could improve image-based differential diagnostics of Parkinson’s disease. The four-member team, which includes Dr. Thu Hang Lai, Dr. Rodrigo Teodoro and Dr. Magali Toussaint, received the first prize among a total of 21 submissions. They invented a stable molecule that can dock onto receptors on nerve cells and contains a radionuclide, which can be detected by positron emission tomography (PET). The team is now ready for the next decisive step on the way to market approval of the so-called radiotracer: clinical studies to test whether the new substance also proves its value in everyday medical practice.
Directing nanoparticles straight to tumors
Press Release of 24.02.2020
Modern anticancer therapies aim to attack tumor cells while sparing healthy tissue. An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and FU Berlin has made important progress in this area: the scientists have produced tiny nanoparticles that are designed to specifically target cancer cells. They can navigate directly to the tumor cells and visualize those using advanced imaging techniques. Both in petri dishes and animal models, the scientists were able to effectively guide the nanoparticles to the cancer cells. The next step is to combine the new technique with therapeutic approaches.
Hermetically sealed semi-conductors
Press Release of 28.01.2020
Tomorrow’s electronics are getting ever smaller. Researchers are thus searching for tiny components that function reliably in increasingly narrow configurations. Promising elements include the chemical compounds indium selenide (InSe) and gallium selenide (GaSe). In the form of ultra-thin layers, they form two-dimensional (2D) semi-conductors. But, so far, they have hardly been used because they degrade when they get in contact with air during manufacturing. Now, a new technique allows the sensitive material to be integrated in electronic components without losing its desired properties. The method, which has been described in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13442), was developed by Himani Arora, a doctoral candidate of physics at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR).
Prof. Manfred Helm feiert 60. Geburtstag mit Festkolloquium "Terahertz Nanoscience"
News of 21.01.2020
Am 17. Januar kamen rund 120 Gäste zum Festkolloquium "Terahertz Nanoscience" in den Hörsaal des Helmholtz-Zentrums Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). Anlass war der 60. Geburtstag von Prof. Manfred Helm. Prof. Roland Sauerbrey, Wissenschaftlicher Vorstand des HZDR, sprach das Grußwort und würdigte die hervorragenden wissenschaftlichen Leistungen des Direktors am Institut für Ionenstrahlphysik und Materialforschung.
The Personnel Affairs Department at HZDR starts with a new head of department into the new year
News of 07.01.2020
Nadine Möhring-Lotsch started as head of the Personnel Affairs Department at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf.
