Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich have fabricated a new type of transistor from a germanium–tin alloy that has several advantages over conventional switching elements. The transistor thus appears to be a promising candidate for future low-power, high-performance chips, and possibly also for the development of future of quantum computers. JARA-FIT scientists Prof. Detlef Grützmacher and Prof. Joachim Knoch were involved in the development.
Exciting months are starting this week for 59 students from 15 West African countries. As part of the International Master's Programme in Energy and Green Hydrogen (IMP-EGH), the young master's students have come to Germany to write their master's thesis under the umbrella of the Jülich Aachen Research Alliance, at Forschungszentrum Jülich, RWTH Aachen University as well as the University of Rostock. The Welcome Ceremony on April 25 marked the beginning of the Onboarding Week and the stay in Germany.
Since a few years now, the phyphox app is available for download in the app stores. With the help of the app, anyone's smartphone becomes a small physics laboratory. The application was invented by Prof. Christoph Stampfer (Director JARA-FIT) and Dr. Sebastian Staacks. The two developers have now been awarded the Georg Kerschensteiner Award for their app.
Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich have developed and successfully lab-tested a novel titanium-air battery in cooperation with researchers at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. The Umbrella Cooperation enables the close exchange between the two JARA partners RWTH Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Jülich with the Israeli partner Technion.
RWTH recently honored Prof. Marco Lübbecke, JARA-CSD scientist, with the 2022 Teaching Award. The mathematician has been Chair of Operations Research since 2010 and was nominated for the award by the students of the Business and Economics Student Council. The University has been recognizing innovative achievements with the Teaching Award since 2001. Professor Aloys Krieg, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Learning, presented the mathematician with the certificate in a special ceremony.
