BMBF-funded master's program trains energy experts for renewable energies and green hydrogen in West Africa. On the occasion of the inauguration of the program, a German delegation visited the first 60 students in Niamey, Niger. Prof. Peter Letmathe from RWTH Aachen University and JARA-ENERGY member Prof. Uwe Rau (Forschungszentrum Jülich) accompanied the delegation and gave first introductory lectures.
Porphyrin complexes have great potential for their use in future sensors and data storage devices. An international scientific team has now developed a model system to design such devices with unique functions and improved performance by stabilizing and controlling the spin and oxidation states in the complexes with nanoscale precision. JARA-FIT member Prof. Claus M. Schneider was among others involved in the research.
String structures are frequently found in nature, but the fact that they also appear on a nanoscale in alloys of iron and germanium was previously new. An international team around the two JARA-FIT scientists Prof. Stefan Blügel and Prof. Rafal Dunin-Borkowski has now been able to detect string-like structures of nanomagnetic vortices, so-called skyrmions. The new physical phenomenon could be a possible basis for innovative concepts in information technology.
An international team around JARA-ENERGY scientist Prof. André Bardow has now proven in a study that plastic with net-zero emissions is possible. It is important to consider the entire life cycle of the material, from production to recycling. The study was recently published in the journal Science.
At the DGM Day in early September, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. (DGM) awarded its prestigious prizes. The DGM Prize 2021 was awarded to JARA-ENERGY scientist Prof. Sandra Korte-Kerzel. With this award, the society honors Korte-Kerzel's contributions to materials science and engineering.
