Science 28.02.202227.02.2022 “Workhorse” of silicon photovoltaics combined with perovskite in tandem for the first time So-called PERC cells are used in mass production of silicon solar cells, they are considered the [...]
Comments and Interviews 27.02.202227.02.2022 Aggression is not defense Like all aggressors in history, Vladimir Putin justifies his war against Ukraine with peace intentions. Ukraine [...]
Environment 26.02.202226.02.2022 Number of wildfires to rise by 50% by 2100 The governments are not prepared, experts warn – Wildfires and climate change are “mutually exacerbating”. Even [...]
Environment 23.02.202221.02.2022 Climate change affects the diet of birds The buffet of healthy insects starts earlier, is no longer as varied, and is only half [...]
Science 23.02.202222.02.2022 Offshore wind farms reshape the North Sea Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have found shifts in airflows and sea currents, which are connected [...]
Comments and Interviews 22.02.202222.02.2022 Climate cooperation with Russia “The climate crisis is the question of humanity’s survival,” said German President Steinmeier upon his re-election. [...]
Science 22.02.202222.02.2022 Birch trees remove microplastics from the soil With the help of trees, microplastic-polluted soils could be remediated. For the first time, researchers at [...]
Mobility 22.02.202221.02.2022 What role does green electricity play in charging electric cars? A new study by Fraunhofer ISI addresses the question of how widespread green electricity contracts are [...]
Energy 21.02.2022 Monitoring the Global Hydrogen Economy Green hydrogen is set to make an important contribution to decarbonising industry, aviation and heavy transport. [...]
Future 21.02.202221.02.2022 How does Germany become carbon neutral? Researchers of the Helmholtz Climate Initiative develop vision for 2050 In an interdisciplinary project, researchers from [...]
Science 17.02.2022 Manufacturing solar cells using ultra-high resolution printing Manufacturing extremely thin solar cells using sustainable materials and a 3D printer accurate down to the [...]
Environment 17.02.202216.02.2022 Study recommends six steps to improve our water quality A roadmap to overcome the challenges associated with legacy nitrogen for faster improvements to our water [...]
Environment 16.02.202216.02.2022 Altered chemistry impedes recovery in the Baltic Sea Eutrophication has changed the chemistry of sediments at the bottom of the Baltic Sea so much [...]
Science 16.02.202215.02.2022 Seagrasses continue to release methane after their die-off Methane is formed and released from seagrass meadows, even decades after the plants died off. Seagrass [...]
Science 11.02.202211.02.2022 Human-induced climate change impacts the highest reaches of the planet — Mount Everest Melting and sublimation on Mount Everest’s highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the [...]
Economy 09.02.202208.02.2022 BayWa r.e. builds Floating-PV plant for Quarzwerke GmbH In the coming weeks, BayWa r.e. will implement what is currently one of the largest Floating-PV [...]