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At the invitation of the Board of Directors, on 16 March members of Düren District Council took the opportunity to gather information at Forschungszentrum Jülich on the planned relocation of fuel elements from the former pebble-bed reactor of the Experimental Reactor Group (AVR) from Jülich to Ahaus. The AVR reactor was operated from 1967 to 1988 in the immediate vicinity of Forschungszentrum Jülich and at the moment the spherical fuel elements from the reactor are stored at Jülich. The licence for this store expires on 30 June 2013.
The German Environment Foundation (DBU) has made € 700,000 available for a project to develop an environmentally friendly procedure for fabricating biosurfactants. The project coordinator is Dr. Frank Rosenau from the Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology of the University of Düsseldorf on the campus of Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Since the end of February, the tinnitus neurostimulator T30CR for the treatment of chronic tinnitus has been licensed for the European market. The stimulator is based on research work performed at Forschungszentrum Jülich and was developed by the Jülich company Adaptive Neuromodulation GmbH (ANM). A selected number of ear, nose and throat specialists are currently being trained in the use of the device.
Hotline for tinnitus patients (in German): +49 2461 690350
Email: tinnitus@anm-medical.com
List of specialists in Germany already trained in using the device (ANM website)
On 8 March, the "IFF Spring School" at Forschungszentrum Jülich will open its doors for the 41st course lasting until 19 March. The motto of the Spring School run by the Institute for Solid State Research (IFF) and in demand around the world is "Electronic Oxides: Correlation Phenomena, Exotic Phases, and Novel Functionalities". Within the framework of this course, scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and other institutions give students and young scientists from all over the world a comprehensive overview of a current topic – which changes each year – in the field of solid state physics.