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Mourning the Loss of Atmospheric Climate Researcher Astrid Kiendler-Scharr

Forschungszentrum Jülich is mourning the loss of Prof. Astrid Kiendler-Scharr. The internationally renowned atmospheric and climate researcher died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of just 49 on 6 February 2023. With Astrid Kiendler-Scharr, we are losing a smart scientist, a valued colleague, and a dedicated manager.

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Quantum Computing

Cutting Better with Quantum Computing

The problem is familiar to many people who bake Christmas biscuits: When it comes to punching out dough, it always gets stuck in the biscuit cutters. Similar problems also occur during laser cutting in the metal processing industry. In an interview, Tobias Stollenwerk explains how quantum computers and quantum machine learning could help optimise these processes in the future.

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Supercomputing

One Step Closer to Exascale

A hosting agreement has been signed between the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) and the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) in Germany where the first European exascale supercomputer will be located. JUPITER is set to be the first system in Europe to surpass the threshold of one billion billion calculations per second.

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Solutions for next-generation supercomputers

Supercomputing

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Basic research, theory and development

Quantum Technologies

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The driving power

Hydrogen

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Pioneering Digital Brain Science

Human Brain Project

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Sustainable cycles

Bioeconomy

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The climate system and its interactions

Atmosphere and Climate

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Shaping Change

Structural Change

Shaping change: This is what drives us at Forschungszentrum Jülich. As a member of the Helmholtz Association with more than 7,000 employees, we conduct research into the possibilities of a digitized society, a climate-friendly energy system, and a resource-efficient economy. We combine natural, life and engineering sciences in the fields of information, energy, and the bioeconomy with specialist expertise in high-performance computing and we also use unique scientific infrastructure.

Shaping Change - with this mission, more than 7,000 people work hand in hand at Forschungszentrum Jülich. Find out what else we stand for

Our 3 main areas of research

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Energy

The scientific objective of energy research is an energy system based on renewable energy which will help make the transformation of the German energy sector a success as well as limiting climate change.

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Information

Scientists in the research area of information investigate how information is processed in biological and technical systems. The focus here is on brain research, basic research for future information technologies, and supercomputing.

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Bioeconomy

As the global population increases, agricultural land recedes, and fossil fuel resources are on the decline, there is a need to transition from an oil-based economy to one based on the sustainable use of renewable resources. It is in this respect that the bioeconomy can make some key contributions.