Forschungszentrum Jülich

Towards Greater Independence

A new study by Forschungszentrum Jülich outlines pathways to a greenhouse gas-neutral, resilient, and competitive energy system. It highlights the importance of European cooperation and a considered approach to new dependencies.

FLEX Satellite Mission Successfully Launched

Observing Photosynthesis from Space

The European Space Agency’s FLEX mission marks the beginning of a new era of plant research from space. The satellite, which was specifically developed to observe photosynthesis, will track how plants react to drought, heat, and other environmental stresses. Forschungszentrum Jülich operates the German FLEX project office, contributes its scientific expertise to the mission, and supports researchers in using the freely available satellite data.

FLEX Satellite Mission Successfully Launched

Observing Photosynthesis from Space

Knowledge. Creation.

Grasping the present. Shaping the future. We research to revolutionize information processing, to transform the energy sector, and to develop a biobased circular economy. Across disciplines, creatively, and successfully.

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NEWS

Alexander Drzezga joins the Leopoldina

Professor Alexander Drzezga has become a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. He heads Molecular Organization of the Brain (INM-2) at Forschungszentrum Jülich’s Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine. He is also Professor of Nuclear Medicine and Director of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at University Hospital Cologne.

Better Detection of Brain Tumours

Jülich Development Receives US Approval

A substance developed at Forschungszentrum Jülich, which is used to detect brain tumours has overcome an important regulatory hurdle in the US: the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug 18F-fluoroethyl-L-tyrosine – FET, for short – for certain diagnostic applications for glioma.

Biotechnology

Natural protection for pizza salami

Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich, working together with partners, have developed an automated method for rapidly and precisely testing natural microorganisms for their protective properties. The technology was instrumental in developing a new starter culture that naturally protects pizza salami against Listeria and extends its shelf life. The culture is already being used in industrial production.

Our 3 strategic research priorities

Information

The priority of information combines Jülich research in three areas: simulation and data science in high-performance-computing (HPC), brain research, and research on bio- and nanoelectronic information technologies of the future. Quantum technologies are another priority at Jülich.

Energy and climate

Jülich energy research concentrates on an energy system based on renewable energy. Scientists research technologies on all scales – from the atomic level right up to industrial innovations – covering the entire value chain from basic to applied research.

Bioeconomy

The sustainable bioeconomy is a biobased circular economy that does away with fossil resources and utilizes renewable resources instead. Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich are developing new value creation processes.

Helmholtz Research Fields

As a founding member of the Helmholtz Association, we are part of the largest German research organization and contribute our top-class expertise to four of the six Helmholtz Research Fields: Energy, Matter, Information, and Earth & Environment.

At Jülich, we conduct research in the fields of digital transformation, climate protection, the energy transition, and the sustainable circular economy. Our research strengthens the technological and digital sovereignty of our country. It is important to me to use the potential that arises from scientific findings and innovations for practical application.
Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht, Chair of the Board of Directors of Forschungszentrum Jülich

Topics

JUPITER

JUPITER at Forschungszentrum Jülich is the first European supercomputer in the exascale class. JUPITER is the first system in Europe with a computing power of more than one quintillion floating-point operations per second.

AI

AI is already revolutionizing many areas of life. With our infrastructure and expertise, we are working towards fully and safely exploiting the potential of this technology in the future.

Quantum technologies

Quantum computers are changing computing in a fascinating way. At Jülich, we are testing systems and prototypes that users from all over Europe can utilize for their development work.

JUNIQ

The ‘Jülich UNified Infrastructure for Quantum computing’, or JUNIQ for short, is the world's first quantum computing infrastructure to offer users from science and industry access to a variety of quantum systems at different stages of development.

Sustainability

Our findings make an important contribution to achieving global sustainability goals. Our research is also sustainable and we use resources responsibly.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen is set to become a mainstay of the energy transition. But sustainable and marketable technologies are needed first. We are testing possible solutions.

Neuromorphic Computing

Computers modeled on the human brain, so-called neuromorphic systems, are much more economical than conventional computers.

Atmosphere and Climate

Often invisible to the human eye, they influence the global climate: chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere. We are tracking down these processes.

effzett – The research magazine of the Forschungszentrum Jülich

Large-scale research facilities and unique research infrastructures are not simply an end in themselves. They enable outstanding research and bring bright minds together. In short, they open the door to pioneering innovations.

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