Forschungszentrum Jülich

Jülich research on soil protection

Soils ensure food security and biodiversity. However, climate change is putting them under increasing pressure. On World Soil Day on 5 December, we present Jülich research on sustainable land use, climate-resilient agriculture, and global food security.

Exascale class

Europe’s First Supercomputer Reaches 1 ExaFLOP/s

JUPITER at Forschungszentrum Jülich has become the first supercomputer in Europe to reach the milestone of 1 ExaFLOP/s – equivalent to one quintillion, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 computing operations per second. At the same time, JUPITER ranks as the fourth-fastest supercomputer in the world and the most energy-efficient system in the Exascale class.

Hybrid high-performance computing and quantum simulator

Inauguration of Jade and Ruby Quantum Processors

The High-Performance Computing and Quantum Simulator hybrid (HPCQS) project has reached a major milestone with the inauguration of two Pasqal quantum processors —Jade and Ruby— respectively situated at Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) and Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA).

Exascale class

Europe’s First Supercomputer Reaches 1 ExaFLOP/s

Hybrid high-performance computing and quantum simulator

Inauguration of Jade and Ruby Quantum Processors

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Joint Science Conference

Astrid Lambrecht Appointed to German Council for Scientific Information Infrastructures

The Joint Science Conference (GWK) has appointed Prof. Astrid Lambrecht to the German Council for Scientific Information Infrastructures (RfII). The RfII advises the federal and state governments as well as scientific institutions on the further development of scientific information infrastructures and on issues related to the digital transformation in science.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Inclusion in Everyday Working Life

On 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Forschungszentrum Jülich is focusing on the working conditions of employees with disabilities. The centre understands inclusion as part of a continuous process in which conditions are designed so that all staff can perform their tasks as independently as possible and in line with their abilities.

Ten years of PD14

Milestone model shapes digital neuroscience and AI research

A key step toward computational neuroscience was the model of early sensory cortex developed by Dr. Tobias Potjans and Prof. Markus Diesmann, known as PD14. Published in 2014, it has become a research standard – as a basis for more complex brain models, as a testbed for computational methods, and as a benchmark for the performance of new computer systems.

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

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, the first European exascale supercomputer, is set to be launched at Forschungszentrum Jülich. 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 - Forschungszentrum Jülich's magazine

Jülich researchers are combining quantum computers with supercomputers. Such hybrid systems are intended to unite the advantages of both worlds and crack previously unsolvable scientific puzzles.