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Team of #HZDR, #Wismut and University of Granada demonstrated that bacteria can convert #uranium dissolved in water into a stable compound when they have access to #glycerol as a food source, a finding relevant to future research on the use of bacteria for environmental #remediation.
Image: HZDR/J. Raff/E. Krawczyk-Bärsch/edited with AI
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Team of #HZDR, #Wismut and University of Granada demonstrated that bacteria can convert #uranium dissolved in water into a stable compound when they have access to #glycerol as a food source, a finding relevant to future research on the use of bacteria for environmental #remediation.
Image: HZDR/J. Raff/E. Krawczyk-Bärsch/edited with AI
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Experiment reveals how electrons actually behave in warm dense matter
Researchers at #EuropeanXFEL, #HZDR, #unirostock and other collaborating institutions used high-precision experiments to demonstrate that most widely used models for the behavior of electrons in warm dense matter are inaccurate.
#WDM▶️ https://www.hzdr.de/presse/wdal
Image: Thomas R. Preston/European XFEL
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Experiment reveals how electrons actually behave in warm dense matter
Researchers at #EuropeanXFEL, #HZDR, #unirostock and other collaborating institutions used high-precision experiments to demonstrate that most widely used models for the behavior of electrons in warm dense matter are inaccurate.
#WDM▶️ https://www.hzdr.de/presse/wdal
Image: Thomas R. Preston/European XFEL
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🎉 Reading the history of the universe in atoms from cosmic explosions: EU awards HZDR researcher prestigious multi-million-euro research grant
#erc.europa.eu announced today the winners of its latest #ERCAdG competition. Among the awardees: Anton Wallner from #HZDR with project #SUPREME. 👏 🎆
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/erc_adg
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🎉 Reading the history of the universe in atoms from cosmic explosions: EU awards HZDR researcher prestigious multi-million-euro research grant
#erc.europa.eu announced today the winners of its latest #ERCAdG competition. Among the awardees: Anton Wallner from #HZDR with project #SUPREME. 👏 🎆
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/erc_adg
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#UniverseToday:
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Plutonium in Earth Rocks Signals Long-ago Cosmic Collision
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"A small lump of rock pulled up from the Pacific Ocean seafloor in 1976 is giving scientists new clues about an ancient cosmic event. More than a hundred million years ago, two neutron stars collided. .."https://www.universetoday.com/articles/plutonium-in-earth-rocks-signals-long-ago-cosmic-collision
18.6.2026
#ANSTO #Astrophysik #Cm247 #Curium247 #Eisen60 #Elementsynthese #Ferromangankruste #HZDR #Isotop
#Mangankruste #Plutonium244 #Pu244 #rProzess #Supernova #Tiefsee #Universum -
#UniverseToday:
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Plutonium in Earth Rocks Signals Long-ago Cosmic Collision
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"A small lump of rock pulled up from the Pacific Ocean seafloor in 1976 is giving scientists new clues about an ancient cosmic event. More than a hundred million years ago, two neutron stars collided. .."https://www.universetoday.com/articles/plutonium-in-earth-rocks-signals-long-ago-cosmic-collision
18.6.2026
#ANSTO #Astrophysik #Cm247 #Curium247 #Eisen60 #Elementsynthese #Ferromangankruste #HZDR #Isotop
#Mangankruste #Plutonium244 #Pu244 #rProzess #Supernova #Tiefsee #Universum -
#HZDR:
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Kosmische ZeitzeugenRadionuklide in Tiefseeprobe deuten auf uraltes kosmisches Ereignis hin
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".. in einer Mangankruste aus der Tiefsee seltene radioaktive Isotope nachgewiesen und damit neue Einblicke in die Entstehung der schwersten Elemente im Universum gewonnen .."https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=99&pOid=77856
15.6.2026
#ANSTO #Astrophysik #Curium247 #Eisen60 #Elementsynthese #Ferromangankruste #Isotop #Mangankruste #Plutonium244 #rProzess #Supernova #Tiefsee #Universum
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#HZDR:
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Kosmische ZeitzeugenRadionuklide in Tiefseeprobe deuten auf uraltes kosmisches Ereignis hin
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".. in einer Mangankruste aus der Tiefsee seltene radioaktive Isotope nachgewiesen und damit neue Einblicke in die Entstehung der schwersten Elemente im Universum gewonnen .."https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=99&pOid=77856
15.6.2026
#ANSTO #Astrophysik #Curium247 #Eisen60 #Elementsynthese #Ferromangankruste #Isotop #Mangankruste #Plutonium244 #rProzess #Supernova #Tiefsee #Universum
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Cosmic witnesses: An international research team led by #HZDR has detected #rare radioactive #isotopes in a #deep-sea manganese crust, providing new insights into the formation of the heaviest elements in the #universe.
#DREAMS #HIAF #ANU #VEGA #ANSTO▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/kosmische_zeitzeugen
Image: B. Schröder/HZDR/ NASA, ESA, J. Hester, A. Loll (ASU)
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Cosmic witnesses: An international research team led by #HZDR has detected #rare radioactive #isotopes in a #deep-sea manganese crust, providing new insights into the formation of the heaviest elements in the #universe.
#DREAMS #HIAF #ANU #VEGA #ANSTO▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/kosmische_zeitzeugen
Image: B. Schröder/HZDR/ NASA, ESA, J. Hester, A. Loll (ASU)
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Sustainable magnetic field sensors – straight from the printer: Researchers led by #HZDR have developed printed magnetic field #sensors made from iron, iron oxide, and bio-based materials like cellulose or starch. The result: resource-efficient sensors that work reliably and can be safely recycled or degraded after use.
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/bio_spintronics
Image: Lin Guo
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Sustainable magnetic field sensors – straight from the printer: Researchers led by #HZDR have developed printed magnetic field #sensors made from iron, iron oxide, and bio-based materials like cellulose or starch. The result: resource-efficient sensors that work reliably and can be safely recycled or degraded after use.
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/bio_spintronics
Image: Lin Guo
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Understanding extreme states of matter faster: Researchers at #HZDR have developed a new procedure, enabling them to speed up computer simulations that analyze matter under extreme conditions.
@europeanxfel #fusion #X-ray #scattering #astrophysics #HIBEF
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/tddft_xrts
Image: Toma Toncian
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Understanding extreme states of matter faster: Researchers at #HZDR have developed a new procedure, enabling them to speed up computer simulations that analyze matter under extreme conditions.
@europeanxfel #fusion #X-ray #scattering #astrophysics #HIBEF
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/tddft_xrts
Image: Toma Toncian
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Surrounded by stardust: Researchers led by #HZDR found #iron-60 from ancient stellar explosions in Antarctic ice, confirming that our Solar System is currently moving through the Local Interstellar Cloud – and Earth is still collecting traces of it today.
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/fe60_ice
Image: B. Schröder/HZDR/ NASA/Goddard/Adler/U.Chicago/Wesleyan
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Surrounded by stardust: Researchers led by #HZDR found #iron-60 from ancient stellar explosions in Antarctic ice, confirming that our Solar System is currently moving through the Local Interstellar Cloud – and Earth is still collecting traces of it today.
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/fe60_ice
Image: B. Schröder/HZDR/ NASA/Goddard/Adler/U.Chicago/Wesleyan
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Neuer Wissenschaftspodcast bei @detektorfm: Wie sich mit Hilfe von Peptiden das Edelmetall Palladium aus Industrieabfällen recyceln lässt, erklärt Dr. Nora Schönberger vom #HZDR im #Forschungsquartett.
Jetzt reinhören: https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pOid=77670&pNid=2172
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Neuer Wissenschaftspodcast bei @detektorfm: Wie sich mit Hilfe von Peptiden das Edelmetall Palladium aus Industrieabfällen recyceln lässt, erklärt Dr. Nora Schönberger vom #HZDR im #Forschungsquartett.
Jetzt reinhören: https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pOid=77670&pNid=2172
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Magnetic “super lenses” for research under extreme pressure: A team including scientists from #HZDR succeeded in analyzing lanthanum #superhydrides, a class of promising high-temperature #superconductors, using #NMR spectroscopy.
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▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/lenz_lensImage: B. Schröder/HZDR
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Magnetic “super lenses” for research under extreme pressure: A team including scientists from #HZDR succeeded in analyzing lanthanum #superhydrides, a class of promising high-temperature #superconductors, using #NMR spectroscopy.
Read more:
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/lenz_lensImage: B. Schröder/HZDR
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#OncoRay is receiving € 1.1 M in funding from #BMFTR under the program “Nuclear Safety and Radiation Research” for the joint project #MEDABIS-PRO.
#HZDR Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine at @tudresden▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/medabis-pro
Image: OncoRayImage: OncoRay
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#OncoRay is receiving € 1.1 M in funding from #BMFTR under the program “Nuclear Safety and Radiation Research” for the joint project #MEDABIS-PRO.
#HZDR Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine at @tudresden▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/medabis-pro
Image: OncoRayImage: OncoRay
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@helmholtz launches major water research initiative: #HZDR contributes research on urban #resilience and river #ecosystem recovery with two projects – the URBAN-LE Solution Lab in Leipzig and the SOLVE initiative in the #Elbe River basin.
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@helmholtz launches major water research initiative: #HZDR contributes research on urban #resilience and river #ecosystem recovery with two projects – the URBAN-LE Solution Lab in Leipzig and the SOLVE initiative in the #Elbe River basin.
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A probing look at hot plasma: researchers at #HZDR and #EuropeanXFEL demonstrates how copper atoms shed electrons while combining two lasers: the X-ray free-electron laser and the high-intensity optical laser ReLaX at the HED-HiBEF experiment station.
▶️www.hzdr.de/presse/probing_hot_plasma
Image: B. Schröder/HZDR
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A probing look at hot plasma: researchers at #HZDR and #EuropeanXFEL demonstrates how copper atoms shed electrons while combining two lasers: the X-ray free-electron laser and the high-intensity optical laser ReLaX at the HED-HiBEF experiment station.
▶️www.hzdr.de/presse/probing_hot_plasma
Image: B. Schröder/HZDR
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„Dali wird Licht ins Dunkel bringen“: #Wissenschaftsrat empfiehlt Großforschungsanlage in #Dresden und kalkuliert 760 Mio. Euro für #Terahertz-Beschleuniger im #HZDR
https://oiger.de/2026/03/27/dresdner-forscher-wollen-materie-mit-millionenteurem-super-nacktscanner-dali-durchleuchten/197020
#Dali #Helmholtz #Rossendorf #Terahertz #Teilchenbeschleuniger #Quantentechnologie #Materialforschung -
„Dali wird Licht ins Dunkel bringen“: #Wissenschaftsrat empfiehlt Großforschungsanlage in #Dresden und kalkuliert 760 Mio. Euro für #Terahertz-Beschleuniger im #HZDR
https://oiger.de/2026/03/27/dresdner-forscher-wollen-materie-mit-millionenteurem-super-nacktscanner-dali-durchleuchten/197020
#Dali #Helmholtz #Rossendorf #Terahertz #Teilchenbeschleuniger #Quantentechnologie #Materialforschung -
Meilenstein für die Krebsforschung: Das HZDR erhält ~5 Mio. € EU-Förderung für einen Ganzkörper-PET-Scanner. Er beschleunigt die Entwicklung neuer Radiopharmaka und stärkt die Präzisionsmedizin. #HZDR #Krebsforschung #PrecisionMedicine #PET
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2026/03/16/meilenstein-fuer-radiopharmazeutische-krebsforschung-und-praezisionsmedizin -
#HZDR guest researcher Jason Ross awarded Roy G. Post Scholarship for research on removing #radioactive substances from the body: German-French #ActiDecorp project paves the way for new therapies against #actinide contamination.
#unistra.fr #UBE @tudresden #ASNR
Image: Peter Kaden
➡️ www.hzdr.de/presse/jross
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#HZDR guest researcher Jason Ross awarded Roy G. Post Scholarship for research on removing #radioactive substances from the body: German-French #ActiDecorp project paves the way for new therapies against #actinide contamination.
#unistra.fr #UBE @tudresden #ASNR
Image: Peter Kaden
➡️ www.hzdr.de/presse/jross
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Photokatalysatoren gesucht! Polyheptazin-Imide könnten für viele spannende chemische Reaktionen das Material der Wahl sein. Eine neue verlässliche & reproduzierbare theoretische Methode (schon validiert) hilft beim Eingrenzen der Kandidaten. #CASUS #HZDR
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2026/03/04/photokatalyse-hohe-erwartungen-an-materialklasse-untermauert -
New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics
Experimental validation of TRIDYN self-sputtering simulations
Marie Deseyn, Michael Heines, Bart Caerts, Thomas Elias Cocolios, René Heller, Ulrich Kentsch, Goele Magchiels, Wolfhard Möller, Lino da Costa Pereira, André Vantomme, Wiktoria Wojtaczka, Qiang Zhao
SciPost Phys. 20, 055 (2026)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.20.2.055 -
New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics
Experimental validation of TRIDYN self-sputtering simulations
Marie Deseyn, Michael Heines, Bart Caerts, Thomas Elias Cocolios, René Heller, Ulrich Kentsch, Goele Magchiels, Wolfhard Möller, Lino da Costa Pereira, André Vantomme, Wiktoria Wojtaczka, Qiang Zhao
SciPost Phys. 20, 055 (2026)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.20.2.055 -
A team at #HZDR has looked, for the first time, inside a #sodium-zinc molten salt #battery at ~600 °C using #X-ray imaging in real time during operation. Hidden aging processes were revealed: important information for simplified cell concepts for large-scale #energy storage.
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/x_ray_battery
Image: Martins Sarma, Natalia Shevchenko
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A team at #HZDR has looked, for the first time, inside a #sodium-zinc molten salt #battery at ~600 °C using #X-ray imaging in real time during operation. Hidden aging processes were revealed: important information for simplified cell concepts for large-scale #energy storage.
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/x_ray_battery
Image: Martins Sarma, Natalia Shevchenko
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How does uranium from mining enter the environment? An international study investigates #uranium exposure in children living near South African #goldmines and reveals how this exposure is reflected in children’s #hair.
#HZDR #Wismut #VKTA #SAMRC #IARC #NWU #UJ #UKZN
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/uran_goldImage: Angela Mathee
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How does uranium from mining enter the environment? An international study investigates #uranium exposure in children living near South African #goldmines and reveals how this exposure is reflected in children’s #hair.
#HZDR #Wismut #VKTA #SAMRC #IARC #NWU #UJ #UKZN
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/uran_goldImage: Angela Mathee
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Team discovers unexpected oscillation states in magnetic vortices: Researchers at #HZDR have uncovered previously unobserved oscillation in tiny #magnetic vortices. The finding could serve as a universal adapter bridging electronics, #spintronics, and quantum devices.
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Team discovers unexpected oscillation states in magnetic vortices: Researchers at #HZDR have uncovered previously unobserved oscillation in tiny #magnetic vortices. The finding could serve as a universal adapter bridging electronics, #spintronics, and quantum devices.
▶️ http://www.hzdr.de/presse/floquet -
How healthy are Brazil nuts really: The popular seeds, known as “#selenium bombs”, contain also traces of metals like #barium and #radium. Researchers at #HZDR and #VKTA conducted a study on the amounts of these elements that could enter the body during digestion.
Read more:
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/brazil_nutImage: B. Schröder/HZDR
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How healthy are Brazil nuts really: The popular seeds, known as “#selenium bombs”, contain also traces of metals like #barium and #radium. Researchers at #HZDR and #VKTA conducted a study on the amounts of these elements that could enter the body during digestion.
Read more:
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/brazil_nutImage: B. Schröder/HZDR
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Kick-off für #SAXFUSION: Vertreter*innen aller Partnereinrichtungen trafen sich zum Start des sächsischen Netzwerks für #Fusionsforschung und -technologien am #HZDR. Nach der Eröffnung standen Austausch, nächste Schritte und Einblicke in den Elektronenbeschleuniger ELBE auf dem Programm.
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Kick-off für #SAXFUSION: Vertreter*innen aller Partnereinrichtungen trafen sich zum Start des sächsischen Netzwerks für #Fusionsforschung und -technologien am #HZDR. Nach der Eröffnung standen Austausch, nächste Schritte und Einblicke in den Elektronenbeschleuniger ELBE auf dem Programm.
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Laser #light and the #quantum nature of #gravity: #HZDR scientist presents new concept for energy transfer between gravitational waves and light, conceiving an experiment through which gravitational waves can not only be observed but even manipulated.
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/light_gravitonImage: B. Schröder/HZDR
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Laser #light and the #quantum nature of #gravity: #HZDR scientist presents new concept for energy transfer between gravitational waves and light, conceiving an experiment through which gravitational waves can not only be observed but even manipulated.
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/light_gravitonImage: B. Schröder/HZDR
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Nanomagnets with a special twist: Research team from #HZDR, #NTNU, and #IFJPAN has developed a method that facilitates the manufacture of efficient magnetic #nanomaterials based on inexpensive raw materials, using a highly focused ion beam.
▶️www.hzdr.de/presse/magnetic_nanomaterialsImage: Sander Münster/HZDR
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Nanomagnets with a special twist: Research team from #HZDR, #NTNU, and #IFJPAN has developed a method that facilitates the manufacture of efficient magnetic #nanomaterials based on inexpensive raw materials, using a highly focused ion beam.
▶️www.hzdr.de/presse/magnetic_nanomaterialsImage: Sander Münster/HZDR
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A direct leap into terahertz: #HZDR researchers find that #dirac materials enable efficient signal conversion at room temperature, opening up prospects for future generations of mobile communications or sensor technology.
▶️https://www.hzdr.de/presse/diracImage: Oliver Killig/HZDR
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A direct leap into terahertz: #HZDR researchers find that #dirac materials enable efficient signal conversion at room temperature, opening up prospects for future generations of mobile communications or sensor technology.
▶️https://www.hzdr.de/presse/diracImage: Oliver Killig/HZDR
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Enjoying the #HZDR Data Management Days 2025 in #Rossendorf,
Our #HMC colleague Oonagh Brendike-Mannix shared why Matter Metadata Matters – and it really does!
Great updates on #HMC_Projects HELIPORT, HELPMI & Semantic X-Lab, plus connecting with ELI Beamlines on laser #metadata across Europe.
Many thanks to the organizers for the fantastic execution of this event – it’s been and still is truly inspiring!
Interested in our HMC Projects?
➡️ https://helmholtz-metadaten.de/inf-projects -
Enjoying the #HZDR Data Management Days 2025 in #Rossendorf,
Our #HMC colleague Oonagh Brendike-Mannix shared why Matter Metadata Matters – and it really does!
Great updates on #HMC_Projects HELIPORT, HELPMI & Semantic X-Lab, plus connecting with ELI Beamlines on laser #metadata across Europe.
Many thanks to the organizers for the fantastic execution of this event – it’s been and still is truly inspiring!
Interested in our HMC Projects?
➡️ https://helmholtz-metadaten.de/inf-projects -
Wie gelingt verantwortungsvoller #Bergbau in Europa? Im EU-Projekt VECTOR verknüpfen 18 Partner unter Leitung des #HIF am #HZDR Geo-, Daten- und Sozialwissenschaften, um Lösungen für eine sichere #Rohstoffversorgung zu entwickeln, die auf Mensch & Umwelt ausgerichtet sind.
https://www.hzdr.de/presse/vector-results