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Information on all news, press releases, events or conferences at Helmholtz Institute Ulm.

Science Award for HIU Research Group Leader Prof. Birgit Esser

July 21st, 2026 Award-winning research on sustainable battery materials Science Award for Professor Birgit Esser She is working on solutions to a key question for the future: Professor Birgit Esser, spokespe... Learn more

Excellent Safety: PolySafeBatt

July 6th, 2026 Excellent Safety PolySafeBatt Honored with NEULAND Award 2026 Investments in research are investments in our future — but only a concrete market perspective helps bring scie... Learn more

How Can We Navigate Transformation?

June 24th, 2026 HIU Director Prof. Dr. Maximilian Fichtner at the IdeenExpo Talk with Ranga Yogeshwar: Battery Research Reaches a Broad Audience On 23 June 2026, Prof. Dr. Maximilian Fichtner, Director of the Helmholtz Ins... Learn more

Battery Research Within Reach

April 24th, 2026 Battery versus hydrogen. Simulation versus experiment. Excellence Initiative versus Excellence Strategy. Energy storage research encompasses a wide range of perspectives. In April 2026, the Studienstiftung... Learn more

Harald Lesch / ZDF at Helmholtz Institute Ulm

April 7th, 2026 Is our power supply secure even during blackouts? What role could batteries play in this context? In search of answers, Harald Lesch finds them at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm. Prof. Dr. Maximilian Fichtner, Managing Director... Learn more

5.8 million euros from ERDF funds for KIT

February 18th, 2026 Four funded projects strengthen research infrastructures in production engineering, climate research, battery recycling, and quantum communication. In the current competition held by the state of Baden-... Learn more

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