News & Events

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

Ulm Conference on Sodium-Ion Batteries (ICNaB)

From December 5th to 8th the 7th ICNaB Conference - the "International Conference on Sodium Batteries" took place in Ulm. The organizers, the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg ... Learn more

Calcium instead of lithium

Whether electromobility, portable electronics or grid storage for the power supply - life without lithium-ion batteries is difficult to imagine today. But the mining of lithium and other necessary raw materials such as nickel and cobalt causes h... Learn more

Prof. Stefano Passerini receives Volta Medal

October 12th, 2022 Prof. Dr. Stefano Passerini has been awarded this year's Alessandro Volta Medal. Learn more

Prof. Helge Stein receives Masao Horiba Award

October 19th, 2022 The Japanese company Horiba presents its annual award for innovative work in the field of analytical measurement technology that contributes to decarbonisation. This year, Prof. Helge Stein, Research Unit leader at HIU, rec... Learn more

4th International Symposium on Magnesium Batteries (MagBatt IV)

September 6th to 8th, 2022 More than 100 battery experts met in Ulm from September 6th to 8th to discuss the latest developments in batteries that do not require lithium. The 4. "International Symposium on Magnesium Batteries", MagBatt4 for s... Learn more

ERC Starting Grant for Dr. Dominic Bresser

21. Februar 2022 ERC Starting Grant for Dr. Dominic Bresser - Charging batteries faster thanks to innovative anode materials For the development of innovative electrode materials in the RACER research project, young resear... Learn more

HIU-Newsletter

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