Making success visible
Our Success Stories and the projects supported through the Hi-Acts Use Case Initiatives demonstrate how innovation and collaboration at five Helmholtz Centres – the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) – lead to groundbreaking solutions. Together with strong partners from industry and healthcare, we are advancing the use of cutting-edge accelerator technologies. Be inspired!
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon has integrated a new residual stress analysis tool into the open-source software pydidas to enhance the efficiency of synchrotron-based material analyses. Supported by the Use Case Initiatives with €50,000 in 2024, the tool simplifies data processing and enables faster analysis for both industry and research.
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A new chapter in medical isotope production begins with high-energy tests at HZDR’s ELBE accelerator. This innovative project, backed by a €100,000 grant in 2024, aims to produce 99mTc more sustainably—reducing reliance on nuclear reactors and minimizing long-lived waste. Read more!
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Using ultrasound to produce optical gratings from layers of air of different densities to control light - this has been achieved by the Ultrafast Photonics research group at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY together with TU Darmstadt and the ultrasound device manufacturer Inoson GmbH. The project was supported by Hi-Acts and funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung with 750,000 €.
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