GKSS Forschungszentrum, Wednesday, 20-Aug-2008 17:54:25 CEST
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The GKSS Research Centre is a member of the Helmholtz Association

GKSS scientists are working in three institutes:


Claim of the GKSS Research Centra 'Wissen schafft Nutzen'
Testen einer neuen Legierung im Institut für Werkstoffforschung | Copyright GKSS-Forschungszentrum
A total of about 800 employees are involved in coastal and materials research at the GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht and in Teltow near Berlin.

In line with the slogan "Knowledge generates utility", the employees are, among other things, studying future storm surges and analysing the eyes of hurricanes. The new materials and welding methods that the researchers create are making cars and planes lighter, and that in turn helps to save fuel and conserve the environment. The scientists in Geesthacht are using specially developed plastics to search for environmentally friendly sources of energy and develop materials that are of great benefit to medicine.

News and press releases

Petrol vapour recovery in China

GKSS membranes reduce air pollution in Beijing

2008-08-01 Press Release GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht - Fight smog: in China, new legal regulations prescribe the recovery of petrol vapour at filling stations (vent processing) in especially polluted regions like Beijing or Shanghai. Due to these new conditions, the Chinese oil company PetroChina has now equipped about 140 filling stations with a membrane technique developed by the polymer researchers of the GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht.

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Carbon-Nanotubes

Using Nanotechnology to Create High-performance Materials

2008-07-22 Press Release GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht - The polymer researchers at the GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht are expecting about 30 scientists to attend the kick-off meeting of the new EU project HARCANA (High Aspect Ratio for Carbon-based Nanocomposites), which will take place from 17th to 18th July. The scientists will be joined by representatives of industrial partners from Belgium, France, Romania, Spain and Germany. New kinds of plastic-based nanocomposites could be used to develop lightweight materials that would increase the mechanical stability of materials and add electrical or magnetic properties, for example. The European Commission is providing approximately € 5 million in funding for the project, including more than €1.05 million earmarked directly for the Helmholtz researchers at GKSS.

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audit berufundfamilie

Career and Family Need Not Be Mutually Exclusive

2008-07-02 News - The GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht has received the audit berufundfamilie certificate for its family-friendly human resources policies. The broad range of family-friendly measures at GKSS includes flexible working hours, a company daycare centre and teleworking programs.

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GKSS Research Centre in the media