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2008-12-11 Press Release GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht
China and Germany – working together for the good of the coasts
During his trip to Europe, Prof. Dr. LU Yongxiang, Deputy President of the National People’s Congress of China and President of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), visited the GKSS research centre in Geesthacht on 11th December with a delegation. The activities of the Geesthacht coastal researchers drew particular attention during his visit. In future there should be suitable scientific cooperation invested in this
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2008-12-11 Press Release GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht
On the Trail of Polar Lows
Scientists from the GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht have developed a mathematical method that enables a reconstruction of the occurrence of polar cyclones — so-called polar lows — in the North Atlantic.
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2008-11-12 Press Release GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht
Stirred, not struck — new riveting process from GKSS
Friction riveting, or FricRiveting, is the name of the new joining process developed by materials researcher Dr. Sergio Amancio of the GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht. The new process is particularly suitable for joining plastics or plastic-metal composites. On the strength of his research work, the young materials scientist received the prize donated by the Nordmetall-Stiftung for the best doctoral thesis in 2007 at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg.
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2008-11-10 Press Release GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht
Later, warmer and greener autumn as climatic change comes to North Germany
Evaluations carried out by the North German Climate Office at the GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht reveal how the North-German autumn could change with tomorrow’s climate.
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2008-07-22 Press Release GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht
Using Nanotechnology to Create High-performance Materials
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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