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Left: mini module. Upper right: contact angle of the perovskite solution on the self assembled monolayer. Lower right: PL emission of a perovskite film.

Strong cells – performance upgrade with mini modules

A new molecular hole-transporter can improve the performance of inverted perovskite solar cells and mini modules to world record values, as reported …
Binary star on course for black hole merger. The smaller, brighter, hotter star (left), which is 32 times the mass of our Sun, is currently losing mass to its bigger companion (right), which has 55 times the mass of our Sun.

Dark couple – Most massive touching stars ever found will eventually collide as black holes

Two massive touching stars in a neighbouring galaxy are on course to become black holes that will eventually crash together, generating waves in the …

Ukrainian Teachers Join the Refugee Teachers Program at the University of Potsdam for the First Time

A new round of the Refugee Teachers Program at the University of Potsdam started in the summer semester. A total of 20 professionally experienced …
A group of people on the stairs in front of a builing.

Close Partnership – University Potsdam Expands Cooperation with Israel

A delegation from the University of Potsdam traveled to Israel this week to expand partnerships with universities there and to establish new ones. The …
Lifeboat in flood disaster

Better to Have a Warning! – Researchers Examine 2021 Flooding Catastrophe From the Perspective of Those Affected

In July 2021, devastating floods caused by heavy rainfall occurred in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, and to some extent also in …
Dr. Britta van Kempen, Vice President for Teaching and Studies, and Dr. Nina Khan, Equal Opportunity and Diversity Officer (from right to left).

Diversity in Action – The University of Potsdam Receives “Shaping Diversity” Certificate

The University of Potsdam has successfully completed the “Shaping Diversity” audit and received the certificate of the same name from the …
Several people stand together as a group.

University of Potsdam Takes Third Place Again in National Startup Ranking

The University of Potsdam again won a third-place ranking in this year’s Germany-wide “Startup Radar,” which is run by the Stifterverband, a joint …
Lake No Lake is a lake in British Columbia (Canada), dammed by the Tulsequah Glacier in the background (estimated height 150-200 m), which empties several times a year. In the 1990s, this lake, when full, held a volume of over 700 million cubic meters of meltwater. This photograph shows the lake almost completely emptied on 9/16/2022 with icebergs left on the lake bottom.

Dangerous Water – Outburst floods from ice-dammed glacial lakes have changed dramatically

Glaciers in high mountains can dam lakes, some of which burst out suddenly, posing a hazard to human settlements downstream. To better understand …
The team of the Theodor Fontane Archive in front of the villa.

Theodor Fontane Archive Receives YERUN Open Science Award

The Theodor Fontane Archive at the University of Potsdam has received the YERUN Open Science Award, honoring the university’s achievements as one of …
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Archive Director Peer Trilcke.

Federal Chancellor Visits Fontane Archive

During a visit to Villa Quandt on Potsdam’s Pfingstberg today, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in his capacity as a directly elected member of …