Forschungszentrum Jülich

Jülich Research for Climate Protection

On 12 December 2015, the Paris Climate Agreement was adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference – a milestone for global climate protection. On its tenth anniversary, we show how Jülich’s climate research is contributing to achieving the Paris climate targets.

Exascale class

Europe’s First Supercomputer Reaches 1 ExaFLOP/s

JUPITER at Forschungszentrum Jülich has become the first supercomputer in Europe to reach the milestone of 1 ExaFLOP/s – equivalent to one quintillion, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 computing operations per second. At the same time, JUPITER ranks as the fourth-fastest supercomputer in the world and the most energy-efficient system in the Exascale class.

Hybrid high-performance computing and quantum simulator

Inauguration of Jade and Ruby Quantum Processors

The High-Performance Computing and Quantum Simulator hybrid (HPCQS) project has reached a major milestone with the inauguration of two Pasqal quantum processors —Jade and Ruby— respectively situated at Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) and Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA).

Exascale class

Europe’s First Supercomputer Reaches 1 ExaFLOP/s

Hybrid high-performance computing and quantum simulator

Inauguration of Jade and Ruby Quantum Processors

Knowledge. Creation.

Grasping the present. Shaping the future. We research to revolutionize information processing, to transform the energy sector, and to develop a biobased circular economy. Across disciplines, creatively, and successfully.

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Innovation

A Proven Model for Technology Transfer to Be Continued

Solar TAP has proven itself as a successful model for technology transfer and will now be continued on a permanent basis. The Helmholtz platform accelerates innovation in printed, flexible photovoltaics and provides companies with access to high-end research infrastructures. Today, more than 50 companies are already part of the network, from start-ups to global market leaders

10 Years of the Paris Climate Agreement

Where do we stand today in terms of climate targets? Interview with Jochen Linßen

It has become clear that climate protection needs more than just target figures – it needs reliable guidance. This is precisely what Prof. Dr. Jochen Linßen is working on. As head of Jülich Systems Analysis at ICE-2, he is investigating how Germany and Europe can transform their energy systems without losing sight of energy security, economic efficiency, or the environment.

Physics Experiment

The Rhythm of Swarms

Researchers from Konstanz and Jülich realise tunable “swarmalators” – particles that both move in space and synchronise in time, like living organisms. Such behaviour is reminiscent of flashing fireflies, Japanese tree frogs or schooling fish. The results underline how collective dynamics can arise from simple interactions without overarching leadership or control. Possible applications include autonomous robotic swarms.

Our 3 strategic research priorities

Information

The priority of information combines Jülich research in three areas: simulation and data science in high-performance-computing (HPC), brain research, and research on bio- and nanoelectronic information technologies of the future. Quantum technologies are another priority at Jülich.

Energy

Jülich energy research concentrates on an energy system based on renewable energy. Scientists research technologies on all scales – from the atomic level right up to industrial innovations – covering the entire value chain from basic to applied research.

Bioeconomy

The sustainable bioeconomy is a biobased circular economy that does away with fossil resources and utilizes renewable resources instead. Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich are developing new value creation processes.

Helmholtz Research Fields

As a founding member of the Helmholtz Association, we are part of the largest German research organization and contribute our top-class expertise to four of the six Helmholtz Research Fields: Energy, Matter, Information, and Earth & Environment.

At Jülich, we conduct research in the fields of digital transformation, climate protection, the energy transition, and the sustainable circular economy. Our research strengthens the technological and digital sovereignty of our country. It is important to me to use the potential that arises from scientific findings and innovations for practical application.
Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht, Chair of the Board of Directors of Forschungszentrum Jülich

Topics

JUPITER

JUPITER at Forschungszentrum Jülich is the first European supercomputer in the exascale class. JUPITER is the first system in Europe with a computing power of more than one quintillion floating-point operations per second

AI

AI is already revolutionizing many areas of life. With our infrastructure and expertise, we are working towards fully and safely exploiting the potential of this technology in the future.

Quantum technologies

Quantum computers are changing computing in a fascinating way. At Jülich, we are testing systems and prototypes that users from all over Europe can utilize for their development work.

JUNIQ

The ‘Jülich UNified Infrastructure for Quantum computing’, or JUNIQ for short, is the world's first quantum computing infrastructure to offer users from science and industry access to a variety of quantum systems at different stages of development.

Sustainability

Our findings make an important contribution to achieving global sustainability goals. Our research is also sustainable and we use resources responsibly.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen is set to become a mainstay of the energy transition. But sustainable and marketable technologies are needed first. We are testing possible solutions.

Neuromorphic Computing

Computers modeled on the human brain, so-called neuromorphic systems, are much more economical than conventional computers.

Atmosphere and Climate

Often invisible to the human eye, they influence the global climate: chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere. We are tracking down these processes.

effzett - Forschungszentrum Jülich's magazine

Can a person’s individual traits be determined from their brain? For a long time, this was unclear, partly because there were no suitable methods of investigation. Artificial intelligence and big data are now opening up new possibilities and have heralded a change of perspective in brain research.