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In the family of Prof. Alicia Palacios, education was regarded as a very high good. And although there was a lack of female role models, especially in the natural sciences, she embarked on a career in theoretical chemistry. On the occasion of the presentation of the Mildred Dresselhaus Award at the annual meeting of the...

On Girls' Day on Thursday, 26 March 2020, CUI will again offer schoolgirls the opportunity to gain an insight into research at the Cluster of Excellence. The offer "Between Light and matter - research at the Cluster of Excellence" will enable the participating girls to talk and discuss with women scientists about their...

Using extremely short X-ray flashes, an international team of researchers has for the first time ever observed details of the ultrafast chemical reaction leading to the formation of aggressive radicals when water is irradiated. The study provides unprecedented insights into the process, which can lead to radiation damage in...

The call for nominations or self-applications to the “Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship 2020” is now open. Acknowledging Mildred Dresselhaus’ achievements in science and equal opportunities, the “Mildred DresselhausGuest Professorship” was established by the Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI) in 2012 to...

Many of the molecular building blocks of life have two versions that are mirror images of one another, known as enantiomers. Although seemingly identical, the two enantiomers can have completely different chemical behaviour – a fact that has major implications in our day-to-day lives. For example, while one version of the...

Prof. Dr. Tobias Beck was awarded the Academy Prize 2019 for Chemistry at the annual celebration of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen. Beck received the prize for his works on the self-assembly of hierarchically structured hybrid materials.