Aktuelles8 September 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterNorth German Science Prize for cluster researchPhoto: DESYEvery two years, the North German Science Prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in the context of exceptional cross-state research...20 August 2026|CUI in FocusExploring structure and function of materials using X-ray free-electron lasersPhoto: DESY, O. Yefanov, UHH/DESY, H. Chapman, ASU, P. Fromme (left); UHH/CUI (right)When a bunch of electrons travels at near the speed of light through a 100-meter long periodic array of magnets after being accelerated to...12 August 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterWolfgang Parak honored as SPIE FellowPhoto: UHH/CUIProf. Wolfgang Parak has been named a Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). This honor recognizes outstanding...4 August 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterLaser for fusionPhoto: European XFELThe German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) announced funding for a hub for laser fusion, with sites in...30 July 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsMechanical strain creates chiralityPhoto: Jörg Harms, Zhiyang Zeng (MPSD).Mechanical strain is one of the most common tools used to tailor the properties of materials. In piezoelectric materials, stretching or compressing a...29 July 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsUltrafast X-ray flashes heal the damage they causePhoto: Stacy HuangThe interaction between X-rays and matter can be actively controlled: an international research team led by the University of Hamburg and SLAC...29 July 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterVideo insights into the beauty of nanoparticle researchWhen Sarodi Jonak Dutta enters the lab, gold, silver and copper are placed on the table. These metals can be synthesized into tiny structures with...29 July 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterVideo insights into research on new functionalities of matterPhoto: UHHShooting lasers at matter to find answers to unsolved questions. For Kai-Fu Wong, this is everyday life in the lab. His specialty is ultrashort pulses...Contribution from the university's newsroom23 July 2026|CUI in FocusThe beauty of basic researchPhoto: UHH/CUI, Peter GartenThe new magazine “Advanced Imaging of Matter: Seven Years CUI in Focus” highlights the progress made by the scientists of the Cluster of Excellence...16 July 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterSummer School 2026: three days focused on learning, internal networking, and relaxingPhoto: Lukas HaasThree days full of exciting research highlights, discussions, and poster slams awaited the students during the CUI Graduate Summer School in Lübeck...15 July 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsResearchers watch chemistry unfold atom by atomPhoto: European XFEL/Enrique SahagunResearchers have captured how a molecule redistributes energy after absorbing light, differentiating the roles of individual atoms in the process...15 July 2026|Advanced Imaging of Matter2025 Annual Report Published: A Look Back at a Year of New BeginningsPhoto: UHH/Oeding/VogiatzisThe eventful year 2025 had already reached its first highlight for the University of Hamburg with the confirmation of the four Clusters of Excellence...Contribution from the university's newsroom14 July 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsProgrammable Quantum WhirlpoolsPhoto: TII Abu Dhabi, editedWatch water spiral down a bathroom drain and you are looking at one of the most stubborn puzzles in physics. Vortices, the swirling structures behind...8 July 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterMildred Dresselhaus Award 2026 goes to Shuyun Zhou and Suzy ZhangPhoto: privateProf. Shuyun Zhou from Tsinghua University, China, and Prof. Suzy Zhang from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University...7 July 2026|CUI in FocusHow to turn quantum fluctuations of photons into material propertiesPhoto: MPSD, Joerg HarmsOne particularly interesting, but at first glance counter-intuitive, idea for controlling the quantum world is to use the quantum fluctuations of the...1 July 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsUniversal quantum melting of quasiperiodic dynamicsPhoto: C. Nowoczyn, K.SeiboldBetween simple periodic motion and chaos, nonlinear systems can display complex rhythms that never exactly repeat. In a new theoretical study...25 June 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsViruses under stress: how viral shells change shape as they dry outPhoto: MPSDWhen viruses travel through the air in tiny droplets, they can quickly start to dry out. Yet many viruses remain infectious after...12 June 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterMaking Equal Opportunity VisiblePhoto: UHH/CUIEvery year, the University of Hamburg presents an award for gender equality on campus. This year, the Academic Senate has selected two high-profile...9 June 2026|CUI in FocusTracking down superconductivity using quantum simulationPhoto: Electron Studios, UHH, AG MoritzResearch with ultracold gas clouds shows the conditions under which superfluidity – flow without friction – is particularly stable. The new findings...5 June 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA microscopic link between dense Rydberg gases and ultracold plasmasPhoto: UHH/GroßmannUnderstanding strongly interacting matter far from equilibrium requires both precisely defined initial conditions and a consistent description of how...5 June 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterHamburg Celebrates Its Clusters of Excellence – Top-Level Research as a Driver of Future InnovationPhoto: Kirstin HammersteinWith the success of five clusters of excellence, Hamburg has set a new course for academic excellence. Over the next seven years, the University of...Contribution from the university's newsroom27 May 2026|CUI in FocusSeven years research in the Cluster of Excellence CUI: Advanced Imaging of MatterPhoto: Eva PetersWhat progress has been made in basic research in the Cluster of Excellence “CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" during the past funding phase? What...26 May 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsToward a Robust Quantum ComputerPhoto: UHH/MINAn international research team led by a research group at the University of Hamburg has, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated that...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en20 May 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterA first for Science on Tap: two Nights, double the fun in Hamburg’s pubsPhoto: DESY/University of HamburgHow do you store the sun? Will AI take away my job? And how rough is water, actually? These are just a few of the many questions that experts...Contribution from the university's newsroom7 May 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterA Wall is a Screen at Science City Hamburg BahrenfeldPhoto: awiasFilm meets research - twice over: Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld is hosting the short film tour “A Wall is a Screen” on 15 May 2026, and 5 June 2026...6 May 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterA new round of dynaMENT mentoring has startedPhoto: dynaMENTThe call for applications for the 11th round of dynaMENT Mentoring for Women in Natural Sciences is now open. Female* doctoral students and advanced...5 May 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsExotic quantum phase dynamically connects vibrations that symmetry keeps apartPhoto: Jörg M. Harms, MPSDAn international team of researchers has demonstrated a new mechanism by which distinct vibrations in a crystal – normally decoupled by symmetry – can...30 April 2026|Advanced Imaging Highlights3D atomic structure determination with ultrashort-pulse MeV electron diffractionPhoto: REGAE-Gruppe/DESYAt DESY´s electron accelerator REGAE researchers, including CUI member Henry Chapman, have developed a new method to determine the detailed atomic...29 April 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsInnovative laser system advances microscopy method for revealing hidden cellular worldsPhoto: DESY/Marvin EdelmannResearchers at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), working with international partners, have developed a new laser system that could...27 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterHuge turnout for the Boys' and Girls' DayPhoto: UHH/CUIDuring the nationwide Boys' and Girls' Day in April, numerous students from Hamburg and the surrounding area visited the Science City Campus...21 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterNew Emmy Noether independent junior research group investigates properties of quantum materialsPhoto: UHH/KrügerThe German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing 1.3 million euros in funding to establish a new Emmy Noether independent junior research group at...Contribution from the university's newsroom20 April 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsDouble-slit experiment reveals hidden details between light and matterPhoto: Markus OsterhoffResearchers build world’s smallest interferometer to measure how X-rays and atomic nuclei interact.8 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterArwen Pearson receives 2026 Suffrage Science AwardPhoto: UHH, EsfandiariProf. Arwen Pearson is one of 11 recipients, who received the Suffrage Science award 2026 during a ceremony at Oxford University. The award honors...7 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterHamburg Presents Roadmap and Goals for the Clusters of ExcellencePhoto: UHH/EsfandiariFrom climate research and quantum physics to manuscript and materials research: Hamburg was successful in the nationwide Excellence Strategy...Contribution from the university's newsroom24 March 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTwisted crystals unlock high-efficiency deep-ultraviolet lightPhoto: ScienceScientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) and an international team led by Pohang University of Science...12 March 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterMildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship 2026: call for applications and nominationsPhoto: Columbia University, Collage Jana BackhausThe application and nomination process for the Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship Program for 2026 is open. Each year, the program honors an...11 March 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterUniversity of Hamburg Reawarded University of Excellence TitlePhoto: UHHGreat success for the University and the city of Hamburg as a hub of scientific pursuit: The University of Hamburg will continue to carry the...Contribution from the university's newsroom11 March 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLight can make molecules rotate on quantum materialsPhoto: DESYResearchers from Germany, Japan and India, led by scientists from DESY and the Universities of Kiel and Hamburg, report in the journal Nature...10 March 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsChemical shifts help track molecules breaking apart in real timePhoto: European XFELWhen molecules fall apart, their electric charge doesn’t stay put—it rearranges as bonds stretch and break. An international team of scientists...18 February 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterFuture day in science for boys and girlsPhoto: kompetenzz.deHow much time do scientists actually spend in the laboratory? What do they study there? On Girls' Day and Boys' Day on April 23, 2026, the school...Show all news
