Aktuelles (2023)20 December 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterValerija Music started as Louise Johnson FellowPhoto: DESY, Marta MeyerValerija Music has been awarded a Louise Johnson Fellowship by the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter". Since mid-November, the...14 December 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterMildred Dresselhaus Award 2023 goes to a pioneer and a rising starPhoto: privateProf. Lin X. Chen from Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, USA, and Dr. Liuyan Zhao, Associate Professor at the University of...8 December 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterThe shortest light pulses ever generatedPhoto: AG Kaertner, CFELOne billionth of a billionth of a second - extremely short light pulses, which can be used to analyze the dynamics of electrons in matter, are central...8 December 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterThe triumph of quantum dotsPhoto: UHH, AG WellerQuantum dots and their electronic properties are central research topics in the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter". On 10...5 December 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsEnhancing photocatalysis with supercrystalsPhoto: UHH, Florian SchulzHydrogen is the hope for a climate-friendly future. Currently, it is mostly produced by electrolysis of water with electricity, but there are other...30 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsHow an enzyme uses sunlight for DNA repairPhoto: A. Pateras, DESYDNA damage drives cancer, ageing, and cell death. Therefore, DNA repair is crucial for all organisms, and a deeper understanding of this basic...29 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsNovel Two-Dimensional Quantum Material SynthesizedPhoto: UHH, AG WiesendangerA group of scientists from Universität Hamburg, led by Prof. Roland Wiesendanger, has succeeded for the first time in synthesizing a two-dimensional...29 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsStudy on a scenario for an electron movie chosen as research highlightPhoto: UHH, Marvin ReunerWhat are the capabilities offered by attosecond extreme ultraviolet and X-ray pulses for probing photon-induced electron dynamics in molecules? A...27 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsIntertwined orders of cold atoms in a triangular optical latticePhoto: UHH, AG HemmerichUnderstanding the intricate properties of materials such as high-temperature superconductors and other strongly correlated systems has long been a...23 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsCompeting Interactions of Rydberg AtomsPhoto: UHH, AG SchmelcherThe competition between the long- and short-range interactions of Rydberg atoms has strong impact on their quantum phases. In "Physical Review...13 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsPhoto-induced superconductivity on a chipPhoto: Eryin Wang, MPSDResearchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter have shown that a previously demonstrated ability to turn on...9 November 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterEdward Witten is awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical PhysicsPhoto: OFC LLCOn 8 November 2023, American physicist Edward Witten was awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics. The professor emeritus at the Institute...7 November 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterRed gold and a sunset at the "Science Club for Girls"Photo: UHH/MIN, Skadi KullExperiments in the lab, getting to know equipment, insights into everyday university life and studying chemistry. In the "Science Club for Girls", the...7 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsCritical behavior helps to classify dynamic phase transitionsPhoto: Mathey groupResearchers from Hamburg, Oxford and Hannover/Abu Dhabi have identified the universal behavior of a dynamic phase transition. In the renowned journal...26 October 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterNew instrument for the study of lifePhoto: Pearson, Fernandez-CuestaAll living systems are permanently in motion. But what exactly happens when proteins are at work? Researchers from Universität Hamburg and the...20 October 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterNina Rohringer selected as APS FellowPhoto: Gesine Born / DESYProf. Nina Rohringer has been selected as a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). The APS Division for Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics...13 October 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterSpanish National Research Prize for Angel RubioPhoto: MPSDAngel Rubio, director of the Theory Department and managing director of the MPSD, has been awarded the prestigious Spanish National Research Prize for...12 October 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsWidely tuneable terahertz lasers boost photo-induced superconductivity in K3C60Photo: J. Witt, MPSDResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg, Germany, have long been exploring the effect of...5 October 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsRenewable energy through photo-electrochemistryPhoto: Davide DerelliPhoto-electrochemistry (PEC) holds the potential to convert renewable energy such as solar light into useful green fuels. However, most known PEC...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en2 October 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLasers deflected using airPhoto: Science Communication Lab for DESYUsing a novel method, beams of laser light can be deflected using air alone. An invisible grating made only of air is not only immune to damage from...28 September 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsIntense lasers shine new light on the electron dynamics of liquidsPhoto: Joerg M. Harms / MPSDThe behavior of electrons in liquids determines a vast range of chemical processes, and thus essential processes in organisms and the world as a...20 September 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterdynaMENT starts eighth roundPhoto: Eva PetersThe dynaMENT mentoring program for women in natural sciences has started its eighth round at a festive event. While the participants of the previous...7 September 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterFranz Kärtner Receives UNIPRENEURS AwardPhoto: UNIPRENEURSProf. Dr. Franz Kärtner, Professor at the Department of Physics at Universität Hamburg, has been honored by the UNIPRENEURS initiative for his...5 September 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterArts & Science at XFEL and CFELPhoto: Florian Schulz, Holger LangeFollowing the successful Arts & Science exhibition of the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" in Hamburg's City Hall, the...23 August 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterDOE Early Career Award for James McIverPhoto: Jörg Harms, MPSDJames McIver, MPSD research group leader and Assistant Professor of Physics at Columbia University in New York, has been awarded the prestigious Early...17 August 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsPairing of electrons in artificial atoms discoveredPhoto: Lucas SchneiderResearchers from the Department of Physics at Universität Hamburg observed a quantum state that was theoretically predicted more than 50 years ago by...10 August 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterSaša Bajt honored as Senior Member of SPIEPhoto: Marta Mayer, DESYDESY researcher Dr. Saša Bajt has been named a Senior Member of the international society for optics and photonics SPIE. The society's award...31 July 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsAbsence of universal topological signatures in high harmonic generationPhoto: J.M. Harms/MPSDTopology plays an enormous role in modern condensed matter physics and beyond. It describes how solid materials can combine two very different and...19 July 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterEqual Opportunity Prize 2023 awarded to the dynaMENT mentoring programPhoto: UHH/FeuerbötherThe mentoring program "dynaMENT: Mentoring for Women in Natural Sciences" has been awarded Universität Hamburg's Equal Opportunity Prize 2023. The...12 July 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterAwards for Andrea Thorn, Mathias Fischer and Johannes WeidingerPhoto: Michael Zapf/BWFGBOn July 7, the Hamburg Teaching Award for the years 2022 and 2023 was awarded. The award winners from the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and...7 July 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterWinner of the video contest in the category physicsPhoto: UHH/MIN/EsmekFranziska Esmek took first place in the physics category with her video "A new Method for analyzing DNA." In her animated video, created with Adobe...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en5 July 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsDisplaced electrons drive nanoparticle oscillationsPhoto: UHH/H. LangePhotocatalysis, sensors, solar cells: Plasmons promise a variety of applications if the processes triggered by optical excitation in the nanoparticles...3 July 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterString theorist Edward Witten is awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical PhysicsPhoto: OFC LLCThe American physicist Edward Witten will be awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics 2023. The professor emeritus at the Institute for...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en28 June 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsNew experiment reveals how ultrafast conversion of urea progressesPhoto: DESY, Ludger InhesterUsing a special X-ray source, a research team has succeeded in unraveling the first, extremely fast steps of the light-induced urea conversion. With...8 June 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsX-rays visualize how one of nature’s strongest bonds breaksPhoto: Raphael JayThe use of short flashes of X-ray light brings scientists one big step closer toward developing better catalysts to transform the greenhouse gas...6 June 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterIUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 2023Photo: DuanFormer CUI researcher Prof. Hong-Guang Duan was awarded with the Early Career Scientist Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 2023 by The...1 June 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterMentoring: start of applications and information eventPhoto: dynaMENTThe new round of applications for the dynaMENT Mentoring for Women in Natural Sciences program is now open. This program is aimed at women in the...31 May 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterNew video: The University of Excellence in BriefPhoto: Universität HamburgWhat does “University of Excellence” actually mean? Why was Universität Hamburg only one of a few universities selected and how is it using the grant...Contribution from the university's newsroom30 May 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsBiological specimens imaged with X-rays without damagePhoto: DESY/CFELA pollen grain showing the nanofoam within or a diatom with the individual geometric structures inside clearly visible: Using high-energy X-rays from...24 May 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterTaking Stock After Three Years of the Excellence StrategyPhoto: UHH/von WiedingFunding for far more than 500 people and projects, 12 additional professors, new centers dedicated to sustainability, digitalization, and knowledge...Contribution from the university's newsroomMore articles
