Aktuelles (2024)19 December 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterPresentation of the Mildred Dresselhaus Prize 2024Photo: Eva PetersThe winners of the 2024 Mildred Dresselhaus Prize have expressed their gratitude for the award in very moving words. Prof. Sonia Coriani from the...19 December 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLong-lived magnetic state induced by intense ultrashort laser pulsesPhoto: Sampson Wilcox, Research Laboratory of Electronics at MITResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) and MIT have successfully created a new, long-lasting magnetic...16 December 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsResearchers succeed in controlling quantum states in a new energy rangePhoto: Elettra Sincrotrone,TriesteAn international team of scientists, with participation of DESY and the cluster of excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" has succeeded in...6 December 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsQuantum light in optical cavities enhances superconductivity in MgB₂Photo: I-Te LuResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter have made a groundbreaking advancement in light-controlled...5 December 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTracking the medication taxisPhoto: DESY, Marvin SkibaHow can cancer drugs be delivered safely to their destination? An international team of researchers has been using the X-ray source PETRA III to test...4 December 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterERC Consolidator Grant for Mariana RossiPhoto: J.M. Harms / MPSDMariana Rossi, head of a Lise-Meitner Excellence group in MPSD, has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant worth €2 million. The funding...26 November 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterUnderstanding nano: scientists develop simple experiments for complex conceptsPhoto: Sarodi Jonak DuttaWhen bulk materials are reduced in size to the nanometer scale, in particular, their surface-to-volume ratio increases drastically. Researchers from...14 November 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterPrestigious ERC Synergy Grant “UnMySt” for MPSD’s Theory DepartmentPhoto: MPSDMPSD Director Angel Rubio along with an elite team of world-renowned scientists— Tal Schwartz (Tel Aviv University), Thomas Ebbesen (University of...13 November 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsWatching protein cross-linkers break – and reform remarkably fastPhoto: Jessica HarichAn international team of scientists has used extremely short X-ray flashes to understand the first steps in the light-induced breaking of disulfide...30 October 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterdynaMENT kick-off breaks new groundPhoto: Eva PetersDaring to try something new, facilitating change - these are topics that come up again and again in the mentoring process. This year, the kick-off of...25 October 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTowards new reaction pathways: insights on molecular dynamics in the ultrashort time window following UV excitationPhoto: Nicoletta CalegariThe Attosecond Science group at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science has developed a novel light source capable of producing extremely short...16 October 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterWelcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Peter Schauss strengthens the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural SciencesPhoto: PrivateEvery year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: Prof. Dr...Contribution from the university's newsroom9 October 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterPhilip Moll honored with APS FellowshipPhoto: MPSDMPSD Director Philip Moll has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). In its citation, the Society highlights his achievements...2 October 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterNew webinar series on mental healthPhoto: PixabayThe Clusters of Excellence at the University of Hamburg have joined forces to provide a more extensive webinar offer on mental health. Together with...24 September 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsPhysicists employ ion microscope to observe unusual collisions in slow-motionPhoto: UHH, AG SchmelcherWith the help of a novel ion microscope experiment, researchers at the Universities of Stuttgart and Hamburg have observed and understood the...21 August 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterValuable experience at the CUI summer school in SchwerinPhoto: CUI Graduate SchoolFive days full of exciting research highlights, discussions, and science slams awaited the students during the CUI Graduate Summer School in July...31 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsHow to disable a penicillin killerPhoto: Andreas Prester, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf UKE)Antibiotic resistance is a major and particularly in recent years a growing challenge in medicine. Scientists around the world are searching for new...31 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsFrom a continuous to a discrete time crystalPhoto: AG HemmerichAn international team of physicists from Universität Hamburg, the University of the Philippines, and the University of São Paulo has recently observed...29 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsEuropean XFEL creates exotic matterPhoto: European XFELExperiments at European XFEL generate states of matter close to what occurs in the interior of planets or in the imploding capsule of an inertial...29 July 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterHALRIC Conference Life Sciences in the Science CityPhoto: J.M. Harms MPSD/CFELThe HALRIC research alliance is a unique project to promote life sciences collaboration in northern Germany and Scandinavia. From 24–25 September...Contribution from the university's newsroom24 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsObserved live for the first time: photocatalysts switch off a virusPhoto: Mona Kohantorabi, DESY NanoLabAn international research team led by DESY scientists has been able to observe for the first time how the whitening agent titanium dioxide inactivates...23 July 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterMildred Dresselhaus Award 2024 goes to Sonia Coriani and Laura CattaneoPhoto: privateProf. Sonia Coriani from the Technical University of Denmark and Dr. Laura Cattaneo from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics Heidelberg...17 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsPaving the way to extremely fast, compact computer memoryPhoto: Ella Maru StudioFor decades, scientists have been studying a group of unusual materials called multiferroics that could be useful for a range of applications...10 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLight-induced Meissner effect in optically driven superconductorPhoto: Sebastian Fava, Jörg M. HarmsSuperconductivity is a fascinating phenomenon, which allows a material to sustain an electrical current without any loss. This collective quantum...9 July 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterArwen Pearson elected as Humboldt ScoutPhoto: UHH, RRZ/MCC Arvid MentzCUI researcher Prof. Arwen Pearson from the Institute of Nanostructure and Solid State Physics (INF) at Universität Hamburg has been elected by the...4 July 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterCall for Application: Qualification scholarship for master’s studentsPhoto: UHH/vonWiedingThe Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" will again offer scholarships to students in the master’s program and give them the...2 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsOn the way to the quantum memory: research group stores X-ray flashesPhoto: DESY, Sven VeltenLight is an excellent carrier of information used not only for classical communication technologies but increasingly also for quantum applications...26 June 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterAlgorithms for Optimal Airport OperationsPhoto: Hamburg Airport / Oliver SorgFrom basic research to everyday use: the Institute for Quantum Physics at Universität Hamburg and the IT provider Lufthansa Industry Solutions are...Contribution from the university's newsroom26 June 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterMIT students spend three months researching in cluster working groupsPhoto: PIER, M. StangeAs part of a collaboration between PIER and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, three MIT students have started their internship in a research...17 June 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterAndrea Cavalleri to receive 2024 EPS Europhysics PrizePhoto: MPSDProfessor Andrea Cavalleri, founding director of the MPSD and researcher in the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter", is to be...5 June 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterFirst Science City Day in BahrenfeldPhoto: UHH/I. AdlerMore than 15,000 visitors came to the Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld site on the weekend and experienced hands-on science. Universität Hamburg and...30 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsIntroducing: the first practical Terahertz-powered ultrafast photogunPhoto: DESYA team of researchers from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, DESY and Universität Hamburg have developed the first practical Terahertz (THz)-driven...29 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsUltrashort optical and X-ray pulses capture elusive intermediate in catalysisPhoto: Raphael JayAn international team of scientists has used visible and X-rays light to fully understand how the key intermediate structure forms before a...27 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsFrozen noble gas in the acceleratorPhoto: European XFELResearchers at European XFEL have taken a closer look at the formation of the first crystallisation of nuclei in supercooled liquids. They found: The...22 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsScientists decipher the contribution of electrons to molecular chiralityPhoto: Ella Maru Studio, Inc.A new experimental approach provides the long-awaited tools to understand the role of electrons in the molecular chiral reactivity and offers a way to...16 May 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterCluster welcomes first Master's scholarship holdersPhoto: UHH/CUI, A. SchonefeldThe Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" has welcomed its first Master's scholarship holders to the Research Campus...15 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsDeveloping future nanomedicinesPhoto: Wolfgang ParakQuantitative analysis of biodistribution and clearance can improve the development of nanoparticles tailored to diagnostic and therapeutic needs. In a...14 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsFinding the chink in corona’s armourPhoto: European XFELThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in millions of deaths. Despite an unparalleled collaborative research effort that led to effective vaccines and...8 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsResearchers can now accurately measure the emergence and damping of a plasmonic fieldPhoto: RMT.BerguesAn international research team led by Universität Hamburg, DESY, and Stanford University has developed a new approach to characterize the electric...8 May 2024|Advanced Imaging of MatterColorful activities at the Girls' and Boys' DayPhoto: UHH/H. FuchsLong queues in front of HARBOR, whispering, hustle and bustle. It was a rather unusual sight to see in front of the laboratories and seminar rooms on...More articles
