Cluster of ExcellenceCUI: Advanced
Imaging of Matter

Due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle of quantum physics, atoms and molecules never come completely to rest, even in their lowest energy state. Researchers at the European XFEL in Schenefeld near Hamburg have now been able to directly measure this quantum motion in a complex molecule for the first time. For this...

A research team from Hamburg has developed a novel method that allows for time-resolved structural studies of proteins across a wide temperature range. The team reports the new approach, called 5D serial synchrotron crystallography (5D-SSX), in Nature Communications. It enables the collection of temperature-resolved...

There were several reasons to celebrate at the CUI summer party: the extension of the Cluster of Excellence, the past seven years, and the new winners of the Mildred Dresselhaus Program.

A consortium of researchers from the University of Hamburg, and DESY together with the European XFEL and the Technical University of Dortmund have received around 1.4 million Euros funding from the Federal Ministry for Education and Research. The research project “AttoSee” will focus on bringing attosecond time resolution...

A new method turns noise into valuable data to enhance understanding of chemical reactions and material properties with unprecedented detail on atomic level. The results of this research were now published in Nature.

Prof. Teresa Pellegrino and Dr. Zala Lenarčič were awarded the Mildred Dresselhaus Prize 2025 for their outstanding research work at a ceremony hosted by the Cluster of Excellence “CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter”. Both expressed their gratitude for the recognition of their achievements and emphasized how honored they felt...