Cluster of ExcellenceCUI: Advanced
Imaging of Matter

Film 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. Researchers from the Clusters of Excellence “CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter” and “Quantum Universe” will provide the scientific context.

The call for applications for the 11th round of dynaMENT Mentoring for Women in Natural Sciences is now open. Female* doctoral students and advanced researchers like junior professors, (junior) research group leaders and postdoctoral researchers from the participating institutions can apply for the two program lines...

An international team of researchers has demonstrated a new mechanism by which distinct vibrations in a crystal – normally decoupled by symmetry – can be dynamically linked. Using a light scattering technique, the team showed that in a special class of crystals with a built-in sense of rotation, known as ferroaxial...

At DESY´s electron accelerator REGAE researchers, including CUI member Henry Chapman, have developed a new method to determine the detailed atomic structure of materials using high-energy electrons which are diffracted by the sample. The technique which the team describes in the journal IUCrJ from the International Union of...

Researchers at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), working with international partners, have developed a new laser system that could significantly simplify multicolour two-photon microscopy.

During the nationwide Boys' and Girls' Day in April, numerous students from Hamburg and the surrounding area visited the Science City Campus Bahrenfeld to learn exciting things about science. Through experiments and presentations, they were able to gain their first experiences as scientists.