Cluster of ExcellenceCUI: Advanced
Imaging of Matter

Hydrogen is the hope for a climate-friendly future. Currently, it is mostly produced by electrolysis of water with electricity, but there are other strategies, such as photocatalysis. Researchers at Universität Hamburg, Freie Universität Berlin and Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München report in the journal Nature Catalysis...

DNA damage drives cancer, ageing, and cell death. Therefore, DNA repair is crucial for all organisms, and a deeper understanding of this basic function helps us better comprehend how life around us survives and thrives. An international team of researchers led by Universität Hamburg and DESY reports in the journal "Science"...

A group of scientists from Universität Hamburg, led by Prof. Roland Wiesendanger, has succeeded for the first time in synthesizing a two-dimensional quantum material consisting of a single atomic trilayer of the chemical element tellurium in a hexagonal, honeycomb-lattice structure. In analogy to graphene – a single atomic...

What are the capabilities offered by attosecond extreme ultraviolet and X-ray pulses for probing photon-induced electron dynamics in molecules? A theoretical study on this question by Daria Gorelova’s team was chosen for the Focus Days “Research Highlights in the Eyes of Editors”.

Understanding the intricate properties of materials such as high-temperature superconductors and other strongly correlated systems has long been a challenge for scientists. Through innovative quantum simulation techniques utilizing ultra-cold atoms in specialized optical lattices providing orbital degrees of freedom, an...

The competition between the long- and short-range interactions of Rydberg atoms has strong impact on their quantum phases. In "Physical Review Letters", a research team led by Prof. Peter Schmelcher and comprising the CUI PhD student Zeki Zeybek as well as Dr. Rick Mukherjee from the Department of Physics describes a new...