Experimental and theoretical groups at CUI use cleverly lined-up atoms to create new exotic “quasiparticles”. To do this, they combine magnetism and superconductivity on the atomic scale. The resulting particles – known as Majorana particles – have the potential to revolutionize the storage and manipulation of quantum...

Superconductors can carry electrical current without resistance, but only up to a maximum value known as the critical current. The critical current is a crucial figure of merit for applications, and materials science has been long focused on increasing this limit. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure...

Starting October 1, the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft will award Felix Maximilian Gentsch a Student Grant for a total of twelve months. The physics student at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München was nominated by cluster spokesperson Prof. Francesca Calegari. The grant will enable him to conduct research within the Cluster...

Every two years, the North German Science Prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in the context of exceptional cross-state research collaborations. This year, the focus is on the life sciences. Among the recipients is a project in which cluster spokesperson Prof. Henry Chapman has a leading role.

When a bunch of electrons travels at near the speed of light through a 100-meter long periodic array of magnets after being accelerated to giga-electron-volts in a linear particle accelerator and compressed into a pulse only femtoseconds in duration, it radiates the brightest flashes of X-rays ever made. In the magazine...

Prof. Wolfgang Parak has been named a Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). This honor recognizes outstanding contributions to optics and photonics through technical achievements, as well as strong commitment to the community and the field of research.