Research with ultracold gas clouds shows the conditions under which superfluidity – flow without friction – is particularly stable. The new findings could help to better understand the behavior of a whole range of quantum systems. Part 2 of our series from the new magazine Advanced Imaging of Matter: Seven Years CUI in...

Understanding strongly interacting matter far from equilibrium requires both precisely defined initial conditions and a consistent description of how the system evolves. Researchers at the University of Hamburg have now shown that the transition from a dense Rydberg gas to an ultracold plasma can be systematically explored...

What progress has been made in basic research in the Cluster of Excellence “CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" during the past funding phase? What solutions does it offer society? The new magazine Advanced Imaging of Matter: Seven Years CUI in Focus provides insights into the fundamental questions in physics, chemistry and...

An international research team led by a research group at the University of Hamburg has, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated that so-called Majorana states in atomically fab-ricated magnetic chains of atoms are remarkably robust. The findings provide experimental evidence for the theoretically predicted...

How do you store the sun? Will AI take away my job? And how rough is water, actually? These are just a few of the many questions that experts entertain at Hamburg pubs for the Science on Tap event. On 3 and 4 June, researchers from DESY and the University of Hamburg will take over bars and pubs. Thanks to the huge interest...

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.