News5 May 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsExotic quantum phase dynamically connects vibrations that symmetry keeps apartPhoto: Jörg M. Harms, MPSDAn international team of researchers has demonstrated a new mechanism by which distinct vibrations in a crystal – normally decoupled by symmetry – can...30 April 2026|Advanced Imaging Highlights3D atomic structure determination with ultrashort-pulse MeV electron diffractionPhoto: REGAE-Gruppe/DESYAt DESY´s electron accelerator REGAE researchers, including CUI member Henry Chapman, have developed a new method to determine the detailed atomic...29 April 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsInnovative laser system advances microscopy method for revealing hidden cellular worldsPhoto: DESY/Marvin EdelmannResearchers at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), working with international partners, have developed a new laser system that could...27 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterHuge turnout for the Boys' and Girls' DayPhoto: UHH/CUIDuring the nationwide Boys' and Girls' Day in April, numerous students from Hamburg and the surrounding area visited the Science City Campus...21 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterNew Emmy Noether independent junior research group investigates properties of quantum materialsPhoto: UHH/KrügerThe German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing 1.3 million euros in funding to establish a new Emmy Noether independent junior research group at...Contribution from the university's newsroom20 April 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsDouble-slit experiment reveals hidden details between light and matterPhoto: Markus OsterhoffResearchers build world’s smallest interferometer to measure how X-rays and atomic nuclei interact.8 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterArwen Pearson receives 2026 Suffrage Science AwardPhoto: UHH, EsfandiariProf. Arwen Pearson is one of 11 recipients, who received the Suffrage Science award 2026 during a ceremony at Oxford University. The award honors...7 April 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterHamburg Presents Roadmap and Goals for the Clusters of ExcellencePhoto: UHH/EsfandiariFrom climate research and quantum physics to manuscript and materials research: Hamburg was successful in the nationwide Excellence Strategy...Contribution from the university's newsroom24 March 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTwisted crystals unlock high-efficiency deep-ultraviolet lightPhoto: ScienceScientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) and an international team led by Pohang University of Science...12 March 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterMildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship 2026: call for applications and nominationsPhoto: Columbia University, Collage Jana BackhausThe application and nomination process for the Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship Program for 2026 is open. Each year, the program honors an...11 March 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterUniversity of Hamburg Reawarded University of Excellence TitlePhoto: UHHGreat success for the University and the city of Hamburg as a hub of scientific pursuit: The University of Hamburg will continue to carry the...Contribution from the university's newsroom11 March 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLight can make molecules rotate on quantum materialsPhoto: DESYResearchers from Germany, Japan and India, led by scientists from DESY and the Universities of Kiel and Hamburg, report in the journal Nature...10 March 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsChemical shifts help track molecules breaking apart in real timePhoto: European XFELWhen molecules fall apart, their electric charge doesn’t stay put—it rearranges as bonds stretch and break. An international team of scientists...18 February 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterFuture day in science for boys and girlsPhoto: kompetenzz.deHow much time do scientists actually spend in the laboratory? What do they study there? On Girls' Day and Boys' Day on April 23, 2026, the school...17 February 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterUniversity of Hamburg presents successful quantum researchPhoto: UHH/Ostermaier-GrabowHamburg's Senator for Science Maryam Blumenthal visited the university to learn about its activities in the field of quantum technologies. She toured...17 February 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsInnovative technique makes subtle dynamic processes visiblePhoto: C. Ornelas-Skarin et al.Valence electrons determine a crystal’s material and chemical properties, shaping how solids conduct electricity, interact with light, and form...4 February 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsMoiré materials provide new insights into superconductivityPhoto: AG Wehling, Lorenzo CrippaHow exactly does unconventional superconductivity arise? In the journal Nature, an international research team involving the University of Hamburg...4 February 2026|Advanced Imaging of MatterFrom photon science to fusion: funding for fusion energy laser developmentPhoto: DESY/Marta MayerA research team comprising scientists from DESY, the University of Hamburg, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, the University of Rostock, and the...21 January 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsHow iron-sulfur nanolayers are formed: X-ray view into chemical reactionsPhoto: Ella Maru StudioResearchers at the University of Hamburg, the University of Toulouse, and the DESY and ESRF research institutes have observed for the first time in...17 December 2025|Advanced Imaging Highlights90-degree twist creates tunable quantum simulatorsPhoto: Xian et al.Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) and partner institutes have developed a general and...Show all newsA project of the University of Hamburg in cooperation with
