News (2025)24 April 2025|Advanced Imaging of MatterArt & Science at the Café on MittelwegPhoto: UHH/CUI, SchonefeldCoffee and science at the same time? This is possible at the Café of the Studierendenwerk on Mittelweg. A selection of impressive pictures from the...17 April 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsBreakthrough in laser-alignment for macromolecular single-particle imagingPhoto: DESY-CFEL–CMI, Muhamed AminSingle-particle diffractive imaging (SPI) using X-ray free-electron lasers allows researchers to reconstruct the structure of nanoparticles and...16 April 2025|Advanced Imaging of MatterVisit to the Science City Campus Hamburg BahrenfeldPhoto: DESY, Marta MayerA group of 60 Israeli students visited the research campus over the past two weeks to gain an insight into the research being carried out by the...4 April 2025|Advanced Imaging of MatterA Day Full of Discoveries: Girls' Day 2025 at the University of HamburgPhoto: UHH/MIN/FuchsOn April 3, 2025, the nationwide Girls' Day celebrated its 25th anniversary. This special career orientation day provides girls and young women with...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en3 April 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA new wave in Ultrafast Magnetic ControlPhoto: G. de Vecchi, J. M. HarmsResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have developed an innovative method to study ultrafast...26 March 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsBreakthrough in Mid-Infrared Single-Photon GenerationPhoto: J. Iles-Smith et al. / AAASResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in collaboration with DTU Electro, the University of Sheffield...20 March 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsInterfacing with the Brain: The Potential of NanotechnologyPhoto: UHH/Florian SchulzWhat are the approaches to connecting the human brain to a machine? In a study published in the journal ACS Nano, an international team of researchers...12 March 2025|Advanced Imaging of MatterMy name is... Katharina Höfel, Anti-Discrimination OfficerPhoto: UHH/KröningerA video series introduces new senior colleagues from administration and academia at the University of Hamburg. In the current video, Katharina Höfel...10 March 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsX-ray snapshot: How light bends an active substancePhoto: European XFELWith the help of the world's most powerful X-ray laser, European XFEL, a research team led by Goethe University Frankfurt and the research centre DESY...19 February 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsInnovations for Health: When Molecular Spectroscopy Meets Lasers and PhotonicsPhoto: Tim LaarmannA team led by DESY scientist Tim Laarmann has successfully detected the vibrational fingerprints of glucose molecules in aqueous solution using a...13 February 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsAdvancing quantum materials: A new approach to controlling electronic statesPhoto: J.M. Harms / MPSDA collaborative team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD), Nanjing University, Songshan Lake...12 February 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsQuantum correlation revealed by attosecond delayPhoto: RMT.BerguesLight-sensitive nanoparticles promise a wide range of applications, for example in the field of sensor technology or energy generation. However, these...11 February 2025|Advanced Imaging of MatterNew start-up launches innovative lubricant for bicycle chains on the marketPhoto: lu:biciNano researcher Artur Feld has developed an innovative wax-based lubricant that improves performance in cycling and has a more sustainable effect. The...11 February 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsQuantum-inspired computing drives major advance in simulating turbulencePhoto: Jaksch groupAn international research team assembled from the Universities of Oxford, Pittsburgh, Hamburg and Cornell have pioneered a new approach to simulate...6 February 2025|Advanced Imaging of MatterA fun film evening: 'Dreh meinen Film' impresses girls, parents and scientistsPhoto: CUIFor three days, the Bahrenfeld Campus was transformed into a lively film set. "Dreh meinen Film" was the name of the project to which the Cluster of...5 February 2025|Advanced Imaging of MatterQuantum materials research pioneers Jie Shan and Kin Fai Mak join MPSD as directorsPhoto: Julia Knop for MPSDProfessors Jie Shan and Kin Fai Mak, world leaders in the characterization and control of two-dimensional quantum materials, have become directors of...4 February 2025|Advanced Imaging of MatterFuture day in science for boys and girlsPhoto: kompetenzz.deHow does a nanomotor work? How are food samples analysed? How does programming work with the Calliope? At Girls‘ Day and Boys’ Day on 3 April 2025...3 February 2025|Advanced Imaging of MatterScience City: “We Are on a Par with Garching”Photo: University of HamburgThe Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld is changing faster than any other research center in Hamburg. On occasion, we ask University of Hamburg members to...Contribution from the university's newsroom28 January 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA Global Vision for Helical X-Ray-Laser Pulses to Unveil Life’s Fastest MovementsPhoto: Physical Review Research, M. IlchenOver the past years, scientists worldwide have collaborated extensively to develop cutting-edge approaches with helical free-electron laser (FEL)...24 January 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTerahertz pulses induce chirality in a non-chiral crystalPhoto: Zhiyang Zeng (MPSD)Chirality is a fundamental property of matter that determines many biological, chemical and physical phenomena. Chiral solids, for example, offer...More articlesA project of Universität Hamburg in cooperation with