News (2020)4 March 2020|Advanced Imaging of MatterMax von Laue Prize for Prof. Tobias BeckPhoto: Michael RüttenProf. Dr. Tobias Beck has been awarded the Max von Laue Prize 2020 of the German Society for Crystallography (DGK). Beck received the prize at the...26 February 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsSneaking up on tiny crystals with electron diffractionPhoto: Robert BückerUnderstanding the structure of proteins is essential to obtain insight into their biological function. Due to their minute size and extreme fragility...25 February 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsElectrons in motionPhoto: Albert Ludwig University, FreiburgAn international team of scientists, with the participation of DESY, has succeeded in observing ultra-fast quantum interferences between electrons in...25 February 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA step towards controlling spin-dependent petahertz electronics by material defectsPhoto: M.S. Mrudul, Indian Institute of Technology, BombayThe operational speed of semiconductors in various electronic and optoelectronic devices is limited to several gigahertz (a billion oscillations per...24 February 2020|Advanced Imaging of MatterThe dynaMENT participants visit XFELPhoto: European XFEL/PRAt the end of February, the European XFEL invited participants of the dynaMENT program to a guided tour and "Meet & Greet" on their campus in...17 February 2020|Advanced Imaging of MatterFrancesca Calegari heads a new international network on Attosecond ChemistryPhoto: DESY, Gesine BornFrancesca Calegari leading scientist at DESY and professor at the Universität Hamburg is vice chair of a new EU-funded international network on...30 January 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsResearch team finds possible new approach for sleeping sickness drugsPhoto: University of Lübeck/DESY, Lars RedeckeUsing ultra-bright X-ray flashes, a team of researchers has tracked down a potential target for new drugs against sleeping sickness: The scientists...28 January 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTowards a non-carbon futurePhoto: Lange groupA group of scientists led by Holger Lange from the Universität Hamburg has analyzed the different effects underlying plasmon-enhanced catalysis. The...21 January 2020|Advanced Imaging of MatterDresselhaus awardee: research and teaching are a good combinationPhoto: UHH/CUI, Peter GartenEducation had a high value in Prof. Alicia Palacios' family. And although there was a lack of female role models, especially in the natural sciences...14 January 2020|Advanced Imaging of MatterBetween light and matterPhoto: Girls' DayOn Girls' Day on Thursday, 26 March 2020, CUI will again offer schoolgirls the opportunity to gain an insight into research at the Cluster of...9 January 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsResearchers observe ultrafast birth of free radicals in waterPhoto: DESY, Caroline ArnoldUsing extremely short X-ray flashes, an international team of researchers has for the first time ever observed details of the ultrafast chemical...Previous articlesA project of Universität Hamburg in cooperation with