News (2021)17 March 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsSeeing protein crystals in a different lightPhoto: Jörg Harms, MPSDAn international team of researchers among others from the Max Planck institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter in Hamburg, the University of...10 March 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterMental health webinars: how to better cope with the pandemicPhoto: pixabayThe pandemic is putting a strain on the mental health of many. To provide support in the situation, the Cluster offers two webinars on mental health...10 March 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsPerspectives of synchrotron radiation in biologyPhoto: American Chemical SocietyWhat could be done with X-rays, in particular synchrotron radiation, for biologically motivated experiments? What are the opportunities and...22 February 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterStatement of the spokespersons of the clusterPhoto: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMOn 18. February 2021 Universität Hamburg published a press release on its main website supporting a document published by Prof. Roland Wiesendanger on...11 February 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterCall acceptedPhoto: privateDr. Ralf Riedinger has accepted the call to the W1-TT-W2 professorship on “Experimentalphysik mit dem Schwerpunkt Quantenoptik" / "Experimental...10 February 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterNetwork against the coronavirusPhoto: Judith Flurer / RVZSince the end of 2020, structural biologist Dr. Andrea Thorn and her team have been strengthening the diverse Corona research at Universität Hamburg...10 February 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsQuantum beats for zeptosecond timingPhoto: L. Bocklage/DESYQuantum systems will be crucial to future technologies. However, in order to use such systems in practical applications, it is necessary to control...9 February 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLong live superconductivity! Short flashes of light with sustaining impactPhoto: Jörg Harms / MPSDSuperconductivity – the ability of a material to transmit an electric current without loss – is a quantum effect that, despite years of research, is...9 February 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsSwitching nanolight on and offPhoto: Ella Maru StudioAn international research team involving the Theory department of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter has developed a...2 February 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTwisted van der Waals materials as a new platform to realize exotic matterPhoto: Jörg Harms / MPSDResearchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, the RWTH Aachen University and the Flatiron Institute, Columbia...26 January 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsElectron refrigerator: Ultrafast cooling mechanism discovered in novel plasmaPhoto: Mario GroßmannResearchers from the Cluster of Excellence “CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter” have achieved a breakthrough: They created a completely new type of...22 January 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA new natural platform for realizing flat-band quantum phenomena and topological statesPhoto: Carmen Rubio-VerdúElectrons in solids can have only certain energies, called bands. In recent years, it was shown experimentally that the range of energies allowed for...21 January 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsNew method for atomic-scale mapping of magnetic nanostructuresPhoto: UHH, Lucas SchneiderScientists from the Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics at Universität Hamburg have invented a new experimental method for...18 January 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsClocking the movement of electrons inside an atomPhoto: Daniel Haynes / Jörg HarmsScientists dramatically enhance the achievable resolution at free-electron lasers with a new technique, which has been published in Nature Physics...15 January 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsNanomaterials from a 3D X-ray perspectivePhoto: DESY/SeyrichA new X-ray technique can be used to produce high resolution images of nanocrystals in real time as they are growing, something that has not been done...14 January 2021|Advanced Imaging Highlights'Moiré metrology' - a new tool to map the interaction between atomically thin layersPhoto: Dorri HalbertalWhen two atomically thin layers of a material are stacked and twisted slightly on top of one another, they can develop radically different properties...13 January 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsKicking atoms induces transparencyPhoto: © University of Trieste / INSRLAll photo-electronic devices work on the basis that the materials inside them absorb, transmit and reflect light. Understanding the photo properties...5 January 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA clear path to better insights into biomoleculesPhoto: Kartik Ayyer / Jörg HarmsAn international team of scientists, led by Kartik Ayyer from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter has obtained some of...Previous articlesA project of Universität Hamburg in cooperation with
