News (2021)17 December 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterDr. Saša Bajt honoured as Ambassador of SciencePhoto: STA, Daniel NovakovičDESY researcher Saša Bajt has been awarded the title Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia for her outstanding scientific achievements and...3 December 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterResearchers at Universität Hamburg will build the quantum computerPhoto: UHH/LutschQuantum computers promise considerable advantages over classical digital computers for certain tasks. The German Federal Ministry of Education and...29 November 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterNew LGBTQI* network “Science and beλond” is formedPhoto: pixabayA new cross-institutional network is to promote the exchange of LGBTQI* persons and allies. "Science and beλond" now started with a kick-off event...24 November 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsNew microscopy technique for quantum simulationPhoto: UHH/Felix HerbortResearchers from the Institute of Laser Physics at Universität Hamburg have developed a new technique for quantum gas microscopy that now allows...17 November 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterWolfgang Parak again among the "Highly Cited Researchers”Photo: UHH/DinglerProf. Wolfgang Parak from the Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics at Universität Hamburg and researcher in the Cluster of Excellence...12 November 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterHaus der Lehre Wins Architecture PrizePhoto: hammeskrause architektenUniversität Hamburg’s Haus der Lehre—Light & Schools has been recognized as the 2020 building of the year by the Architekten- und Ingenieurverein...Contribution from the university's newsroom11 November 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterHybrid annual meeting gives food for thoughtPhoto: UHH/CUIDiscussing, networking, finding connections between the different research projects and working groups - these are traditionally the main goals of the...11 November 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterHamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics 2020 and 2021 awardedPhoto: © Joachim Herz Stiftung/Claudia HöhneIn the presence of Katharina Fegebank, Second Mayor and Science Senator of Hamburg, Eugene Demler and Valery Rubakov were honored yesterday with the...3 November 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsQuantum Physics in ProteinsPhoto: DESY, Niels BreckwoldtA new analytical technique is able to provide hitherto unattainable insights into the extremely rapid dynamics of biomolecules. The team of...28 October 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterJie Shan and Prineha Narang will receive the Mildred Dresselhaus Prize 2021Photo: P. Narang; privateSpecial honors for two outstanding female scientists: Jie Shan, professor of Applied and Engineering Physics and Physics at Cornell University (USA)...15 October 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsReview on ultrafast control of quantum materialsPhoto: MPSDA review involving a team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD), just published as a colloquium...14 October 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterClasses return to the school labPhoto: UHH/Light&Schools/SieglAfter a long break, the "Light & Schools" school lab has resumed its on-site offering on the Bahrenfeld campus. In the future, the focus will again be...11 October 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsSimplified way to predict quantum light-matter interactionsPhoto: Jörg HarmsWhen light interacts with matter, for example when a laser beam hits a two-dimensional material like graphene, it can substantially change the...28 September 2021|Advanced Imaging of Matter"Knowledge on tap": The 2021 vintage is launched purely digitallyPhoto: UHH/DesyHow dangerous are black holes? And how does mosquito mail help against virus outbreaks? In "Knowledge on tap," scientists from the University of...27 September 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTwisted layers of MoS2 enable the engineering of novel states of matterPhoto: Martin ClaassenA team of researchers from Germany, China and the United States has discovered that two twisted layers of MoS2 can be used to control kinetic energy...21 September 2021|Advanced Imaging of MatterOpening of the new HARBOR building on the Bahrenfeld campusPhoto: UHH/HansenToday, the research building "Hamburg Advanced Research Centre for Bioorganic Chemistry (HARBOR)" was opened on the Bahrenfeld campus. It provides...17 September 2021|Advanced Imaging of Matter„Yes, I can do that too! I am not alone when it will be difficult”Photo: UHH/ M. FeckVisibility and networking is paramount when pursuing a career in science - especially for female scientists, who often encounter structural...15 September 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLaser loops create ultrafast electric currents in materialsPhoto: Jörg Harms, MPSDTheoreticians at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) predict that a unique laser source could produce highly...14 September 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsFilming antibiotic resistance in Slow-MotionPhoto: European XFELUsing the X-ray laser European XFEL an international team of researchers, including scientists from DESY and Universität Hamburg, has successfully...14 September 2021|Advanced Imaging HighlightsMagnetic field turns handed superconductor into liquid crystal-like nematic statePhoto: Tao Yu, MPSD HamburgResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg and RWTH Aachen University have suggested a...More articlesA project of Universität Hamburg in cooperation with