News (2023)20 December 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterValerija Music started as Louise Johnson FellowPhoto: DESY, Marta MeyerValerija Music has been awarded a Louise Johnson Fellowship by the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter". Since mid-November, the...14 December 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterMildred Dresselhaus Award 2023 goes to a pioneer and a rising starPhoto: privateProf. Lin X. Chen from Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, USA, and Dr. Liuyan Zhao, Associate Professor at the University of...8 December 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterThe shortest light pulses ever generatedPhoto: AG Kaertner, CFELOne billionth of a billionth of a second - extremely short light pulses, which can be used to analyze the dynamics of electrons in matter, are central...8 December 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterThe triumph of quantum dotsPhoto: UHH, AG WellerQuantum dots and their electronic properties are central research topics in the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter". On 10...5 December 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsEnhancing photocatalysis with supercrystalsPhoto: UHH, Florian SchulzHydrogen is the hope for a climate-friendly future. Currently, it is mostly produced by electrolysis of water with electricity, but there are other...30 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsHow an enzyme uses sunlight for DNA repairPhoto: A. Pateras, DESYDNA damage drives cancer, ageing, and cell death. Therefore, DNA repair is crucial for all organisms, and a deeper understanding of this basic...29 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsNovel Two-Dimensional Quantum Material SynthesizedPhoto: UHH, AG WiesendangerA group of scientists from Universität Hamburg, led by Prof. Roland Wiesendanger, has succeeded for the first time in synthesizing a two-dimensional...29 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsStudy on a scenario for an electron movie chosen as research highlightPhoto: UHH, Marvin ReunerWhat are the capabilities offered by attosecond extreme ultraviolet and X-ray pulses for probing photon-induced electron dynamics in molecules? A...27 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsIntertwined orders of cold atoms in a triangular optical latticePhoto: UHH, AG HemmerichUnderstanding the intricate properties of materials such as high-temperature superconductors and other strongly correlated systems has long been a...23 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsCompeting Interactions of Rydberg AtomsPhoto: UHH, AG SchmelcherThe competition between the long- and short-range interactions of Rydberg atoms has strong impact on their quantum phases. In "Physical Review...13 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsPhoto-induced superconductivity on a chipPhoto: Eryin Wang, MPSDResearchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter have shown that a previously demonstrated ability to turn on...9 November 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterEdward Witten is awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical PhysicsPhoto: OFC LLCOn 8 November 2023, American physicist Edward Witten was awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics. The professor emeritus at the Institute...7 November 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterRed gold and a sunset at the "Science Club for Girls"Photo: UHH/MIN, Skadi KullExperiments in the lab, getting to know equipment, insights into everyday university life and studying chemistry. In the "Science Club for Girls", the...7 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsCritical behavior helps to classify dynamic phase transitionsPhoto: Mathey groupResearchers from Hamburg, Oxford and Hannover/Abu Dhabi have identified the universal behavior of a dynamic phase transition. In the renowned journal...26 October 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterNew instrument for the study of lifePhoto: Pearson, Fernandez-CuestaAll living systems are permanently in motion. But what exactly happens when proteins are at work? Researchers from Universität Hamburg and the...20 October 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterNina Rohringer selected as APS FellowPhoto: Gesine Born / DESYProf. Nina Rohringer has been selected as a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). The APS Division for Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics...13 October 2023|Advanced Imaging of MatterSpanish National Research Prize for Angel RubioPhoto: MPSDAngel Rubio, director of the Theory Department and managing director of the MPSD, has been awarded the prestigious Spanish National Research Prize for...12 October 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsWidely tuneable terahertz lasers boost photo-induced superconductivity in K3C60Photo: J. Witt, MPSDResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg, Germany, have long been exploring the effect of...5 October 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsRenewable energy through photo-electrochemistryPhoto: Davide DerelliPhoto-electrochemistry (PEC) holds the potential to convert renewable energy such as solar light into useful green fuels. However, most known PEC...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en2 October 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLasers deflected using airPhoto: Science Communication Lab for DESYUsing a novel method, beams of laser light can be deflected using air alone. An invisible grating made only of air is not only immune to damage from...More articlesA project of Universität Hamburg in cooperation with