Research Highlights24 March 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTwisted crystals unlock high-efficiency deep-ultraviolet lightPhoto: ScienceScientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) and an international team led by Pohang University of Science...11 March 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLight can make molecules rotate on quantum materialsPhoto: DESYResearchers from Germany, Japan and India, led by scientists from DESY and the Universities of Kiel and Hamburg, report in the journal Nature...10 March 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsChemical shifts help track molecules breaking apart in real timePhoto: European XFELWhen molecules fall apart, their electric charge doesn’t stay put—it rearranges as bonds stretch and break. An international team of scientists...17 February 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsInnovative technique makes subtle dynamic processes visiblePhoto: C. Ornelas-Skarin et al.Valence electrons determine a crystal’s material and chemical properties, shaping how solids conduct electricity, interact with light, and form...4 February 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsMoiré materials provide new insights into superconductivityPhoto: AG Wehling, Lorenzo CrippaHow exactly does unconventional superconductivity arise? In the journal Nature, an international research team involving the University of Hamburg...21 January 2026|Advanced Imaging HighlightsHow iron-sulfur nanolayers are formed: X-ray view into chemical reactionsPhoto: Ella Maru StudioResearchers at the University of Hamburg, the University of Toulouse, and the DESY and ESRF research institutes have observed for the first time in...17 December 2025|Advanced Imaging Highlights90-degree twist creates tunable quantum simulatorsPhoto: Xian et al.Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) and partner institutes have developed a general and...3 December 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsProteins in a crowd: European XFEL looks inside cellsPhoto: DESYAn international research team has observed in detail how the vital iron protein ferritin makes its way in highly dense environments. In the journal...26 November 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsResearchers develop new measurement technology for fragile quantum statesPhoto: UHH/Jens WiebeHybrid materials made of magnets and superconductors give rise to fascinating quantum phenomena, which are so sensitive that it is crucial to measure...21 October 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTwo-dimensional quantum materials act as cavitiesPhoto: Brad BaxleyQuantum materials are a fascinating platform for future technologies, as they host a variety of exotic phenomena beyond the reach of classical...Show all news
