Research Highlights3 July 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsNonlinear x-ray scattering reveals exotic quasi-particlesPhoto: DESY, Xenia BrockmüllerObserving first signatures of polaritons at extreme-ultraviolet wavelengths opens a new pathway to explore light-matter interactions for fundamental...19 June 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsUnveiling the hidden role of vacuum fluctuations in cavity materialsPhoto: J. M. Harms / MPSDResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have theoretically demonstrated that photons trapped inside an...12 May 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsResearch team sheds light on the future potential of X-ray imaging and cryo-electron microscopyPhoto: Illustration generated with the assistance of ChatGPT (OpenAI, 2025)An interdisciplinary research team from the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) at DESY, the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)...17 April 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsBreakthrough in laser-alignment for macromolecular single-particle imagingPhoto: DESY-CFEL–CMI, Muhamed AminSingle-particle diffractive imaging (SPI) using X-ray free-electron lasers allows researchers to reconstruct the structure of nanoparticles and...3 April 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA new wave in Ultrafast Magnetic ControlPhoto: G. de Vecchi, J. M. HarmsResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have developed an innovative method to study ultrafast...26 March 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsBreakthrough in Mid-Infrared Single-Photon GenerationPhoto: J. Iles-Smith et al. / AAASResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in collaboration with DTU Electro, the University of Sheffield...20 March 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsInterfacing with the Brain: The Potential of NanotechnologyPhoto: UHH/Florian SchulzWhat are the approaches to connecting the human brain to a machine? In a study published in the journal ACS Nano, an international team of researchers...10 March 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsX-ray snapshot: How light bends an active substancePhoto: European XFELWith the help of the world's most powerful X-ray laser, European XFEL, a research team led by Goethe University Frankfurt and the research centre DESY...19 February 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsInnovations for Health: When Molecular Spectroscopy Meets Lasers and PhotonicsPhoto: Tim LaarmannA team led by DESY scientist Tim Laarmann has successfully detected the vibrational fingerprints of glucose molecules in aqueous solution using a...13 February 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsAdvancing quantum materials: A new approach to controlling electronic statesPhoto: J.M. Harms / MPSDA collaborative team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD), Nanjing University, Songshan Lake...Show all news