Research Highlights13 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...12 February 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsQuantum correlation revealed by attosecond delayPhoto: RMT.BerguesLight-sensitive nanoparticles promise a wide range of applications, for example in the field of sensor technology or energy generation. However, these...11 February 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsQuantum-inspired computing drives major advance in simulating turbulencePhoto: AG JakschAn international research team assembled from the Universities of Oxford, Pittsburgh, Hamburg and Cornell have pioneered a new approach to simulate...28 January 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA Global Vision for Helical X-Ray-Laser Pulses to Unveil Life’s Fastest MovementsPhoto: Physical Review Research, M. IlchenOver the past years, scientists worldwide have collaborated extensively to develop cutting-edge approaches with helical free-electron laser (FEL)...24 January 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTerahertz pulses induce chirality in a non-chiral crystalPhoto: Zhiyang Zeng (MPSD)Chirality is a fundamental property of matter that determines many biological, chemical and physical phenomena. Chiral solids, for example, offer...21 January 2025|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA new frontier in understanding electron dynamics: imaging with attosecond short X-ray flashesPhoto: Stephan Kuschel, Tais GorkhoverA team of researchers from the University of Hamburg and collaborators has achieved a breakthrough by capturing images of individual nanoparticles...19 December 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLong-lived magnetic state induced by intense ultrashort laser pulsesPhoto: Sampson Wilcox, Research Laboratory of Electronics at MITResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) and MIT have successfully created a new, long-lasting magnetic...16 December 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsResearchers succeed in controlling quantum states in a new energy rangePhoto: Elettra Sincrotrone,TriesteAn international team of scientists, with participation of DESY and the cluster of excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" has succeeded in...6 December 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsQuantum light in optical cavities enhances superconductivity in MgB₂Photo: I-Te LuResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter have made a groundbreaking advancement in light-controlled...5 December 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTracking the medication taxisPhoto: DESY, Marvin SkibaHow can cancer drugs be delivered safely to their destination? An international team of researchers has been using the X-ray source PETRA III to test...Show all news