Research Highlights (2024)24 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsObserved live for the first time: photocatalysts switch off a virusPhoto: Mona Kohantorabi, DESY NanoLabAn international research team led by DESY scientists has been able to observe for the first time how the whitening agent titanium dioxide inactivates...17 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsPaving the way to extremely fast, compact computer memoryPhoto: Ella Maru StudioFor decades, scientists have been studying a group of unusual materials called multiferroics that could be useful for a range of applications...10 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLight-induced Meissner effect in optically driven superconductorPhoto: Sebastian Fava, Jörg M. HarmsSuperconductivity is a fascinating phenomenon, which allows a material to sustain an electrical current without any loss. This collective quantum...2 July 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsOn the way to the quantum memory: research group stores X-ray flashesPhoto: DESY, Sven VeltenLight is an excellent carrier of information used not only for classical communication technologies but increasingly also for quantum applications...30 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsIntroducing: the first practical Terahertz-powered ultrafast photogunPhoto: DESYA team of researchers from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, DESY and Universität Hamburg have developed the first practical Terahertz (THz)-driven...29 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsUltrashort optical and X-ray pulses capture elusive intermediate in catalysisPhoto: Raphael JayAn international team of scientists has used visible and X-rays light to fully understand how the key intermediate structure forms before a...27 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsFrozen noble gas in the acceleratorPhoto: European XFELResearchers at European XFEL have taken a closer look at the formation of the first crystallisation of nuclei in supercooled liquids. They found: The...22 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsScientists decipher the contribution of electrons to molecular chiralityPhoto: Ella Maru Studio, Inc.A new experimental approach provides the long-awaited tools to understand the role of electrons in the molecular chiral reactivity and offers a way to...15 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsDeveloping future nanomedicinesPhoto: Wolfgang ParakQuantitative analysis of biodistribution and clearance can improve the development of nanoparticles tailored to diagnostic and therapeutic needs. In a...14 May 2024|Advanced Imaging HighlightsFinding the chink in corona’s armourPhoto: European XFELThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in millions of deaths. Despite an unparalleled collaborative research effort that led to effective vaccines and...Previous articlesMore articles
