Research Highlights (2020)6 May 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsRecord compression delivers ultra-short laser pulses Photo: Helmholtz-Institut Jena/DESY, Christoph HeylWith the help of a special “light compressor”, a team of researchers has produced ultrashort laser pulses at DESY. In collaboration with scientist...3 April 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsQuantum biology revisited: separating fact from frictionPhoto: Jürgen HauerReview by 18 leading researchers from 16 institutions in Science Advances demonstrates that inter-exciton coherences are too short-lived to have any...2 April 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsScientists X-ray coronavirus proteinsPhoto: Pete Linforth/PixabayResearch groups worldwide are intensively searching for starting points for active substances against SARS-CoV-2, as the corona virus was named by the...24 March 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTiny double accelerator recycles energyPhoto: DESY, Science Communication LabA team of scientists has built a miniature double particle accelerator that can recycle some of the laser energy fed into the system to boost the...12 March 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsShaking off the correlated-electron traffic jamPhoto: Jörg Harms / MPSDAn international team of researchers from Switzerland, Germany, the USA and Great Britain has uncovered an anomalous metallic behavior in an otherwise...26 February 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsSneaking up on tiny crystals with electron diffractionPhoto: Robert BückerUnderstanding the structure of proteins is essential to obtain insight into their biological function. Due to their minute size and extreme fragility...25 February 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsElectrons in motionPhoto: Albert Ludwig University, FreiburgAn international team of scientists, with the participation of DESY, has succeeded in observing ultra-fast quantum interferences between electrons in...25 February 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA step towards controlling spin-dependent petahertz electronics by material defectsPhoto: M.S. Mrudul, Indian Institute of Technology, BombayThe operational speed of semiconductors in various electronic and optoelectronic devices is limited to several gigahertz (a billion oscillations per...30 January 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsResearch team finds possible new approach for sleeping sickness drugsPhoto: University of Lübeck/DESY, Lars RedeckeUsing ultra-bright X-ray flashes, a team of researchers has tracked down a potential target for new drugs against sleeping sickness: The scientists...28 January 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTowards a non-carbon futurePhoto: Lange groupA group of scientists led by Holger Lange from the Universität Hamburg has analyzed the different effects underlying plasmon-enhanced catalysis. The...Previous articlesMore articles
