Research Highlights (2020)10 December 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsChanges in molecules interacting with quantum lightPhoto: Enrico Ronca, Jörg Harms / MPSDA team of researchers from Italy, Norway, and Germany has demonstrated that the properties of molecules undergo significant changes when interacting...25 November 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsFLASH reveals ultrafast dynamics of photocatalysisPhoto: DESY NanolabAn international team of scientists have studied, for the first time, the light induced oxidation of carbon monoxide (CO) to carbon dioxide (CO2) on...20 November 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsResearch team at Universität Hamburg works on new COVID-19 rapid testPhoto: UHH/Irene Fernandez-CuestaAn interdisciplinary research team from Universität Hamburg and the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron wants to develop a new test for the screening of...17 November 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsTime for a new state of matter in high-temperature superconductorsPhoto: Mathey groupScientists at Universität Hamburg open up a new direction of material design. The research group led by Prof. Ludwig Mathey from the Institute of...17 November 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsA single molecular switch reveals atomic-scale light dynamicsPhoto: Franco Bonafé, MPSDSince the 17th century, researchers have explored tiny objects in their most fundamental detail using light and optical microscopes. However, because...11 November 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsPhotons in a can: a new way to design materialsPhoto: Jörg Harms / MPSDCrystal symmetry is one of the decisive physical attributes that determines the properties of a material. In particular, the behaviour of an electron...10 November 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsSupermicroscope for Protein CrystalsPhoto: Cheng, Q., Chung, H., Schubert, R. et al., Commun BiolA novel kind of microscope is able to detect tiny protein crystals, which are beyond the imaging power of even modern light microscopes. The...18 September 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsIntermolecular rocking vibrations open up channels for ultrafast singlet fissionPhoto: Hong-Guang Duan, MPSDThe search for new, super-efficient materials to harvest solar energy is a major research focus around the world. Until now, silicon has been the...17 September 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsScientists propose a new technique for the investigation of quasi-particlesPhoto: UHH, AG SchmelcherThe formation and properties of polarons drastically influence the conductivity of technologically relevant materials. Examples include the organic...16 September 2020|Advanced Imaging HighlightsLiquid water at 170 degrees CelsiusPhoto: DESY, Britta LiebaugUsing the X-ray laser European XFEL, a research team has investigated how water heats up under extreme conditions. In the process, the scientists were...More articles