Research Highlights (2023)5 December 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsEnhancing photocatalysis with supercrystalsPhoto: UHH, Florian SchulzHydrogen is the hope for a climate-friendly future. Currently, it is mostly produced by electrolysis of water with electricity, but there are other...30 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsHow an enzyme uses sunlight for DNA repairPhoto: A. Pateras, DESYDNA damage drives cancer, ageing, and cell death. Therefore, DNA repair is crucial for all organisms, and a deeper understanding of this basic...29 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsNovel Two-Dimensional Quantum Material SynthesizedPhoto: UHH, AG WiesendangerA group of scientists from Universität Hamburg, led by Prof. Roland Wiesendanger, has succeeded for the first time in synthesizing a two-dimensional...29 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsStudy on a scenario for an electron movie chosen as research highlightPhoto: UHH, Marvin ReunerWhat are the capabilities offered by attosecond extreme ultraviolet and X-ray pulses for probing photon-induced electron dynamics in molecules? A...27 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsIntertwined orders of cold atoms in a triangular optical latticePhoto: UHH, AG HemmerichUnderstanding the intricate properties of materials such as high-temperature superconductors and other strongly correlated systems has long been a...23 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsCompeting Interactions of Rydberg AtomsPhoto: UHH, AG SchmelcherThe competition between the long- and short-range interactions of Rydberg atoms has strong impact on their quantum phases. In "Physical Review...13 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsPhoto-induced superconductivity on a chipPhoto: Eryin Wang, MPSDResearchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter have shown that a previously demonstrated ability to turn on...7 November 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsCritical behavior helps to classify dynamic phase transitionsPhoto: Mathey groupResearchers from Hamburg, Oxford and Hannover/Abu Dhabi have identified the universal behavior of a dynamic phase transition. In the renowned journal...12 October 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsWidely tuneable terahertz lasers boost photo-induced superconductivity in K3C60Photo: J. Witt, MPSDResearchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg, Germany, have long been exploring the effect of...5 October 2023|Advanced Imaging HighlightsRenewable energy through photo-electrochemistryPhoto: Davide DerelliPhoto-electrochemistry (PEC) holds the potential to convert renewable energy such as solar light into useful green fuels. However, most known PEC...Contribution from the news channel MIN-enMore articles