Superconductors earn their stripes
Understanding high temperature superconductivity (high Tc) has been a long-standing challenge since its discovery in copper oxide compounds in 1986. A key issue in addressing this problem has involved...
View ArticleEmerging magnetism on vibrating non-magnetic layers
Researchers from the Theory Department of the MPSD (Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter) at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science in Hamburg and UNIST (Ulsan National...
View ArticleLouise Johnson Fellow is seeking a broader vision
„Physics helps to open your mind,“ Dr. Marina Rodio says. She is CUI’s Louise Johnson Fellow 2017, who has come to Hamburg in October to work in Prof. Holger Lange’s group at Universität Hamburg....
View ArticleGood Vibrations feel the force
A group of researchers led by Prof. Andrea Cavalleri at the Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg has demonstrated a new method enabling precise measurements of...
View ArticleResearching rare diseases
Today is the „Tag der seltenen Erkrankungen“, the day of rare diseases. Each year, this special day draws attention to the fact that according to the German Federal Ministry of Health, four million...
View Article“A strong team” wins sustainability competition
Together with the Equal Opportunity Unit, the CUI Office has received one of five prizes in the competition “Nachhaltig ist…” initiated by the Center for a Sustainable University. Dr. Martin Hecht,...
View ArticleCUI Graduate Days: research, communication, networks
How can you control molecular processes optimally? How can research results be communicated successfully? How can I build an effective network? The fifth CUI Graduate Days from 19 to 22 March 2018 on...
View ArticleScientists create “Swiss army knife” for electron beams
Scientists have created a miniature particle accelerator for electrons that can perform four different functions at the push of a button. The experimental device is driven by a Terahertz radiation...
View ArticleAndrea Cavalleri receives Frank Isakson prize
Professor Andrea Cavalleri has been awarded the 2018 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids by the American Physical Society (APS). He received the prize at the March meeting of the APS in...
View ArticleScience on Tap 2018
Can you ride gravitational waves? How quickly does a first impression evolve? Do you understand plant language? On Thursday, 19 April 2018, at 8 pm Science on Tap will start for the fourth time. 45...
View ArticleWhat gender has to do with physics
Prof. Tomas Brage will give the keynote talk within the Women’s Career Day 2018. The talk is open to everyone from all research areas and disciplines. In his talk “Objectivity is all that Matters!? The...
View ArticleLeadership in Academia
Your career as a scientist at CUI, MIN or UKE is already fairly advanced. Now you are wondering how to take the next step – to prepare a habilitation, for example. The Academic Leadership Programme...
View ArticleArts & Science meets XFEL
On Saturday, 5 May 2018 the European XFEL opens its doors to the public. From 12:00 – 18:00 you will have the chance to look behind the scenes and enjoy an interesting program of tours, shows and...
View ArticleGirl’s Day 2018
CUI will be participating in the annual Girls’ Day on 26 April 2018 with projects for high school students. In particular, girls from grade 7 will be expecting experiments with sound and music in the...
View ArticleHigh-energy X-ray method promises 3D images of intact biological cells
A concept for a novel X-ray microscope promises three-dimensional images of delicate objects like biological cells using a thousand times less damaging radiation than conventional methods. The novel...
View ArticleGood Vibrations feel the force
A group of researchers led by Prof. Andrea Cavalleri at the Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg has demonstrated a new method enabling precise measurements of...
View ArticleFresh knowledge from the tap
For the fourth time already researchers spread out all over Hamburg’s bars to talk about their exiting work. From Othmarschen to Bergedorf people had the opportunitiy at the latest edition from „Wissen...
View ArticleFreeze-framing nanosecond movements of nanoparticles
A team of scientists from DESY, the Advanced Photon Source APS and National Accelerator Laboratory SLAC, both in the USA, have developed and integrated a new method for monitoring ultrafast movements...
View Articlemint:pink Norderstedt visiting Light & Schools
22 female students from Norderstedt have visited the school lab „Light & Schools“ which was founded almost ten years ago by Prof. Klaus Sengstock to bring the importance of physics in everyday life...
View ArticleLight-induced superconductivity under high pressure
A team of scientists of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science in Hamburg investigated optically-induced...
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