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Atomic ballet in slow motion
An international team including researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter at CFEL in Hamburg has used a type of molecular camera to follow a fast-moving ballet...
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Scientists film exploding nanoparticles
Using a super X-ray microscope, an international research team has “filmed” the explosion of single nanoparticles. The team led by Tais Gorkhover from Technische Universität Berlin, currently working...
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Superconductivity: footballs with no resistance
Indications of light-induced lossless electricity transmission in fullerenes contribute to the search for superconducting materials for practical applications: Superconductors have long been confined...
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Paradigm shift: new method opens crystal clear views of biomolecules
A scientific breakthrough gives researchers access to the blueprint of thousands of molecules of great relevance to medicine and biology. The novel technique, pioneered by a team led by CUI scientist...
View ArticleGender, Neo-liberalism and the Global Knowledge Economy
On Thursday, 18 February, Prof. Louise Morley, Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research (CHEER), University of Sussex, UK, will talk about “Gender, Neo-liberalism and Research in the Global...
View ArticleHamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics 2016: Call for Nominations
Self-applications and nominations are now possible for The Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics 2016, which CUI and the Joachim Herz Stiftung will jointly award in the research areas of atoms,...
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Stepping out of the comfort zone
What is important for a successful scientific career? Mildred Dresselhaus Awardee Dr. Liesbeth Janssen recalls her development as a mixture of enthusiasm, active engagement, and support. During her...
View ArticleA direct view on spin-waves
Spin-waves are promising candidates for future information processing schemes as there is almost no frictional heating in magnetic transport. Information encoding, however, is only possible in...
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Qualified by Numbers
„Gone are the days of the quiet scholar,“ says Prof. Louise Morley, Director of the „Centre for Higher Education & Equity Research“ (CHEER) at the University of Sussex. The economization of whole...
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A life-long journey: bold and enthusiastic
How much of a scientific career is planning, how much is networking, how much destiny or pure luck? Prof. Elspeth Garman from the University of Oxford, UK, is a passionate scientist, an expert in the...
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Young researcher from Universität Hamburg travels to Lindau Nobel Laureate...
CUI scientist Dr. Philipp Wessels from the Center for Optical Quantum Technologies (ZOQ) at Universität Hamburg, also a researcher in Prof. Dr. Klaus Sengstock’s group, will be taking part in this...
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Award for Alexander Lichtenstein
CUI scientist Prof. Dr. Alexander Lichtenstein (Universität Hamburg) has been awarded the “NIC Excellence Project” by the John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC). He receives the award for his...
View Article“How do I provide for the future?“ – Invitation to an information afternoon
On 19 April the Family Office at Universität Hamburg, CliSAP and CUI as well as the family offices at the HAW and the TUHH are offering information on making provisions. If you are interested please...
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School holiday course FORSCHUNG at “Light & Schools”
On March 14 and 15 interested school pupils were offered the opportunity to attend the 51st school holiday course FORSCHUNG at Universität Hamburg. An exciting program awaited them at the school lab...
View ArticleGirls’ Day 2016
During the Girls’ Day on 28 April schoolgirls from all over Hamburg will have the chance to get exciting and practical insights into scientific work at the school lab “Light & Schools” on Campus...
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New perspectives
The third CUI Graduate Days on Campus Bahrenfeld and for the first time in Jungiusstraße have offered many new perspectives into research. 78 scientists used the opportunity to deepen their knowledge...
View ArticleLouise Johnson Fellowship: new call for applications
CUI is now calling for applications for the Louise Johnson Fellowship 2016: The award was initiated within the framework of CUI’s equal opportunity program and offers a one year employment to a female...
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First X-ray laser simulation suite explores single-particle imaging
Virtual X-ray laser developed to more efficiently define how structural biology’s “Holy Grail” method could work. Imagine taking an atomic-resolution X-ray picture of any individual biomolecule,...
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CUI on film
The dream of making a molecular movie – how can you realize it and what are the research areas within the cluster to fulfill this dream? What kind of possibilties does CUI’s unique infrastructure offer...
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Molecular dynamics made visible through mathematics
A clever algorithm allows scientists to capture the ultra-fast movements of molecules and other dynamic processes occurring in the nanocosmos to within a quadrillionth of a second. In developing this...
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