Scientists of the Department of Physics at the University of Hamburg, Germany, detected the magnetic states of atoms on a surface using only heat. The respective study is published in the recent volume of the “Science” magazine.
An international team of more than 200 astronomers from 18 countries has published the first phase of a major new radio sky survey at unprecedented sensitivity using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) telescope. The survey reveals hundreds of thousands of previously undetected galaxies, shedding new light on many research...
Join MDC! Top-level scientific talks, personal (career) perspectives, exchange of experiences, and networking. From 4. – 6. April 2019 the Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship Conference (MDC) will take place on Campus Bahrenfeld, gathering the excellent “Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professors” as well as experts in the...
By exaggerating the contrast between the tops and bottoms of leaves, UV vision could help bring forest structure into high definition and thus help birds navigate these spatially complex environments. The findings are reported in "Nature Communications".
Researchers at Universität Hamburg have successfully applied for funding in the large core facilities initiative “Neuartige, experimentelle Lichtmikroscope für die Forschung” spearheaded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). This means €900,000 for an innovative light microscope. The microscope will help the research...
Yesterday, the Nobel Committees presented the 2018 Laureates at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. Donna Strickland shares the distinction of being one of only three women to ever win the Nobel Prize for physics. Strickland, along with Arthur Ashkin from the US and Gérard Mourou from France, were awarded...