News (2020)25 August 2020|PublikationHighly Sensitive Pressure Sensors made from Nanoparticle MembranesPhoto: UHH/MIN/SchlickeA research team at the Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, developed in cooperation with the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)...19 August 2020|ForschungWorld record: Plasma accelerator operates right around the clockPhoto: DESY/Science Communication LabA team of researchers at DESY has reached an important milestone on the road to the particle accelerator of the future. For the first time, a...12 August 2020|MIN-enCoupled nanoscale antennas pave the way for lightwave electronicsPhoto: Yujia YangA research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), DESY and Universität Hamburg has succeeded for the first time in building...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights7 August 2020|MIN-enMissing link in replication process of coronaviruses identifiedPhoto: Georg Wolff / Montse BarcenaCoronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 drastically remodel infected cells by building special membrane structures that accommodate virus replication. It is...30 July 2020|MIN-enRecord in light-matter couplingPhoto: AG Lange, CUI / AG ReichA research cooperation between Freie Universität Berlin, Universität Hamburg and the Federal University of Ceará (Brazil), has realized a new concept...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights9 July 2020|MIN-enA "breath of nothing" provides a new perspective on superconductivityPhoto: Electron Studios, UHH, MoritzZero electrical resistance at room temperature? A material with this property, i.e. a room temperature superconductor, could revolutionize power...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights25 June 2020|MIN-enUnravelling the secrets of the malaria parasitePhoto: Paul-Christian Burda and Thomas CrosskeyFor the first time, scientists have identified a lipocalin protein in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The discovery helps to better...22 June 2020|MIN-enA structural light switch for magnetismPhoto: Jörg Harms, MPSDMagnetic materials have been a mainstay in computing technology due to their ability to permanently store information in their magnetic state. Current...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights18 June 2020|MIN-enExplore black holes and gravitational waves with a smartphone or tabletPhoto: UHH/Tohermes/Franke, NASAWhy are black holes black? What are gravitational waves? And what can we learn about the universe using gravitational waves? The game app Trapped in...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe18 June 2020|MIN-enPlaying billiards with excitons – a milestone towards quantum simulatorsPhoto: UHH/Schmelcher, MPQ MünchenSemiconductors play an important role in electronics, optoelectronics or photovoltaics. But like other solids they are quantum many-particle systems...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights15 June 2020|MIN-enHamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics 2020 goes to Valery RubakovPhoto: Valery RubakovIn recent years, research teams around the world have gained important insights into the origin of the universe. They often relied on the work of...12 June 2020|MIN-enCall for applications: dynaMENT mentoring enters the fifth roundPhoto: CUI/dynaMENTThe call for applications for the 5th round of dynaMENT Mentoring for Women in Natural Sciences is now open. The program has two lines: female junior...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter12 June 2020|MIN-enWomen's Career Day: successful move into virtual spacePhoto: PrivateHow can I fix the camera during an online presentation so that the picture looks good? How do I get my voice under control? How do I generally present...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter4 June 2020|MIN-enHARBOR building for top research in Hamburg completedPhoto: UHH/CUIIn the "Hamburg Advanced Research Centre for Bioorganic Chemistry" (HARBOR), around 120 scientists from the MIN Faculty (Mathematics, Informatics and...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter21 May 2020|MIN-enElectrons’ ballet in real timePhoto: DESY, Andrea TrabattoniImaging the structure of a molecule and capturing its dynamics during a chemical reaction with atomic resolution and in real time is one of the holy...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights19 May 2020|MIN-enNew international research network on quantum dynamicsPhoto: CUI, Peter GartenQuantum dynamics in physics and chemistry is the focus of an international research network that has been established very recently under the guidance...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter12 May 2020|MIN-enCSSB microscopy facilities receive a grant ensure safe operation during corona pandemicPhoto: CSSB/Melissa PrassCSSB’s Advanced Light and Fluorescence Microscopy (ALFM) and Electron cryo-microscopy (Cryo-EM) facilities operated by the Universität Hamburg have...6 May 2020|MIN-enRecord compression delivers ultra-short laser pulses Photo: Helmholtz-Institut Jena/DESY, Christoph HeylWith the help of a special “light compressor”, a team of researchers has produced ultrashort laser pulses at DESY. In collaboration with scientist...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights29 April 2020|MIN-enHenry Chapman becomes a Fellow of the Royal SocietyPhoto: DESY, Gesine BornThe Royal Society has elected Prof. Henry Chapman as a Fellow. The leading DESY scientist and professor at Universität Hamburg is a pioneer of...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter24 April 2020|MIN-enBacteria alter their surface to infect host cellsPhoto: James ArcherSeveral whip-like appendages, called the flagella, protrude from the body of bacteria such as Salmonella Typhimurium. It has long been understood that...Previous articlesMore articles
