News (2018)17 December 2018|MIN-enNational funding for large core facilities— €900,000 for innovative light microscopePhoto: CSSBResearchers at Universität Hamburg have successfully applied for funding in the large core facilities initiative “Neuartige, experimentelle...Contribution from the university's newsroom11 December 2018|MIN-enInterview with Francesca Calegari about the Physics Nobel Prize for Donna StricklandPhoto: UHH/CUI/CalegariYesterday, the Nobel Committees presented the 2018 Laureates at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. Donna Strickland shares the...10 December 2018|MIN-en€3.6 million for the HALOS life sciences projectPhoto: pixabay/PexelsThe European Territorial Cooperation INTERREG has awarded €3.6 million to the German-Scandinavian research project “Hanseatic League of Science...Contribution from the university's newsroom15 November 2018|MIN-enOur stellar neighbourhood expandsPhoto: IEEC/Science-Wave/Guillem RamisaAstronomers from the Observatory of the University of Hamburg were involved in the discovery of a new planet. As part of an international research...14 November 2018|MIN-enUsing gold to track down diseasesPhoto: pixabay/FuchsA high-precision X-ray technique could catch cancer at an earlier stage and facilitate the development and control of pharmaceutical drugs. A test at...9 November 2018|MIN-enA new path through the looking-glassPhoto: DESY/A. YachmenevExploring the mystery of the molecular handedness in nature, scientists have proposed a new experimental scheme to create custom-made mirror molecules...7 November 2018|MIN-enJapanese researcher honored for work on string theoryPhoto: Joachim Herz Stiftung/Claudia HöhneThe Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics, endowed with €137,036, has been awarded to the Japanese scientist Hirosi Ooguri yesterday. Ooguri, who...6 November 2018|MIN-en“Topping Out” ceremony for HARBORPhoto: Nickl & Partner ArchitektenTogether with 80 guests, the Sprinkenhof GmbH has celebrated the “Topping Out” ceremony for the new HARBOR research building on Campus Bahrenfeld...26 October 2018|MIN-enNew technique enables spatial separation of peptide structuresPhoto: UHH/N. TeschmitA team of scientists at DESY and Universität Hamburg has reached another milestone towards the direct imaging of individual biomolecules: the group...25 October 2018|MIN-enThe formation of large meteorite craters is unraveledPhoto: UHH/MIN/Fuchs & OpenClipartAbout 66 million years ago, a meteorite hit the Earth of the Yucatan Peninsula in what is now Mexico. This event triggered a mass extinction that...23 October 2018|MIN-enSix million Euros for research of internal communication in plantsPhoto: ERCObjective of the € 6.1 million research project “Plant Mobile RNAs: Function, Transport and Features“, shortly PLAMORF, is the long-distance transport...17 October 2018|MIN-en360° Leadership: Upward and self-leadership, social influence and negotiations in academiaPhoto: UHH/MINOn the 8th and 9th of November this year's Women's Career Day will take place for female doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. The English-language...12 October 2018|MIN-enDisrupting crystalline order to restore superfluidityPhoto: Dreamstime & UHH/Mathey groupWhen we put water in a freezer, water molecules crystallize and form ice. This change from one phase of matter to another is called a phase...30 August 2018|MIN-enBacteria – nature’s trash collector for plastics?Photo: UHH/MIN/LatosCould microorganisms devour and rid the world of microplastics? Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Streit and his team in the Department of Biology at Universität...16 August 2018|MIN-enClimate Impact Research in Hannover: Small Plants against Large WavesPhoto: UHH/MIN/LatosInternational researchers from various universities conduct a unique experiment in the Large Wave Flume at the Coastal Research Centre in Hannover.15 August 2018|MIN-enNew approach to simulate the quantum dynamics of degenerate atomic gasesPhoto: UHH/CUI/Krönke/SchmelcherThe dynamics of atomic gases at ultracold temperatures are a particular challenge for scientists. Researchers from the Center for Optical Quantum...2 August 2018|MIN-enWater is not simply waterPhoto: Universität Basel/Ardita KilajWater molecules exist in two different forms with almost identical physical properties. For the first time, researchers have now shown that these...31 July 2018|MIN-enERC Starting Grant for Hamburg physicistPhoto: Studioline PhotographyDr. Christof Weitenberg from the Institute of Laser Physics at Universität Hamburg will receive an ERC Starting Grant of the European Research Council...4 July 2018|MIN-enUltracold atoms and ultrafast lasers: Hamburg scientists combine experimental expertisePhoto: UHH/WesselsTwo separate research fields have been united in Hamburg for the very first time. Ultrashort laser pulses enable us to observe and manipulate matter...25 June 2018|MIN-enUncovering the Replisome's StructurePhoto: Martin Hällberg/Karolinska InstituetCSSB Scientists Martin Hällberg (Karolinska Instituet) and Kay Grünewald (Heinrich Pette Institute and Universität Hamburg) have recently been awarded...More articles