News (2023)14 December 2023|MIN-enChristmas greetings from the MIN Dean's OfficeThe MIN Dean's Office, represented by the Dean Prof. Dr. Norbert Ritter, wishes all students, colleagues and friends of the faculty a Merry Christmas...14 December 2023|PublikationMildred Dresselhaus Award 2023 goes to a pioneer and a rising starPhoto: privateProf. Lin X. Chen from Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, USA, and Dr. Liuyan Zhao, Associate Professor at the University of...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter8 December 2023|ForschungThe shortest light pulses ever generatedPhoto: AG Kaertner, CFELOne billionth of a billionth of a second - extremely short light pulses, which can be used to analyze the dynamics of electrons in matter, are central...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter8 December 2023|ForschungThe triumph of quantum dotsPhoto: UHH, AG WellerQuantum dots and their electronic properties are central research topics in the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter". On 10...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter5 December 2023|PublikationEnhancing photocatalysis with supercrystalsPhoto: UHH, Florian SchulzHydrogen is the hope for a climate-friendly future. Currently, it is mostly produced by electrolysis of water with electricity, but there are other...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights30 November 2023|PublikationHow an enzyme uses sunlight for DNA repairPhoto: A. Pateras, DESYDNA damage drives cancer, ageing, and cell death. Therefore, DNA repair is crucial for all organisms, and a deeper understanding of this basic...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights29 November 2023|ForschungStudy on a scenario for an electron movie chosen as research highlightPhoto: UHH, Marvin ReunerWhat are the capabilities offered by attosecond extreme ultraviolet and X-ray pulses for probing photon-induced electron dynamics in molecules? A...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights29 November 2023|PublikationNovel Two-Dimensional Quantum Material SynthesizedPhoto: UHH, AG WiesendangerA group of scientists from Universität Hamburg, led by Prof. Roland Wiesendanger, has succeeded for the first time in synthesizing a two-dimensional...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights27 November 2023|PublikationIntertwined orders of cold atoms in a triangular optical latticePhoto: UHH, AG HemmerichUnderstanding the intricate properties of materials such as high-temperature superconductors and other strongly correlated systems has long been a...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights23 November 2023|MIN-enCompeting Interactions of Rydberg AtomsPhoto: UHH, AG SchmelcherThe competition between the long- and short-range interactions of Rydberg atoms has strong impact on their quantum phases. In "Physical Review...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights17 November 2023|ResearchLiving within safe and just Earth System Boundaries for blue waterPhoto: unsplash/David BeckerIn a new paper, Earth Commission experts, including researchers from the Department of Biology at Universität Hamburg, investigate how to ensure the...9 November 2023|ResearchEdward Witten is awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical PhysicsPhoto: OFC LLCOn 8 November 2023, American physicist Edward Witten was awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics. The professor emeritus at the Institute...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter7 November 2023|Study and teachingRed gold and a sunset at the "Science Club for Girls"Photo: UHH/MIN, Skadi KullExperiments in the lab, getting to know equipment, insights into everyday university life and studying chemistry. In the "Science Club for Girls", the...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter7 November 2023|PublicationCritical behavior helps to classify dynamic phase transitionsPhoto: Mathey groupResearchers from Hamburg, Oxford and Hannover/Abu Dhabi have identified the universal behavior of a dynamic phase transition. In the renowned journal...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights26 October 2023|ResearchNew instrument for the study of lifePhoto: Pearson, Fernandez-CuestaAll living systems are permanently in motion. But what exactly happens when proteins are at work? Researchers from Universität Hamburg and the...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter20 October 2023|ResearchNina Rohringer selected as APS FellowPhoto: Gesine Born / DESYProf. Nina Rohringer has been selected as a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). The APS Division for Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter9 October 2023|ResearchWinner of the Humboldt Research Award at Universität HamburgPhoto: UHH/MIN/SchweigertProf. Dr. Boris Lvovich Feigin is a leading mathematician, working on representation theory, homological algebra and mathematical physics. Feigin is...5 October 2023|PublikationRenewable energy through photo-electrochemistryPhoto: Davide DerelliPhoto-electrochemistry (PEC) holds the potential to convert renewable energy such as solar light into useful green fuels. However, most known PEC...6 September 2023|InterviewTatiana Ilyina joins CLICCS and the MIN FacultyPhoto: Diallo/MPI-MWelcome to Universität Hamburg! Since August, Tatiana Ilyina has been a Professor of Earth System Sciences, with a focus on modelling the carbon cycle...Contribution from the news channel CLICCS News17 August 2023|PublikationPairing of electrons in artificial atoms discoveredPhoto: Lucas SchneiderResearchers from the Department of Physics at Universität Hamburg, observed a quantum state that was theoretically predicted more than 50 years ago by...Contribution from the university's newsroomMore articles
