News25 February 2026|ResearchNew impulses for mathematicsPhoto: Mikael Wallerstedt/Adobe FireflySince the end of 2025, Mateusz Stroiński has been conducting research on higher representation theory at the Department of Mathematics at the...17 February 2026|MIN-enInnovative technique makes subtle dynamic processes visiblePhoto: C. Ornelas-Skarin et al.Valence electrons determine a crystal’s material and chemical properties, shaping how solids conduct electricity, interact with light, and form...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights4 February 2026|PublicationMoiré materials provide new insights into superconductivityPhoto: AG Wehling, Lorenzo CrippaHow exactly does unconventional superconductivity arise? In the journal Nature, an international research team involving the University of Hamburg...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights21 January 2026|ResearchHow iron-sulfur nanolayers are formed: X-ray view into chemical reactionsPhoto: Ella Maru StudioResearchers at the University of Hamburg, the University of Toulouse, and the DESY and ESRF research institutes have observed for the first time in...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights19 January 2026|ResearchConstruction begins on the Hamburg Fundamental Interactions Laboratory (HAFUN)Photo: Sprinkenhof GmbH, CF Møller ArchitectsWith a groundbreaking ceremony, Senator for Science Maryam Blumenthal, Senator for Finance Dr. Andreas Dressel, the President of the University of...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe8 January 2026|ResearchNew Initiative to Advance Osteoarthritis ResearchPhoto: UHH/MINA new European research initiative with the participation of the Department of Informatics at the University of Hamburg aims to advance the...5 January 2026|MIN-enNew year's 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 happy...12 December 2025|ResearchResearch Group on Cosmic Jets Gets ExtendedPhoto: Frecot, Eppel, López-Miralles, Perucho & KadlerThe research group “Relativistic Jets in Active Galaxies” (FOR 5195), which also includes researchers from the Department of Physics at the University...8 December 2025|CampusNew European Research Prize awarded to the ENGRAVE CollaborationPhoto: Stephan RosswogThe ENGRAVE collaboration has been awarded the new ‘Into Change Award’, which comes with a prize money of 1 million euros. The collaboration has made...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe2 December 2025|ResearchResearchers create chiral antiferromagnetic networkPhoto: UHH/KubetzkaResearchers from the Department of Physics at the University of Hamburg have created a magnetic network on the nanometer scale in an antiferromagnetic...26 November 2025|PublicationResearchers develop new measurement technology for fragile quantum statesPhoto: UHH/Jens WiebeHybrid materials made of magnets and superconductors give rise to fascinating quantum phenomena, which are so sensitive that it is crucial to measure...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights14 November 2025|CampusAndrea Cavalleri to be awarded the Stern-Gerlach MedalPhoto: MPSDThe German Physical Society (DPG) has honored Prof. Dr. Andrea Cavalleri with the Stern-Gerlach Medal for outstanding achievements in experimental...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter6 November 2025|ResearchThe ultrafast meets the ultrashort: CUI team awarded prestigious ERC Synergy Grant for IDEAA projectPhoto: privateA team of scientists from the Cluster of Excellence “CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter” at the University of Hamburg and from DESY has been awarded a...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter30 October 2025|Equal OpportunitydynaMENT: An entertaining and festive kick-off event to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the mentoring programPhoto: UHH/CUI, Cordula KropkeThis year, the dynaMENT program's kick-off event was all about celebrating its tenth anniversary. Previous participants were given a festive send-off...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter24 October 2025|MIN-enCMS experiment observes rare top quark interactionPhoto: CMS CollaborationThe CMS experiment reports the first observation of a top quark produced together with a W and a Z boson. A team led by Quantum Universe key...Contribution from the news channel QU Research Highlights21 October 2025|MIN-enThe sky in all colorsPhoto: AIP/R. de Jong, CRAL/J.-K. Krogager, Background: Harshwardhan Pathak/Telescope LiveA few days ago, the European Southern Observatory put a new type of instrument into operation: the 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe9 October 2025|ResearchFrom the tunnel effect to quantum computers: Nobel Prize in Physics honors fundamental research in quantum mechanicsPhoto: Electron Studios, UHH, MoritzIn quantum physics, many events are random. Classical determinism does apply to other areas no longer apply here, and yet these concepts form the...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging of Matter7 October 2025|CampusAward for Physics master's studentPhoto: UHH/AG GaruttiSince October, the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft (Wübben Foundation for Science) has been supporting Nabil Salama, a master's student at the Department...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe3 October 2025|PublicationMicroscopy: Researchers call for greater awareness of AI challengesPhoto: Nature, reprint with permissionThere has been enormous progress in generative artificial intelligence (AI). Even highly sophisticated microscope images can now be faked with ease...Contribution from the news channel Advanced Imaging Highlights1 October 2025|PublicationThe Extreme Corners of Quantum GravityPhoto: van Beest, Calderón-Infante, Mirfendereski, Valenzuela (2022)Combining Quantum Mechanics and gravity into one theory is the theoretical challenge of the twenty-first century. The "Swampland Programme" aims to...Contribution from the news channel QU Research HighlightsShow all news
