News (2018)11 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en10 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en14 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en9 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en7 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en6 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en26 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en12 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en15 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en2 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en31 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en4 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...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en5 June 2018|MIN-enHirosi Ooguri awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical PhysicsPhoto: Caltech/Bill YoungbloodThis year’s Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics, endowed with 100 000 euros, is awarded to the Japanese scientist Hirosi Ooguri. Ooguri, born in...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en14 May 2018|MIN-enWorld’s fastest water heaterPhoto: DESY/Universität Uppsala/Carl CalemanScientists have used a powerful X-ray laser to heat water from room temperature to 100,000 degrees Celsius in less than a tenth of a picosecond...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en11 May 2018|MIN-enMajoranas in hybrid nanostructures fabricated with atomic-scale precisionPhoto: UHH/ASTONISHMajorana fermions have been predicted about 80 years ago by theoretical physicist Ettore Ma- jorana as particles being their own antiparticles. While...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en11 May 2018|MIN-enThe search for radio galaxies in the vast universePhoto: Uni HHThe Low Frequency Array, also known as LOFAR, is an innovative digital radio telescope based in The Netherlands and spanning 6 European countries...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en22 March 2018|MIN-enAward for the physicist Andreas MaierPhoto: Thomas SchusterThe accelerator physicist Andreas Maier was honored for his outstanding achievements at the spring conference of the German Physical Society (DPG) in...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en