25 June 2026 · Research Highlight

Tiny diamonds, gigantic crusher

Diamonds: Precious stones and some of the hardest material on Earth, they are not only pretty to look at, but they are useful in industry and science. To make them, one has to apply high temperatures and ...

24 June 2026 · Research Highlight

Researchers have uncovered the mechanism behind the highly selective photooxidation of the amino acid cysteine on a titanium dioxide surface

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is one of the most extensively investigated photocatalytic materials, although many reaction pathways, like how relevant biomolecules interact with the surface, are not known in ...

16 June 2026

Melanie Schnell was awarded the van ’t Hoff prize

The German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG) has awarded Melanie Schnell the van ’t Hoff Prize. The physical chemist is being honoured for her outstanding experimental contributions to the ...

16 June 2026 · Research Highlight

How water becomes the heart of a supercapacitor

Water can transport electrical charge surprisingly efficiently when confined to extremely narrow channels. An international research team including scientists from Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), ...

Seminars

03 Jul. 2026 - 14:00
Speaker: Michael Sentef (University of Bremen, & MPSD Hamburg, Germany)
Location: CFEL, Bldg. 99
Room: SemR I-III
10 Jul. 2026 - 14:00
Speaker: Christof Wöll (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
Location: CFEL, Bldg. 99
Room: SemR I-III
17 Jul. 2026 - 14:00
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08 Sep. 2026 to 10 Sep. 2026
Location: University of Hamburg
21 Sep. 2026 to 25 Sep. 2026
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22 Sep. 2026 - 09:00
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