04 June 2025
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Nanodomains hold the key to next-generation solar cells
A new study, published in Nature Nanotechnology, has uncovered insights into the structures that could take solar energy to the next level. Researchers working at DESY have found that dynamic ...
26 May 2025
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Focusing to 50 nm out of the box
Diamond is an excellent material for refractive X-ray lenses to focus very bright X-rays, which are generated by 4th generation light sources in particular. Fabrication of these lenses has been very ...
22 May 2025
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Structure of liquid carbon measured for the first time
With the declared aim of measuring matter under extreme pressure, an international research collaboration including DESY researchers and headed by the University of Rostock and the Helmholtz-Zentrum ...
15 May 2025
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On the way to metallic hydrogen
Usually, hydrogen is a colourless gas. Under ultra-high pressure, however, this simplest of all elements should turn into an electrically conducting solid. For decades, this metallic hydrogen has been one of ...