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15 May 2025 · Research Highlight

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 ...

09 May 2025 · Research Highlight

Research team sheds light on the future potential of X-ray imaging and cryo-electron microscopy

An interdisciplinary research team from the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) at DESY, the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), the Center for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI) at the University of ...

09 May 2025 · Research Highlight

Watching superheated silver nanoparticles bubbling

Matter under extreme conditions, especially at extreme temperatures and pressures, plays an important role in many fields. These range from astrophysics and geology over inertial fusion reactor studies to ...

16 April 2025 · Research Highlight

PETRA III peers deep into plant tumours

They can be a nightmare for farmers and gardeners: galls, abnormal plant growths caused by various organisms, can damage crops and other plants. Researchers have used PETRA III to analyse galls caused by mites ...