11 February 2026 · Research Highlight

A chemical reaction in X-ray vision - how iron-sulfur nanolayers are formed

An international research team including scientists from DESY has gained fundamental insights into the formation of metastable materials. In the future, the results could assist in designing nanostructures in ...

05 February 2026

Funding for fusion energy laser development

A research team comprising of scientists from DESY, the University of Hamburg, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, the University of Rostock and the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology have been ...

02 February 2026 · Research Highlight

The amber beamline and the Goethe ant

DESY’s light sources have illuminated quite a lot over the years – from viruses to space rocks to masterworks from Rembrandt and van Gogh. Now there’s another piece of science and cultural history to add ...

30 January 2026 · Research Highlight

Watching atoms dance

An international research team has used PETRA III to show how gas atoms rearrange themselves before they decay. In a decay process triggered by X-rays, they release low-energy electrons. The team observed how ...

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Workshops

12 Feb. 2026 - 09:00
Location: European XFEL
18 Feb. 2026 to 20 Feb. 2026
Speaker: Britta Redlich (FS (Forschung mit Synchrotronstrahlung)) , Kai Bagschik (FS-PETRA-BO (Beamline Optics Simulation)) , Philipp Heuser (DESY/Helmholtz Imaging) et al.
Location: DESY Hamburg
Room: CFEL Seminarrooms
23 Feb. 2026 to 26 Feb. 2026
Location: DESY Campus
Room: FLASH SemR. bldg 28c
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