10 April 2025 · Research Highlight

DESY scientists achieve breakthrough in laser-alignment for macromolecular single-particle imaging

Single-particle diffractive imaging (SPI) using X-ray free-electron lasers allows researchers to reconstruct the structure of nanoparticles and biomolecules. However, the technique often requires imaging up to ...

30 March 2025 · Research Highlight

New ways of optimising energy materials

Those who understand down to the atomic level what happens when energy is converted in solar cells—switching elements of computer chips or reactors for the production of hydrogen—can optimally improve them ...

30 March 2025 · Research Highlight

Protein fireworks can lead to identification of their structures

A team led by Carl Caleman, a scientist at the Center for Free Electron Science at DESY, has developed a method of elucidating protein structures when they are similar. The technique uses the remnants of ...

28 March 2025 · Research Highlight

Researchers control the handedness of molecules

A team of DESY researchers, led by DESY lead scientist and University of Kiel professor Melanie Schnell, has managed to control the generation of left- and right-handed organic molecules at the single quantum ...

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11 Apr. 2025 - 14:00
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