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02 December 2025 · Research Highlight

How the vital iron protein ferritin makes its way in highly dense environments

Inside biological cells, there is a dense crowd where millions of proteins move side by side, bump into each other or temporarily accumulate. At the same time, these proteins often have to fulfil important ...

01 December 2025 · Research Highlight

DESY team uses miniaturised photonics to create quantum states

It may sound paradoxical, but light can actually be squeezed in order to use it for future quantum technologies. This usually calls for complicated laboratory equipment. However, a group from DESY Photon ...

28 November 2025 · Research Highlight

Hidden areas in lymph nodes

Using a high-resolution X-ray technique at the Hereon beamline at PETRA III at DESY, an interdisciplinary team involving the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon has revealed novel structures in the lymphatic system of ...

21 November 2025 · Research Highlight

X-rays help uncover source of degraded green pigment in old paintings

An international team of researchers have found what triggers degradation in one of the most popular pigments used by renowned 19th and 20th century painters. Using a multi-method approach, including advanced ...