30 January 2026
The 2026 DESY Photon Science User Award goes to Florian Trinter
On the occasion of the DESY Photon Science Users’ Meeting 2026 in Hamburg, Florian Trinter was honoured with the third 'DESY Photon Science User Award'. This award is given to a user or group of users of FLASH and/or PETRA III and acknowledges singular and exceptional contributions to the general advancement of science using DESY’s large-scale photon science facilities.Florian ...
28 January 2026 · Research Highlight
A week dedicated to photon science
Hamburg once again becomes the global hub for photon science as over 1100 scientists from more than 200 institutions gathered for the joint Users’ Meeting of DESY’s light sources and the European XFEL X-ray laser. Held from 27 to 29 January 2026 at DESY and European XFEL, they are the largest Users’ Meeting worldwide.Particular highlights of this year are first results after ...
23 January 2026 · Research Highlight
Researchers reveal how harmful bacteria disable a key defence molecule of the body
An international research team including scientists from RWTH Aachen University, TU Berlin, ITQB NOVA University of Lisbon (Portugal), SPring8 (Japan) and PETRA III at DESY have revealed, in atomic detail, how bacteria detoxify the reactive signalling molecule nitric oxide which the human body produces to combat bacterial infection. Their findings may contribute to the development of novel ...