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04 September 2025 · Research Highlight

International research team sets new efficiency record for flexible solar cells

Whether on your jacket, the roof of your car or the façade of a building, a new type of solar cell is supposed to generate electricity in places where this is difficult to do with conventional panels. An ...

02 September 2025

DESY's free-electron laser FLASH restarts after extensive upgrade

Following a comprehensive 14-month upgrade as part of the FLASH2020+ project, DESY’s free-electron laser FLASH is restarting – now offering new, unique capabilities for research on its FLASH1 branch. Once ...

18 August 2025 · Research Highlight

From gas to crystal: Unravelling nanoparticle formation during chemical vapor synthesis in situ

In their recent work, researchers from the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) report on a major step forward in unravelling the formation of nanoparticles during gas-phase synthesis. Their study, published ...

11 August 2025 · Research Highlight

Gold can do more than glitter - researchers create novel gold compound at the European XFEL

Gold is considered to be chemically extremely inert. Using the world's largest X-ray laser, the European XFEL, researchers have now been able to show that this precious metal becomes chemically more active ...