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Do you sometimes find yourself thinking, ‘I wonder what ChatGPT has to say about this’? It has become common practice to consult artificial intelligence (AI) on a wide range of topics and problems. Scientists at DESY and the University of Hamburg have now asked this question with regard to operating an accelerator and have discovered that ChatGPT can help them to run these machines....

Over the past years, scientists worldwide have collaborated extensively to develop cutting-edge approaches with helical free-electron laser (FEL) pulses. These advancements aim to capture some of the fastest motions in nature, exploring them at the level of specific elements with a special ‘twist’. In Physical Review Research, leading experts from institutions such as the University of Hamburg, DESY, European XFEL, and SLAC outline the...

Andrea Trabattoni, a scientist at CFEL, DESY, and W2 professor for Ultrafast Photoelectron Research at Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), has been awarded a Niedersachsen-Impuls-Professorship. This prestigious funding is aimed at advancing his career by expanding his expertise, refining his professional profile, and preparing him for future leadership roles in science. Additionally, the grant is set to strengthen the already close collaboration between DESY and...

High level of participation once again at the users' meetings 2025 of the Hamburg X-ray light sources. More than 1100 scientists have registered to discuss latest research performed at the DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III and free-electron laser FLASH as well as at the X-ray laser European XFEL and to inform themselves about new developments and future prospects over the course of the...

The quantum computing company Quantinuum and a DESY team led by Karl Jansen, head of the Center of Quantum Technology and Applications (CQTA) at DESY, have achieved an important milestone. Using Quantinuum’s H1 quantum computer they studied a model in Lattice Gauge Theory, a mathematical tool used to understand fundamental processes in nature.

Jacco Vink, a leading expert in the field of high-energy astrophysics, has been awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Award. This accolade recognizes internationally renowned scientists whose work has made a lasting impact on their field. The award includes a research stay at DESY, fostering further scientific collaboration.

The Wolfgang Pauli Center for Theoretical Physics (WPC), a joint institution of DESY and Hamburg University, hosted a groundbreaking master class on “Invitation to Black Hole Thermodynamics” led by Professor Edward Witten, one of the most influential physicists of our time. Held at DESY from 14 to 17 January, the event attracted more than 300 registered international participants, underscoring the global interest in Witten’s...

Official start of construction: Eva Gümbel, Hamburg State Councillor for Science, Research and Equality, DESY Director Helmut Dosch, Accelerator Director Wim Leemans and other guests of honour laid the foundation stone for DESY's Centre for Accelerator Science and Technology (CAST) today. The new research building will provide DESY with a new centre for accelerator research - one of DESY's strategic core areas.

Researchers at DESY, together with international colleagues, have discovered a new class of enzymes that can be used to uncover previously unknown biological processes. The researchers suspect that these bacterial “diDNases” - the technical term - could play an important role in the immune defense of bacteria. The team recently published their findings in the renowned journal “Nucleic Acids Research”, and the publication was...

Sarah Heim has joined the Institute of Experimental Physics at the University of Hamburg as a professor after a successful application to the Helmholtz programme “Funding of first-time professorial appointments of highly talented female scientists.” She will continue in her role as DESY scientist and started her professorship titled “Physics, with a focus of dark matter and Higgs analysis at ATLAS” in December 2024.

DESY researchers have achieved a major advance in optical microchip production: they have developed a millimeter-sized high-power amplifier with an output power of over one watt - many times more than was previously possible on this tiny scale.

On January 7, 2025, the European Commission has established the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), furthering its mission to become the world’s largest and most powerful observatory for gamma-ray astronomy.