26 February 2025
Jugend Forscht gives kids’ research a chance at the national stage
Soil bacteria studies of climate impacts, optimized plant behaviour, artificial intelligence in super markets, a robot dog prototype: all things that you could find at DESY at the regional Hamburg-Bahrenfeld competition of Jugend Forscht (lit. “Young people do research”). ...
10 February 2025
Talks on innovation and transfer at DESY
Christian Stegmann, Director of Astroparticle Physics and Head of the DESY site in Zeuthen, and Beate Heinemann, Director of Particle Physics, provided insights into current and planned research projects. The focus was particularly on pioneering technologies that are being ...
20 January 2025
Father of string theory Edward Witten at masterclass in Hamburg
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. ...
09 January 2025
DESY scientist Sarah Heim joins University of Hamburg as professor of physics
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 ...
