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The picture shows a complicated experimental setup for an optical experiment.
University of Oldenburg / Marcus Windus
Research Top News Physics

10,000 times faster than an electronic transistor

An international team of physicists led by the University of Oldenburg has demonstrated an ultra-fast switching process that could be used in optical components in the future. The light switch consists of extremely thin semiconductor layers.

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The picture shows a physical test apparatus. In the centre are two metal housings with a smooth surface, each closed by a round glass pane. They are about the size of a football. The openings look like a porthole. Inside the right-hand chamber is a thermal microscope, which cannot be recognised in this long shot. The experimental apparatus consists of a very complex network of thick metal pipes and cables.
University of Oldenburg / Matthias Knust
Research Top News Physics

Unexpectedly high heat transfer in the nanoworld

Significantly more heat is transferred between objects that are in very close proximity than physics theory predicts. A team from the university has confirmed this phenomenon, reporting their findings in the journal Physical Review Letters.

 

 

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University of Oldenburg / Marcus Windus
Research Top News Physics

Molecular vibrations initiate electron movement

Whether in solar cells or in the eye: when molecules absorb light, they trigger complex processes. An international research team led by the Ultrafast Nano-Optics working group has observed how the very first moments of this process unfold.

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The picture shows a complicated test setup for an optical experiment. The laser light passes through two arrays of two wedge-shaped glass plates positioned closely behind each other.
Moritz Gittinger
Research Excellence Strategy Top News Physics Biology

Watching electron motion in solids

The rapid movements of electrons in solids or molecules can be analysed much more easily than before thanks to a development by researchers in Oldenburg. The team presents the new method in the journal Optica.

 

 

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In the foreground you can see the open dome of a telescope, in the background the still slightly reddish evening sky, in which the Milky Way can already be seen in all its glory.
Daniel Pádron
Research Astronomy Top News Physics

Scientists have found very small asteroids in the main belt

The team’s detection method, which identified 138 space rocks ranging from bus- to stadium-sized, could aid in tracking potential asteroid impactors. A physics student from Oldenburg was involved in the study.

 

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Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Research Top News Physics

A new tool for controlling quantum states

Using shaped laser pulses in the extremely high energy range, researchers have succeeded in manipulating helium atoms. Oldenburg physicist Matthias Wollenhaupt was involved in the study. 

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Excellence Strategy Research Top News People Physics

Novel quantum materials in the spotlight

Physicist Christian Schneider has been awarded one of the European Research Council's coveted Consolidator Grants. His project focuses on a special group of so-called two-dimensional materials and their optical properties.

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Automatically predicting the properties of crystal surfaces

The properties of complex crystal surfaces can be calculated automatically using a new method. This could speed up the search for suitable materials for solar cells or batteries, report physicists Caterina Cocchi and Holger-Dietrich Saßnick.

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Top News Physics International affairs

From Zakho to Oldenburg

How to design experiments for students based on current research in physics? In a joint project, Oldenburg researchers are helping a team from the University of Zakho in Iraq to develop new concepts.

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The experimental setup consists of an electron spectrometer, a so-called filter wheel and light phenomena reminiscent of a fire.
Marcel Behrens
Research Top News Physics

In the attosecond realm

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for breakthroughs in the field of attosecond physics. The new methods are also being used in Oldenburg – thanks, not least, to a direct connection to Nobel Prize laureate Anne L'Huillier.

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Two students look into the camera. One is holding a pineapple plant in a pot, the other a yellow plate with many cables sticking out of it.
University of Oldenburg / Sonja Niemann
Campus Life Landingpage [Discover] Personal Physics

Examination performance: Talking pineapple

Curious inventions have almost become a tradition in the Physical Measurement Technology lecture. With unusual devices and absurd ideas, students prove that they have understood how sensors work and what they can do.

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Astronomy Campus Life Physics Medical Physics and Acoustics

Universe for all

Take a look at the stars - the "Tiny Observatory" mobile observatory makes it possible. This unusual project offers do-it-yourself astronomy with the help of two telescopes and modern technology.

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Top News Equal opportunities Physics

A Passion for quantum light

Experimental physicist Ana Predojević from Stockholm is currently a Helene Lange Visiting Professor at the University of Oldenburg. The renowned researcher is one of very few women in one of the most interesting fields in physics.

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Research Astronomy Top News Physics

The fascination of astronomy: Ten partners establish network

Astronomy is both complex research and a fascinating hobby for many people. In order to combine astronomical science with regional astronomical education, partners from the region have founded a network.

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Research Top News Physics

Generating indistinguishable photons on demand

Special light sources are needed to transmit information securely in quantum networks. Researchers from Oldenburg are involved in two projects in which these novel emitters are being developed.

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Research Top News Physics

Optimizing wind flow simulations

Improved computer models are needed to build larger wind turbines and to manage wind farms more efficiently. A new research project led by wind physicist Laura Lukassen paves the way for faster innovation – with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
 

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Campus Life Teacher Education Physics

Tinkering for the big hit

How does a gift cross a river without a boat or bridge? With this question, two FWJ students of physics didactics got around 150 physics-loving children and young people puzzling.

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Top News Research Physics

Light from the quantum world

When crystals consist of only a single layer, they often exhibit strange properties. The Quantum Materials working group makes the two-dimensional semiconductors glow - a first step towards future, tiny laser light sources.

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Jan Vogelsang adjusts mirrors in the attosecond lab.
Photo: University of Oldenburg / Markus Hibbeler
Top News Physics

Making nanoworld dynamics visible

Physicist Jan Vogelsang has been accepted into the renowned Emmy Noether Programme run by the German Research Foundation. Vogelsang can now establish his own junior research group.

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Top News Physics

Marvels of light and sound

Physicist Martin Esmann has been awarded a "Carl von Ossietzky Young Researchers' Fellowship" by the university for his research. The researcher is investigating vibrations in solids.

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