Controlled Molecule Imaging

Unraveling the Structure‑Function Relationship in the Molecular Sciences

We develop innovative methods to obtain full control over large molecules and nanoparticles. These methods and the created controlled samples are exploited in fundamental physics and chemistry studies to unravel the underlying mechanisms of chemistry and biology by watching molecules at work.

Highlights

Thermal-energy-dynamics proposal paper selected as HOT PCCP article

09 January 2024

Our article "Unraveling the ultrafast dynamics of thermal-energy chemical reactions" by Matthew and Jochen was selected as 2023 HOT PCCP article by the editors of the journal  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. of the Royal Society of Chemistry due to due to its strong readership feedback.

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Publication: Specific versus Nonspecific Solvent Interactions of a Biomolecule in Water

23 November 2023

Our manuscript entitled "Specific versus Nonspecific Solvent Interactions of a Biomolecule in Water" made it to the cover of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.

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New approach to speed up cryo-em

04 October 2023

A new sample preparation technology, “freeze-and-deposit”, for cryo-electron microscopy has received funding for the validation phase.

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Humboldt Fellow at DESY and CFEL

29 September 2023

Ivo Vinklarek will examine ultrafast reactions of halogenated hydrocarbons in order to better understand atmospheric chemistry.

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