Research Highlights7 February 2025|Research HighlightNew Galactic Binaries to Enable LISA Hunt for Black HolesPhoto: Kupfer et al. (2024) and LISA/ESACompact binary systems containing a white dwarf or neutron star emit low frequency gravitational waves. Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe...23 January 2025|Research HighlightMissing Piece to the Higgs ProductionPhoto: CMS Collaboration: A. Cardini, S. Hurst, N. StathakTo bring more clarity to the Higgs boson production, Quantum Universe postdoc Andrea Cardini together with doctoral researchers looked deeper into the...6 January 2025|Research HighlightCMS Confirms a Rare Phenomenon: Light Bouncing off LightPhoto: CMS CollaborationLight particles bouncing off other light particles have been observed by the CMS collaboration at the LHC, confirming a rare prediction of the quantum...19 November 2024|Research HighlightUnveiling the Universe's 'Ghost' MatterPhoto: MPE/Xiaoyuan ZhangA team of scientists using the eROSITA X-ray telescope has shed light on one of the most elusive components of the universe: the warm-hot...5 November 2024|Research HighlightMystery of Supersonic Turbulence SolvedPhoto: Evan Scannapieco et al. (2024)Which clumps of interstellar gas will collapse under gravity to form stars and which clumps will not? This is related to a key problem in turbulence...4 November 2024|Research HighlightOrigin of the Cosmic Hum - Phase Transition or Primordial Black Holes?Photo: Carlo Tasillo & David WeirNew ideas for the origin of the ‘cosmic hum’ have been further developed in a couple of recent studies by Excellence Cluster Quantum Universe...22 October 2024|Research HighlightDetailed study of collisions with top quarks points to unknown structurePhoto: CMS CollaborationA group of scientists from the University of Hamburg’s cluster of excellence Quantum Universe and DESY in collaboration with the University of...24 September 2024|Research HighlightLHC experiments observe quantum entanglement at the highest energy yetPhoto: CERNFor the first time, quantum entanglement has been observed at energies as high as 13 TeV. This remarkable result stems from top quark measurements by...24 September 2024|Research HighlightAnother Step towards a Storage Ring-based Gravitational Wave ObservatoryPhoto: Schmirander, T. et al. (2024)In a unique collaboration of the Hamburg Observatory and the Institute of Experimental Physics of the University of Hamburg, which was fostered by the...20 September 2024|Research HighlightFirst Limits on Axion Dark Matter from MADMAXPhoto: Ary dos Santos Garcia, B., et al. (MADMAX Collaboration (2024)For its first time, the MADMAX (Magnetized Disc and Mirror Axion eXperiment) collaboration has set limits on axion dark matter with its prototype...Show all news