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The MPSD investigates dynamical phenomena in matter down to the elementary timescales of atomic and electronic motions.
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Quantum materials research pioneers Jie Shan and Kin Fai Mak join MPSD as directors.
Ultrashort laser flashes
Light, lenses, mirrors: Researchers use laser pulses to probe the dynamic behavior of atoms and electrons.
2024 EPS Europhysics Prize for Andrea Cavalleri
Andrea Cavalleri, founding director of the MPSD and head of the Condensed Matter Dynamics Department, will be honored with the 2024 EPS Europhysics Prize by the European Physical Society.Scientific Departments
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The ERC Synergy project Unravelling the Mysteries of Vibrational Strong Coupling (UnMySt) officially ...