SSU Machine Physics

An interdisciplinary research team from Hamburg has developed a novel method that allows for time-resolved structural studies of proteins across a wide temperature range, including physiologically relevant conditions. The new approach, called ‘5D serial synchrotron crystallography (5D-SSX)’, enables the collection of temperature-resolved structural snapshots during enzymatic reactions and provides insights into protein function under near-native conditions. Their work has now been published in Nature Communications. more

13 school students took part in this year’s Girls’ and Boys’ Day at the MPSD. They got to try out experiments involving light refraction, magnet-battery motors, atomically thin graphene as well the transmission speeds of signals - and they had a lot of fun in the process.  more

Although they operate on very different timescales, synchrotrons and XFELs can produce data of equivalent quality as long as serial data collection is used in the imaging process, according to a new study. The findings open up a new avenue for collaborative applications. more

Scientists pioneer an approach called self-referenced streaking, clocking Auger electrons with sub-femtosecond resolution. The breakthrough will unlock the broader potential for attosecond time resolution at X-ray free-electron lasers.
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Team develops new crystallography method which dramatically simplifies starting enzymatic reactions by mixing a cocktail of small amounts of liquids with protein crystals. Determination of the protein structures at different times after mixing can be assembled into a time-lapse sequence. more