Shining a light on nanoscale dynamics

Watching metamaterials at work in real time using ultrafast electron diffraction: a research team led by University of Konstanz physicist Peter Baum succeeds in using ultrashort electron pulses to measure light-matter interactions in nanophotonic materials and metamaterials.

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Between ambivalence and confidence

The University of Konstanz and the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) completed their first national survey of university students on the online summer semester 2020. The results indicate that the rapid transition to online teaching is generally viewed by students as a success. There is, however, still room for improvement.

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Iain Couzin named “Highly Cited Researcher” again

Hat-trick for University of Konstanz scientist: Following global recognition in two previous editions of the “Global Highly Cited Researchers” list from the Web of Science Group, collective behaviour researcher Iain Couzin has also been included in the 2020 list – for the third time in as many years.

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Lush Prize für Konstanzer Nachwuchs­wissenschaftlerin

Auszeichnung für tierversuchsfreie Testmethode zur Identifizierung von entwicklungstoxischen Substanzen: Als eine von fünf Nachwuchsforschenden weltweit ist Nadine Dreser, Doktorandin in der Arbeitsgruppe für In-vitro-Toxikologie und Biomedizin an der Universität Konstanz, mit dem Lush Prize 2020 ausgezeichnet worden.

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Attosecond boost for electron microscopy

A team of physicists from the University of Konstanz and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany have achieved attosecond time resolution in a transmission electron microscope by combining it with a continuous-wave laser – new insights into light-matter interactions.

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