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The MID instrument at European XFEL with the AGIPD 1M detector used in the study in the centre.

When hot electrons pound on metals

Media Information 18-06-2026 / Nr. 050

How does light turn into motion within a metal? A team of researchers from European XFEL, the University of Potsdam and other participating …
Illustration: The interior of a church, with long stained-glass windows, is depicted in the shape of a hand, with windows in every finger except the thumb. In the ring finger, a bride can also be seen; the hand's wedding ring forms a tight belt around her dress. To her right, in the middle finger, stands the groom. They are gazing at each other with wide eyes.

Historian Prof. Dr. Monika Wienfort answers the question: What Did Family Mean to the Prussian Nobility in the 19th Century?

Anyone who talks about “the” nobility today usually means the high nobility, the European royal families. The individual members of the European …
Patrick Arnold in conversation.

Did You Know that… Hippos Bathed in the Rhine During the Ice Age? – Paleogeneticist Patrick Arnold explains why hippos populated Europe during the Ice Age

Not many fields of research unearth an entire hippopotamus during the search for the proverbial needle in a haystack. For paleogeneticist Patrick …
Wolfgang Morgenroth is a research associate at the Institute of Geosciences.

The Structure of Things – A wide range of chemical compounds are analyzed using X-rays in laboratories at the University of Potsdam

What do diamonds and the lead of a pencil have in common? They are both made of carbon. The fact that graphite can be smudged onto a sheet of paper …
Skeleton of an interglacial, ~120,000 years old fallow deer (Dama (dama) geiselana) from Neumark Nord.

120,000-year-old European fallow deer – Tracing the loss of genetic diversity

Medieninformation 04-06-2026 / Nr. 047

European fallow deer faced a dramatic loss of genetic diversity since the last interglacial period. This was revealed by 120,000-year-old fossils from …
Prof. Dr. phil. Kevin Dadaczynski smiling in a portrait.

Healthier Thanks to Smartphones? – Kevin Dadaczynski develops digital solutions for health promotion and prevention

Kevin Dadaczynski came to his research focus on gamification rather by chance – and against opposition. For a long time, gaming and health were seen …
Illustration of the planet earth with "patched" segments.

Time for Repairs – DFG Funds International Doctoral Program “Cultures of Repair”

Media Information 06-01-2026 / No. 044

The world’s development is not a story of linear progress but rather a series of repairs. This is the premise of the new international Research …
Valeriya Denisova in the laboratory at the Leibniz Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops in Großbeeren

Sea lettuce from Brandenburg – Nutritionist Valeriya Denisova has been awarded the Better World Award for her research on the macroalgae Ulva compressa

They are rich in nutrients, grow quickly, and can be cultivated in various environments: algae! Given global population growth, algae biomass is …
A large red-brick house with a tower.

Campus Brauhausberg on Track – Positive Update from the Task Force

A positive status update presented today in Potsdam confirmed that the development of a fourth campus for the University of Potsdam on Brauhausberg …
Mann sitzt an einem Computer im Labor

Membrane complex aids rock-eating microbes in converting carbon dioxide to biomass

Media information 06-05-2026 / Nr. 035

So-called rock-eating microorganisms obtain their energy to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) from inorganic sources and make up the vast majority of …