European XFEL’s Post

European XFEL flies the flag ... and is thus sending a visible signal for #diversity, acceptance and cosmopolitanism on the occasion of #HamburgerPrideWeek from 27 July to 4 August 2024. Over 400 organisations in #Hamburg and the surrounding area are taking part in this campaign. European #XFEL is thus reaffirming its recognition of diversity as an important part of a fair, equal and inclusive working environment. The institution signed the #DiversityCharter in 2022, joining over 4,500 German organisations and institutions. “We are emphasising and committing to creating a respectful working environment for everyone - regardless of age, ethnic origin, nationality, gender, gender identity, physical or mental abilities, religion, ideology, sexual orientation or social background,” emphasises Managing Director and Administrative Director Nicole Elleuche. In order to sustainably address and improve the desire for diversity, European XFEL offers diversity training for the workforce, among other things.

District Administrator Elfi Heesch with District President Helmuth Ahrens and Schenefeld's Mayor Christiane Küchenhof were welcomed at European XFEL by the managing directors Thomas Feurer and Nicole Elleuche. They visited the facility, the experimental hall and took a look at the progress of the Lighthouse exhibition and conference centre including the #XcoolLab, which will be officially opened in November. The new visitor centre will provide the public with unique insights into one of the world's leading #XFEL research facilities. Furthermore, in the Xcool Lab, #school #students will have the opportunity to experience #science at first hand and investigate scientific questions from #physics or molecular #biology with independent experiments.

Taylor Swift rocked European XFEL On 23 and 24 July, singer and songwriter #taylorswift gave two concerts in #Hamburg's Volksparkstadion. Researchers from the ‘WAVE’ network have recorded the vibrations that Taylor Swift triggered with her music and her #swifties with their jumping. The vibrations were recorded by European #XFEL and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron #DESY in Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld, which is around two kilometres from Hamburg's Volksparkstadion. The song ‘Shake it off’ created the biggest buzz around 9:30 pm. WAVE is a seismic and geo-acoustic measuring network. It comprises a total of 19 kilometres of glass fibre with 19,000 sensors and extends from Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld to European XFEL in #Schenefeld. WAVE makes it possible to record ground movements at a previously unattained density over long distances. In future, WAVE will be used to record changes in the subsurface, such as the groundwater content or subsurface temperature. Experiments to measure gravitational waves are also planned as part of the ‘Quantum Universe’ Cluster of Excellence at the University of Hamburg. Sources Press release from the University of Hamburg (in German) https://lnkd.in/ehJHjhMJ ‘WAVE’ website with results and images: http://wave-hamburg.eu/

And here are some results. There had been some good vibrations ;-)

Werde #Tutor:in im Xcool Lab!   Bist du begeistert von #Biologie oder #Physik und teilst gerne dein Wissen? Dann werde Teil des #XcoolLab-Teams.   Deine Mission:   • Junge Menschen im Xcool Lab für #MINT zu inspirieren • Experimente vorbereiten und #Schüler:innen durch einen Xcool Lab Tag begleiten • In einem dynamischen und internationalen Team arbeiten und zur wissenschaftlichen Bildung beitragen   Interessiert? Dann werde Teil unseres Teams und hilf dabei, ein unvergessliches Erlebnis für Schüler:innen zu gestalten!   Weitere Informationen: https://lnkd.in/e_Qy4bvW (Biologie) https://lnkd.in/e398kwCR (Physik)   Bewerbung unter: https://lnkd.in/egj5SfpP (Biologie) https://lnkd.in/eCtzdYnK (Physik) @EuropeanXFEL

European #XFEL reaches unmatched level in measurements of matter under extreme conditions   Scientific journal highlights corresponding publication as “Editor’s suggestion”   Researchers at European XFEL have developed an innovative method to study warm dense matter with unprecedented accuracy. This kind of matter, that exists between condensed matter and plasma #physics, can be found, for example, in #astrophysical objects or is created during inertial confinement #fusion. For the contributing scientists at the Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (#CASUS), this advancement is a great aid to their mission of lifting the analysis of warm dense matter onto a solid foundation.   https://lnkd.in/dWYfxgqb   #HZDR