Plant archive - Science City Hamburg

tecHHub Hamburg

Visualization of the tecHHub Hamburg, which opened in summer 2024.

The Innovationspark Altona in the west of Hamburg forms the northern gateway to Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld and is a key component of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg's innovation strategy. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the renowned Bahrenfeld research campus, which has developed into a global hotspot for structural research in recent years. With facilities such as the research center...

Makerspace in the DESY Innovation Village

The DESY Innovation Village houses the Maker Space with workstations for electronics, 3D printing, mechanics and office space.

The Makerspace at DESY Innovation Factory offers experimental areas for 3D printing, mechanics and electronics for innovative product ideas from the deep tech sector. Prototypes are developed here and tested for their feasibility in reality. Office space, co-working spaces and rooms for community events are available for the evaluation and exchange of results. Book now Contact © DESY DESY Innovation...

FLASH

FLASH particle accelerator on the research campus in Hamburg Bahrenfeld

Since 2005, FLASH, the world's first X-ray free-electron laser, has been generating a very special light at DESY in Hamburg: extremely intense, ultra-short pulsed X-ray laser flashes. Researchers from all over the world use it to track the movements of atoms and molecules. FLASH accelerates electrons to almost the speed of light. Special magnetic arrangements, the "undulators", then force the electrons onto a slalom course. In the curves...

PETRA IV

View into the accelerator tunnel: Synchrotron light is directed from the ring of PETRA IV to over 30 experimental stations. More than 100 different measurement methods are available there to examine a wide variety of materials - from plant cells to metal samples.

People all over the world know Hamburg as a port city. In the world of science, however, Hamburg is primarily known as a location for particle accelerators. The particle accelerator PETRA generates synchrotron light - an ultra-bright X-ray light that allows researchers to look deep into materials and biological structures. This makes DESY's particle accelerators magnets for cutting-edge research: the X-ray light sources on the research campus -...

European XFEL

Individual atoms or molecules are examined at the SQS experiment station.

A research facility of superlatives is located in the Hamburg metropolitan region: the European XFEL generates ultra-short laser light flashes in the X-ray range - 27,000 times per second and a billion times more intense than the best conventional X-ray sources. The facility opens up completely new research opportunities for science and industry. As the main shareholder, DESY is heavily involved in the operation of the X-ray laser. Movies...

HAFUN

HAFUN stands for "Hamburg Fundamental Interactions Laboratory".

More information The research building HAFUN - Hamburg Fundamental Interactions Laboratory - is being planned for the "Quantum Universe" Cluster of Excellence. The HAFUN will be the new home for scientists in the field of physics and an architectural highlight at Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld. The research building will create a new anchor point for the University of Excellence Hamburg in this unique...

DESYUM

At DESYUM , visitors can experience the world of basic research.

DESYUM the new visitor center at the DESY research center. Starting in the summer of 2026, the Hamburg campus will feature an exhibition space, event venue, and hub for school groups, other groups, and visiting researchers. DESYUM insights into DESY’s research world and fosters dialogue between the scientific community and the public. With its central location in the future Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld,…

UHH | Notkestr. 9 - 11

Sustainable use: Former office buildings are used by the University of Hamburg

The rooms at Notkestraße 9-11 are currently home to the I. Institute for Theoretical Physics, the Master's program in Physics, the Physics Nanopracticum and the Physics Department Management. Click here for the Department of Physics

Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter

The Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter has constructed a versatile research building on the Science City campus.

The Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) is a partner in CFEL and researches the structure and atomic and electronic movements of matter using ultra-short flashes of light. To this end, the institute uses the unique variety of high-power radiation sources on the Bahrenfeld research campus. In addition to the CFEL building, the new MPSD research building has been a further building since the end of 2022...

Start-up Labs Hamburg

DFZ Architekten designed a modern building with a communicative spatial structure. The Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld offers office space as well as complex laboratory and workshop rooms.

Start-up Labs Hamburg is an incubator for research start-ups with a physical or bio-physical background. These "deep-tech start-ups" not only need modern offices, fast internet and a good, start-up-friendly environment. They need complex laboratory and workshop space in order to manufacture their innovative high-tech products. At Start-up Labs Hamburg, they will find everything they...