Faster than lightning: Prof. Dr. Xijie Wang is researching at the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) how extremely rapid changes in materials can be made visible. Using the method of ‚Mega-Electron-Volt Ultrafast Electron Diffraction‘, he wants to establish this innovative technique at the universities in the Ruhr region. He conducts research at the Research Center Chemical Sciences and Sustainability at the University Alliance Ruhr. He has taken over the professorship for ‚Ultrafast science and technology‘ at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Duisburg-Essen. He is also continuing his research at the Technical University of Dortmund which is part of the University Alliance Ruhr.