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Editorial 44 Science roller-coaster Prof. Dr Adrian Pfeiffer researches physical processes down to attosecond precisi- on. In the process, experimental physics sometimes requires bold research ideas, radical rethinking – and no fear of failure. P O R T R A I T BY JULIANE DÖLITZSCH Prof. Dr Adrian Pfeiffer in his element: In the laboratory of the Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics, he devotes himself to laser experiments with an uncertain outcome.