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- New microscopy methods revolutionize neuroscience
Anyone who wants to understand the brain must be able to see the brain's microscopically small switching units - the neurons - at work. Conventional light microscopes are not sufficient to do the j... - Area-wide transition to open access is possible
The Max Planck Digital Library has put forward a study on the transformation of the subscription-driven system for scientific publications to an Open Access model. For the first time, quantitative ... - Molecular structure of Spiegelmers resolved
Spiegelmers are a young group of promising pharmaceutical substances. They rely on the same building blocks as the nucleic acids RNA and DNA that fulfil various tasks in the organism - from storing... - Insights into structural transformations explain difference of crystals behaviour during mechanical tension
Crystals are not as stationary as you might think. A crystal of an organometallic compound containing palladium, for example, downright jumps from a hotplate once it reaches certain temperature. An...
- Superconductivity without cooling
An infrared laser pulse briefly modifies the structure of a high-temperature superconductor and thus removes its electrical resistance even at room temperatureSuperconductivity is a remarkable phen...
- first insights into the crystallization of tiny water droplets
Water that freezes to ice at some point is everyday physics, but even scientists gain new insights into this phenomenon all the time. For example, it is only now that researchers are able to invest... - What Holds Chromosomes Together - Scientists Elucidate the Structure of DNA-Packaging
To ensure that the genetic material is equally and accurately distributed to the two daughter cells during cell division, the DNA fibers must have an ordered structure and be closely packed. At the...
- The smallest ice crystals in the world
Ice crystals also have small beginnings - even smaller than previously believed. Already 475 water molecules can form a real crystalline structure; initial attempts can be discerned with 275 molecu... - How plants make cocaine
Cocaine is one of the most commonly used (and abused) plant-derived drugs in the world, but we have almost no modern information on how plants produce this complex alkaloid. Researchers from the Ma... - The first atomic X-ray laser
In future, scientists should be able to observe more closely how plants generate sugar from the energy in sunlight or how electricity is generated from solar cells. Researchers at the Center for Fr... - The chemistry of exploding stars: Meteorite contains evidence of formation of sulfur molecules derived from the ejecta of a supernova explosion
Fundamental chemical processes in predecessors of our solar system are now a bit better understood: An international team led by Peter Hoppe, researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in...
- Glass that cleans itself
Doris Vollmer hates it that her eyeglasses always get dirty so quickly. However, the scientist, who heads a research group at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, is looking for a solutio... - Cellular metabolism self-adapts to protect against free radicals
Oxygen-consuming organisms obtain energy through cellular respiration, which is the transformation of carbohydrates and oxygen into carbon dioxide and water. This process also produces toxic oxygen... - Universal detector made of DNA building blocks
A method for detecting such diverse substances as antibiotics, narcotics and explosives - a universal detector, so to speak - has been developed by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Polym...
- Max Planck Innovation licenses analysis-technology for metabolites
Max Planck Innovation GmbH, the technology transfer organization of the Max Planck Society, has awarded an exclusive license for the analysis software TagFinder to Metabolomic Discoveries GmbH, a s... - Max Planck scientists succeed in filming organs and joints in real time using magnetic resonance imaging
"Please hold absolutely still": This instruction is crucial for patients being examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is the only way to obtain clear images for diagnosis. Up to now, it w... - All genes in one go: New method for genome analysis identifies the genetic effect of a rare disease
The majority of rare diseases are hereditary. But despite significant progress in genome research, in most cases their exact cause remains unclear. The discovery of the underlying genetic defect is... - Two Max Planck Centers in South Korea planned
Scientists at the Max Planck Society continue to expand their cooperative ventures with South Korean colleagues from the private Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). On June 14th,...
- Mobile microscopes illuminate the brain
By building a tiny microscope small enough to be carried around on a rats' head, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, have found a way to study th... - New mass spectrometric method fast and comprehensive analyses of metabolites
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena and their colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague have developed a new method to quickly and reliably detect met... - Tracking down organic molecules:Researcher discover two highly complex organic molecules detected in space
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) in Bonn, Germany, Cornell University, USA, and the University of Cologne, Germany, have detected two of the most complex molecul... - Top Employer for Post Docs
The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cellular Biology and Genetics in Dresden was voted the world's best employer in a survey carried out by the science magazine The Scientist.In a survey carried ...
- Ship in a bottle assembly of microfluidic devices
Sometimes physicists resort to tried and trusted model-making tricks. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, the University of Stuttgart and the Colorado School of Mines have c... - Open Access contract with Public Library of Science
In accordance with its commitment to ensure public availability of its research out-put, the Max Planck Society (MPS) has reached an agreement with the Public Li-brary of Science (PLoS) for the cen... - Nano sculptures in gold
If someone is charged up, the colour of their face might change, but they don't immediately pull off one of their arms, only to reattach it as a third leg. With some molecules, however, the situati...