Newsroom – Category: Materials & Technology

Sylvie Roke from the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart developed an optical method to investigate the surface structure of cells and emulsion droplets. The scattering of light discloses the surface structure and the size and shape of particles. more

Computing power is emerging as an indispensable weapon for scientists engaged in the fight against influenza. more

Nature is a laboratory for particularly intelligent materials. This is what motivates Joachim Spatz, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, to pursue his forward-looking vision of using living cells or their molecular components as a means of making innovative materials. more

Ingeniously designed machines learn to move without receiving any instructions from control programs. Similarly, robots are learning about their bodies and their environment. more