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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today marks the 10th #anniversary of the grand opening of our MPL building. By now, around 300 scientists from 50+ countries conduct fundamental #research on all aspects of light-matter interaction here. A few highlights are in this video. More 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news-events/... 🎥 MPL, Susanne Viezens

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Cutting-edge research needs professionals in science support. For that, maxplanck.de trains more than 400 young people each year. Lea Dütsch at MPL received the MPG-wide 2026 Max Planck Apprentice #Prize. Three new apprentices also joined us in September. Welcome! 📸 MPL #Apprenticeship

Lea Dütsch standing in the middle, showing the certificate of the Max Planck Apprentice Prize. On her left is Dr. Dorothe Burggraf, Head of Administration and Infrastructure at MPL, and on her right Prof. Vahid Sandoghdar, Managing Director of MPL. All three are smiling at the camera.

The three new apprentices are smiling at the camera. They are standing outside, the MPL building is visible in the background.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Treatment resistance is a key challenge in #cancer & antibiotic therapy. MPZPM researchers have shown that even small changes in treatment timing can determine whether a therapy succeeds. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de... 📸 Nico Appold #Medicine #AntibioticResistance #Biophysics #Science #Research

A round, blue-violet disc on a black background, brightest in the center. Toward the edge it is covered with many small yellow dots, and large yellow spheres bulge out along the rim.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🏅Leonhard Möckl receives Life Sciences Bridge Award – one of the most prestigious research prizes in the #LifeSciences The award recognizes the first-ever mapping of the glycocalyx at the molecular level. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article... 📸 Uwe Dettmar #Glycobiology #Science #Research #Microscopy

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A memorable day at MPZPM: The bridge connecting MPZPM and CESAR was officially dedicated as “Jochen Guck Bridge”. As a pioneer in cell mechanics, Jochen Guck played a pivotal role in advancing MPZPM's research and shaping the center as we know it today. #JochenGuck #CellPhysics #Science #Research

Representatives from MPL, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, and Erlangen University Hospital are cutting a red ribbon together to open the “Jochen-Guck Bridge.”

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🙌🏼 A Successful Weekend at the Bamberg Job Fair Insightful perspectives and engaging conversations: Our Infra team was available over the weekend to answer questions from career starters and showcase the wide range of career opportunities at MPL. #jobs #career #science

Three infra employees from MPL are standing in front of their outdoor booth at the job fair in Bamberg. Two lounge chairs and a table are visible, and a VW bus is parked behind the three people.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Starting in September, Dr. Stephanie Möllmert is awarded a ERC Starting Grant worth 1.5 million euros, continuing her pioneering work at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research. More details 👉🏼 mpzpm.mpg.de/de/news/news... 📸 MPL #BioPhysics #ERC #MedicalResearch

A portrait of scientist Stephanie Möllmert. She has long, light brown hair and is looking directly into the camera. Trees can be seen in the background.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🔬🐟With a tiny fish and 2.5 million euros in ERC funding: Fabian Voigt @voigtvision.bsky.social launches a new research group at MPZPM. He studies how neural circuits elicit specific behaviors in living organisms. 👉🏼 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de... @erc.europa.eu #neurobiology #biophysics #research

A portrait of Fabian Voigt, who is launching a research group at the MPZPM. He has light hair, wears glasses, and is wearing a light-colored shirt.

In the center of the photo is a light-colored, transparent slab lying under a microscope. The surrounding area is colored blackish-blue. This is a custom light-sheet microscope for imaging neuronal activity in the brain of larval zebrafish.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🏫🔬 From the Classroom to the Research Lab: The impressive stories of Efe and Jeremy prove that you can start doing research even before college. Find out more about the stories of the two young scientists 👉🏼 mpl.mpg.de/news/article... #physics #YoungScientists #science #research

Efe, a young man with dark hair, can be seen in the center of the photo. He is intently looking at an experimental setup in front of him, where he is adjusting a cable. The photo was taken during the national round of the IPhO.

Jeremy, a young man with light hair, is sitting on a staircase at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen. He is looking directly into the camera. The building’s architecture can be seen around him. The photo was taken during his internship at the institute.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Meet Laura Blázquez Martínez – a PhD student in the #QuantumOptoacoustics group at MPL, working with Prof. Birgit Stiller. She studies the fundamental coupling of photons (light) and acoustic phonons (sound) in optical fibers. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/research-at-... 📸 MPL #Photonics #Science

The first experimental measurement of cavity-less strong coupling between light and acoustic vibrations (phonons) in an optical fiber. In the lab, one can measure several indicators of strong coupling. One of these is an avoided crossing, such as that shown in the picture.

Laura Blázquez Martínez is pictured in the MPL lab; she is wearing glasses and has her hair in a ponytail. In front of her is an experimental setup.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

To produce a specific optical effect, #PhotonicChips typically rely on a single, specific material. Researchers at MPL have now used two different materials within the same component, thereby combining two nonlinear optical effects. 👉 s.gwdg.de/lo7p57 📸 MPL, A. Gosh (created with AI)

Authors of the study at MPL standing in the lab: Alekhya Gosh, Master Student at MPL, Arghadeep Pal, Doctoral Student at MPL and Pascal Del’Haye, Research Group leader at MPL

Diagram of a green laser coupling into a photonic ring resonator on a chip, producing a rainbow spectrum, with inset energy-level diagrams showing the underlying nonlinear optical frequency conversion process.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Meet Eleni Dalaka: Her #research focuses on how mechanical cell forces, multicellular physical interactions and mechanical plasticity shape cancer metastasis. @dalakalab.bsky.social identifies the link between cell mechanics and cancer progression. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/research/ele... 📸 MPL

A red-and-yellow 3D ball made up of individual strands, set against a deep black background. It is a maximum projection of a 3D cell model (a so called spheroid) of connective tissue cells called fibroblasts (yellow) that have secreted a network of fibronectin (magenta).

Portrait of Eleni Dalaka, Research Group Leader at MPZPM.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Research Group Eleni Dalaka “Cancer Biomechanics” @dalakalab.bsky.social The picture shows a maximum projection of a 3D cell model of fibroblasts (yellow) that have secreted a network of fibronectin (magenta). Read more 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/research/ele... 📸 Eleni Dalaka #Biomechanics #CancerResearch

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The international forum “CEWQO” provides researchers with a platform to exchange ideas on current developments in #QuantumOptics and #QuantumCommunication during its annual conferences. The 30th edition took place July 20–24 in Erlangen, jointly hosted by @fau.de and MPL. 📸 MPL

The approximately 100 participants in the CEWQO30 conference are posing for a group photo in front of the “Kreuz und quer” event venue in Erlangen.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What a great atmosphere yesterday during the #partialsolareclipse on the MPL rooftop terrace! #solareclipse #nature #science #astronomy 📸 MPL, Susanne Viezens

Three people wearing solar eclipse glasses, standing side by side and looking diagonally upward in the same direction.

The partial solar eclipse is visible, with the sun appearing as a crescent. The sun glows orange and stands out against the deep black background.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

It takes sunlight eight minutes and 19 seconds to reach Earth. On the evening of August 12, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun and block its rays – a (partial) #solareclipse will be visible in Europe. Where will you be looking up at the sky tonight? ☀️🕶️

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Scientists have demonstrated that sunlight can generate quantum-entangled photon pairs. The study was recently published in Optica. 👉 doi.org/10.1364/OPTI... 📸 Florian Sterl + Soledad Cook

Using a new cone-shaped solar concentrator, researchers showed that sunlight can be used to create entangled photons. This could one day enable satellites to create secure encryption keys using the sunlight already abundant in space.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

With SciExplorer, scientists at MPL are introducing an #AI #science agent that can be deployed across a broad range of physical experiments. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article... 👉 doi.org/10.1103/xnqc... 📸 MPL

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The next generation of emerging scientists gathered at MPZPM from July 20 to 21. The symposium offered the opportunity to actively shape #research at the intersection of #physics and #medicine as research group leaders at MPZPM. See more 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article... 📸 MPL

Group photo of the participants of the “Physics Meets Medicine” symposium in front of the MPZPM building in Erlangen.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

International Quantum Symposium in Honor of Gerd Leuchs: Twenty-seven active program partners and over 100 participants joined the symposium in Erlangen to celebrate Prof. Gerd Leuchs. Discover more 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article... 📸 MPL

Prof. Gerd Leuchs is speaking at the symposium in Erlangen.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

From June 10 to 12, 2026, more than 70 scientists from across the world gathered at MPL in Erlangen for the second edition of “Frontiers of Neuromorphic Computing”. #neuromorphiccomputing Selected sessions are available to watch on Youtube 👉 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 📸 MPL

Group photo of the participants of Frontiers of Neuromorphic Computing II in the MPL-building in Erlangen.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Paris Week from July 15-17 in Erlangen brought together researchers from Paris-based scientific institutions matched by participants from FAU, MPL, MPZPM, and UKER. They worked to establish a network of collaborations pushing the boundaries of the new emerging field of Physics and Medicine. 📸 MPL

The participants of the event “Paris Week” at MPZPM posing for a group photo.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Researchers at MPL and Harvard University have succeeded in developing three functional components for photonic microchips that are up to 500 times smaller than conventional designs. The results have been published in Nature Communications 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s414... #integratedphotonics 📸 MPL

Dr. Pascal Del'Haye and Toby Bi, Research group ›Microphotonics‹

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Researchers at MPL, the unihannover.bsky.social and the @leibnizipht.bsky.social have developed a new type of optical fiber by freezing liquid core optical fibers (LiCOF) in nitrogen at -196 °C. The study has been published in @optica.org 👉 doi.org/10.1364/OPTI... 📸 Philipp Denghel #science

Artist impression of a frozen optical fiber core in a glass capillary

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Mark your calendars: “How do you feel” – Symposium in memory of Jochen Guck, late director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light 🗓️ September 21-22, 2026 📍 MPZPM, Erlangen Find out more and register here 👉 indico.mpl.mpg.de/event/26/ #science #biophysics #research

Poster for the event "How do you feel" on September 21–22, 2026 featuring a portrait of Jochen Guck

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our institute building! 🎉 On this occasion, the public summer event of MPL’s support association took place. Find out more 👉 mpl.mpg.de/about-us/sup... 📸 MPL #Science #Research

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

During a visit to the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, students from the Middle Franconia Gifted Program learned about selected #research projects. The visit to the MPL provided a first glimpse into fundamental research. 📸 MPL, Susanne Viezens #Science #FutureScientists

aspiring young scientists in a lab at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Scientific exchange at the intersection of #physics and #medicine: this is the Paris Week in Erlangen at MPZPM. 🕒 July 15-17, 2026 📍 MPZPM, Kussmaulallee 2, Erlangen You can find more information here 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/events/...

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Congratulations! Our research group leader Dr. Viola Introini received the IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize at the International Conference on Biological Physics. The IUPAP is honoring her work in the field of biophysical malaria research. 📸 MPL #Biophysics #Science #Research #IUPAP

from left to right: Prof. Vahid Sandoghdar, PhD (Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light), Dr. Viola Introini (award recipient and research group leader at MPZPM), Dr. Patricia Bassereau (Institut Curie in Paris, Chair of the Biological Physics Section at IUPAP)

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Don’t miss out on this #talk part of our Lectures on Physics and Medicine series #LPM! 📅 ✍️ 👤 Oskar Hallatschek, UC Berkeley ▶️ Microfluidic Island Biogeography 🕒 July 9, 3 pm CET 📍 MPZPM, Kussmaulallee 2, Erlangen 👉 Zoom access: eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/6541025550... #Biophysics #Science #Research

The picture shows Oskar Hallatschek and the details of the talk.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Join us in celebrating the 10th #anniversary of our institute building! Gain insights into how scientists work at our #research institute, find out how you can support them & what benefits you will enjoy. 📆 July 9, 2026 Please register via email (friends@mpl.mpg.de). 👉 mpl.mpg.de/about-us/sup...

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New #publication “Nano–electron volt Fourier-limited transition of a single surface-adsorbed molecule” by our #NanoOptics Division! Vahid Sandoghdar, Masoud Mirzaei, & Alexey Shkarin explain the #research behind the paper. 👉 www.science.org/doi/full/10.... #Science #QuantumPhysics #QuantumOptics

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Don't miss out on this workshop, organized, among others, by MPL research group leader Dr. Katja Zieske! 📆 June 30, 2026 🕒 12:00 – 13:45 CEST 👉 Zoom-ID: 961 7810 6979 Passcode: DGZ_FW

Announcement for the DGZ Focus Workshop of the Workgroup "Membrane Organization and Contact Sites" on June 30, 2026, 12:00–13:45 CEST, via Zoom (ID 961 7810 6979, passcode DGZ_FW).
Program: 12:00 Sabrina Büttner and Katja Zieske, Introduction.
12:10 André Nadler, Professor at MPI-CBG Dresden, "From basic research to disease mechanisms in lipid cell biology."
12:40 Suzan Kors, postdoc in the Schlaitz lab at BZH, University of Heidelberg, "Analysis of organelle remodelling and contact sites during mitosis."
13:00 Zexi Xu, postdoc in the Schwille lab, MPI of Biochemistry, Martinsried, "Emergent motility in synthetic cells."
13:20 Emma Fenech, Junior Group Leader at the University of Cologne, "Building a functional atlas of homologous contact site machineries through advanced interaction mapping."
Contact for questions on this workshop series: Maria Bohnert, bohnertm[at]uni-muenster.de.
Upcoming events listed at zellbiologie.de/workgroups.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Dorothe Burggraf, MPL's head of #administration & #infrastructure: “I welcome the UN highlighting the contributions of public service employees with today's #PublicServiceDay. Those who work in the administration of a #research institute experience the fascination of #science firsthand.”

Dorothe Burggraf sitting at a desk with notebooks and papers, holding a pen and smiling at the camera.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Congratulations to MPL #research group leader Dr. Hanieh Fattahi & her team 👏 🏅 2026 #HelmholtzPrize for the development of #FemtosecondFieldoscopy, a new technique for the high-precision analysis of optical electric fields under ambient conditions 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article... 📸 S. Spangenberg

Hanieh Fattahi writing on a blackboard while smiling at the camera.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The birthday #symposium for our founding director Gerd Leuchs features two panel discussions: ⚛️ How far do we understand the quantum mechanical measurement process? ⚛️ The mode definition of quantum states and its information content 👉 mpl.mpg.de/events/event... 🎥 MPL #optics #quantumscience

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Save the date for the next event in our Distinguished Lecturer Series #DLS 📅 ✍️ 👤 Klaus Ensslin, ETH Zürich ▶️ Bilayer graphene: rich in physics and good for devices 🕒 May 21, 2 pm CET 📍 MPL, Staudtstr. 2, Erlangen 👉 Zoom: eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/6124526537... #talk #quantum #science #quantumscience

The picture shows Klaus Ensslin and the details of the talk.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Happy #lightday2026 The basic #research conducted by our scientists @ MPL focuses on the interaction between light and matter, with the use and study of #laser #light playing a particularly important role. Do you want to see what inpires us? 🎥 MPL & Tanya Chekhova 🔊 pixabay @idlofficial.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

TDSU “Micro- and Nanostructuring” & #Research Group Maria Chekhova “Quantum Radiation” T-shaped SiN nanoresonators generate quasi-BIC resonance, boosting spontaneous four-wave mixing for entangled photons. 👉 mpl.mpg.de 👤 C. Son, K. Ludwig, I. Harder 📸 E. Butzen #QuantumPhotonics #Nanophotonics

A surface consisting of many T-shaped nanoresonators.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

#MayThe4thBeWithYou – Happy #StarWarsDay! While lightsabers remain firmly rooted in the realm of science fiction, MPL’s scientists are actually researching light and its interaction with matter. May the ( #laser) force be with you! 📸 MPL #Photonics #QuantumOptics

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung has awarded @lmoeckl.bsky.social (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light) with its publication prize for "Ångström-resolution imaging of cell-surface glycans" in Nature Nanotechnology 2025. 📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #biophysics 📸 Stephan Spangenberg

Research Group Leader Prof. Leonhard Möckl at MPL

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Don’t miss out on this #talk part of our Lectures on Physics and #Medicine series #LPM at MPZPM! 📅 ✍️ 👤 Andreas Bausch, tum.de ▶️ Structure Formation in Organoid Systems 🕒 Thursday, April 30 at 2 pm CET 📍 MPZPM, Kussmaulallee 2, Erlangen #Science #Research

The picture shows Andreas Bausch and the details of the talk.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

"Light, Lasers & Quanta" To mark the 75th (+1) birthday of Gerd Leuchs, founding director of MPL, leading researchers from around the world will gather in June for a #symposium to explore current frontiers in #QuantumScience, technologies & modern #Optics. 📸 MPL 👉 mpl.mpg.de/events/event...

Professor Gerd Leuchs, smiling at the camera, is standing next to a bust of Max Planck.

The visual for the symposium. Written there is "76th Birthday Symposium for Gerd Leuchs, June 25-26, 2026".

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

#Malaria remains one of the most devastating #infectiousdiseases wordwide. Today's #WordMalariaDay is held to raise #MalariaAwareness. At the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin Viola Introini @vascularinfection.bsky.social studies its biophysical mechanisms. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/research/vio...

Dr. Viola Introini, reasearch groupe leader of Introini Lab - Vascular Infection Research

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Yesterday, we saw what happens when young curiosity meets research. A total of around 30 girls visited MPL & MPZPM as part of #GirlsDay to try their hand at being scientists for a day. Thank you to everyone who made this day so special! 📸 MPL 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article...

A young girl laughing while trying a small experiment for herself.

Several girls wearing lab coats waiting in line, while the first one learns how to use a microscope from a female researcher.

The words "Girls Day" in colorful letters.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Happy Birthday! 168 years ago, #MaxPlanck was born. He is the namesake of the maxplanck.de, to which our MPL and MPZPM belong. Awarded the Nobel Prize in #Physics in 1918 for his discovery of energy quanta, he changed how we understand the nature of light and matter. #Research #QuantumScience

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

With our participation on #GirlsDay we want to get more girls excited about #science. We show them that #physics, #technology and #research offer many career opportunities. On April 23, they get the chance to step into the role of scientist, engineer and lab technician. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/de/news/arti...

Two young girls wearing safety googles are smiling and inspecting an aluminium cast in the shape of a star.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

New #talk of our Lectures on #Physics and #Medicine series #LPM! 📅 ✍️ 👤 Prof. Dagmar Iber, ETH Zurich ▶️ Mechanics across scales: how physical forces shape epithelial form in development and disease 🕒 April 22, 3 pm CET 📍 MPZPM, Kussmaulallee 2, Erlangen 👉 Zoom: eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/6343713446...

The picture shows Dagmar Iber and the details of the talk.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Save the date for the next event in our Distinguished Lecturer Series #DLS 📅 ✍️ 👤 Scott A. Diddams, colorado.edu ▶️ Squeezing and #Quantum Metrology with Optical Frequency Combs 🕒 April 16, 2 pm CET 📍 MPL, Staudtstraße 2, Erlangen 👉 Zoom: eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/6190563226...

The picture shows Scott A. Diddams and the details of the talk.

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

#Research Group Birgit Stiller “ #Quantum Optoacoustics” Light and sound can interact in optical fibers, enabling applications ranging from photonic machine learning to #QuantumTechnologies. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/research-at-... 📸 Laura Blázquez Martínez #science #photonics

Shown in this picture is the first experimental measurement of cavity-less strong coupling between light and acoustic vibrations (phonons) in an optical fiber. In the lab, one can measure several indicators of strong coupling. One of these is an avoided crossing, such as that shown in the picture.

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