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Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e. V. @dpgphysik.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Jetzt auf dem DPG-YouTube-Kanal: 🗣️ Prof. Dr. Kurt Kremer (@mpip-mainz.mpg.de) spricht zum Thema „Polymers / Soft Matter as Model Systems for Physics“. Der Vortrag wurde am 10. März 2026 an der @tudresden.bsky.social gehalten. Jetzt reinschauen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIL6...

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 22/06/2026

Gezielte „Unordnung“ macht GUV Polymersome durchlässiger: Oleylalkohol initiiert als Co Tensid Membran Störstellen – mehr Austausch, stabile Hülle. Mehr in unserer Pressemeldung: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1180630/PM20...

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Löchrige künstliche Zellen

Forschende des Max-Planck-Instituts für Polymerforschung haben nun eine neue Methode entwickelt, mit der die Membranen künstlicher Zellen für chemische Stoffe durchlässiger werden.

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 17/06/2026

Congrats to our former PhD student Dr. Oskar Sachnik on the 2026 Otto Hahn Medal from the Max Planck Society 🥇🎉 Awarded for his outstanding PhD on optimizing OLED performance at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research / Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (2024, summa cum laude).

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 10/06/2026

Save the date: Night of Science 2026 an der @goetheuni.bsky.social! Frauke Gräter eröffnet mit „Wie KI die Wissenschaft verändert“. 12.06., 17:00, OSZ H1 (Livestream in alle OSZ-Hörsäle). Mehr Infos: nightofscience.de #NightOfScience#Frankfurt #Wissenschaft #KI

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 28/05/2026

Willkommen in Mainz! Mit Poly-ABROAD forschen erstmals 6 Studierende und Promovierende der Virginia Tech bei uns zu nachhaltigen und bioinspirierten Polymermaterialien.Das von der NSF geförderte Programm stärkt den Austausch und macht Mainz als Standort für Polymer- und Materialforschung sichtbar.🤝🌱

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ChiaraG @chiaragaly.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Dienstag Abend im Wallenstein Café #Mainz fürs #pint26DE 🤩 Mongkhol Prawatborisut von @mpip-mainz.mpg.de erzählte uns, wie "Elefanten" (Nanokapseln) durch die undurchlässige Blut-Hirn-Schranke überwinden können. Seine Forschung könnte dazu beitragen, Medikamente ins Gehirn zu bringen🧠💊 #pint26

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 18/05/2026

Researchers have developed a new way to fabricate perovskite transistors by slowing down the crystallisation process. The result: more ordered thin films and better charge transport. Read more in our recent press release: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/en/pm2026-10

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

A truly wonderful event! Thank you to everyone involved in the organization, all the speakers and all participants for making this symposium such a memorable experience! @beilstein-institut.bsky.social @mpip-mainz.mpg.de

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Join us for PSA 2026! We are excited to announce the Peptide Self-Assembly Conference — From Dynamic Structures to Functional Materials — hosted by MPIP & JGU Mainz. 📍 Mainz, Germany | Aug 10–12, 2026 📅 Abstract deadline: June 10 🔗 Register here: www.psacon2026.com #PSA2026 @mpip-mainz.mpg.de

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Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) @gdch.de · 04/05/2026

Wie Medikamente mit Hilfe von Nanokapseln genau an die Stelle des Körpers transportiert werden, wo sie gebraucht werden, erläutert Prof. Katharina Landfester vom @mpip-mainz.mpg.de bei der GDCh-Tagung der Seniorexpert:innen in Bayreuth.

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Yesterday, we were delighted to host Prof. Guosong Chen and Associate Prof. Long Li from Fudan University at MPIP. We sincerely thank Prof. Chen for sharing fascinating insights into the non-covalent synthesis of saccharide-based macromolecules and their bioapplications! @mpip-mainz.mpg.de

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 22/04/2026

KIMMDY lets simulations watch bonds break and form, not just molecular motion. It scales to millions of atoms and traces reaction chains in proteins and DNA, from collagen chemistry to UV-driven DNA damage.Read more: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1175119/PM20... @hitsters.bsky.social @graeterlab.bsky.social

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When molecules react

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 14/04/2026

Graphene acts as a nanoscale charge mirror. It leaves macroscopic wettability unchanged yet reshapes interfacial water by reflecting substrate charges. Big implications for membranes, sensors, and energy storage. Published in Chem. Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1163293/PM20...

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Graphene as a Charge Mirror

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 12/03/2026

Did you know that some fungi have a "start button" for ice? Researchers have found that certain fungi use a genetic blueprint from bacteria to form water-soluble proteins that can nucleate ice. Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1133285/PM20...

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Fungi use “start button” for ice from bacteria

An international research team has identified a new class of ice crystal-forming proteins in lower fungi. The study shows that fungi of the family Mortierellaceae use a genetic blueprint that originat...

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 10/03/2026

On March 13 (1:00–6:00 p.m.), the MPI for Polymer Research will host a symposium on scientific collaboration inspired by Klaus Müllen's new book, “Die Chemie muss stimmen” (The Chemistry Must Be Right). A registration is not required.

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MPI for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter @mpsdhamburg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

New in @pubs.acs.org Nano: Scientists around @mahrossi.bsky.social from @mpsdhamburg.bsky.social / @mpip-mainz.mpg.de have shown a new method to enhace Tip-Enhanced Raman Images by applying first-principle calculations. The new method will enhance the quality of TERS images as a nanoscale probe.

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 19/12/2025

Biokunststoffe sind nicht immer die beste Lösung. Katharina Landfester vom MPI-P beleuchtet in der VOICES FOR CLIMATE-Reihe, wo diese Materialien sinnvoll eingesetzt werden können und welche Rolle sie beim Klimaschutz spielen. 🌿💡 Den gesamten Beitrag finden Sie hier: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWut...

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Plastik in Grün? | #voicesforclimate mit Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 10/12/2025

Laser-made quantum superpositions can last much longer than expected when molecules are separated to single atoms. A surprising result from the team around @dkeefer.bsky.social , opening new paths for engineered quantum states. Read more here: link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/...

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 03/12/2025

New study on solid-state batteries: Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and Japanese universities observe how space charges form — mainly at the positive electrode. Read more in our press release: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1062165/PM20... ⚡🔬

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Higher, faster, further with all-solid-state batteries

he development of solid-state batteries that provide higher workingvoltage, have a higher capacity, and can no longer burn is the subject of current research. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute f...

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landfesterdept.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

A department from the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility visited @mpip-mainz.mpg.de last week. Ulrike Schneider guided the group along the Polymer Path, and doctoral students Yannick Fröder and Timon Léon presented their research on lignin capsules and OLEDs.

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 13/11/2025

Die Max-Planck-Medaille ist die höchste Auszeichnung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft für herausragende Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der theoretischen Physik. Wir gratulieren Kurt Kremer herzlich zu dieser Auszeichnung!

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European XFEL @europeanxfel.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Warm ice in the X-ray laser Researchers from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) explore unusual forms of ice at room temperature under extreme pressure at the @europeanxfel.bsky.social and DESY. Find all details and original source on www.xfel.eu

Ice cream comes in many different flavors. But even pure ice, which consists only of water molecules, has been discovered to exist in more than 20 different solid forms or phases that differ in the arrangement of the molecules. The phases are named with Roman numerals, like ice I, ice II or ice III. Now, researchers led by scientists from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) have identified and described a new phase called ice XXI. The results are published in the journal Nature Materials.

The international team of researchers conducted their experiments at European XFEL, the world’s largest X-Ray laser, and DESY’s high energy photon source Petra III. Ice XXI is structurally distinct from all previously observed phases of ice. It forms when water is rapidly compressed to supercompressed water at room temperature and is metastable, meaning it can exist for some time even though another form of ice would be more stable at those conditions. The discovery offers important insights into how high-pressure ice forms.
Water or H2O, despite being composed of just two elements, exhibits remarkable complexity in its solid state. The majority of the phases are observed at high pressures and low temperatures.

Water was examined under pressures of up to two gigapascals, which is about 20,000 times more than normal air pressure. This causes ice to form even at room temperature, but the molecules are much more tightly packed than in normal ice.

“In this special pressure cell, samples are squeezed between the tips of two opposing diamond anvils and can be compressed along a predefined pressure pathway,” states Cornelius Strohm from the DESY HIBEF team that implemented this set-up at the High Energy Density (HED) instrument of European XFEL.
“The structure in which liquid H2O crystallizes depends on the degree of supercompression of the liquid”, says Lee. “Our findings suggest that a greater number of high temperature metastable ice phases and their associated transition pathways may exist, potentially offering new insights into the composition of icy moons”, Rachel Husband from the DESY HIBEF team adds.
Sakura Pascarelli, Scientific Director at European XFEL notes: “It is fantastic to see another great outcome from our Water Call, an initiative inviting scientists to propose innovative studies on water. We are looking forward to many more exciting discoveries ahead.”

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 10/10/2025

„Ne echte kölsche Jung“ – so beginnt der Rückentext der Autobiografie von Klaus Müllen, ehem. Direktor am MPI für Polymerforschung. Einblicke in ein Forscherleben zwischen Elektronensystemen, Makromolekülen & Wissenschaftspolitik: 📖 l-i-c.org/klaus-muelle... / Foto: Thomas Hartmann

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 08/10/2025

Wie lässt sich das Interesse an Polymerforschung wecken? In den Nachrichten aus der Chemie sprechen Katharina Landfester und Ulrike Schneider vom @mpip-mainz.mpg.de über ihre Strategien, Wissenschaft verständlich und differenziert zu vermitteln. 🌿🔬 Mehr dazu hier: gdch.app/article/was-...

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„Was zu wissenschaftlich klingt, interessiert niemanden“

Wie sie Menschen für Polymerforschung begeistern und mit dem negativen Image von Kunststoffen in der allgemeinen Bevölkerung aufräumen möchten, haben Wissenschaftlerin Katharina Landfester und Kommuni...

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 02/10/2025

For the first time, the autodissociation of water under strong electric fields is fully understood! It's not only about energy but also the rise in entropy that drives this fascinating process. @yairlitman.bsky.social 🧪✨ #ResearchExcellence #Water Read more: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1048986/PM20...

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Max Planck School Matter to Life @mattertolife.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

👏 And that's a wrap for Fall Days 2025 @mpip-mainz.mpg.de! We thank all the speakers, presenters, participants, and our hosts @graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social, for making this event lively and the science vibrant. Next stop Spring Days 2026 in Marburg!🥳

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Frauke Gräter welcoming everyone with slides projected on the screen

Matter to Life students discussing research findings at a poster presentation.

Students engaged in a group discussion with Matter to Life Fellow Katharina Landfester during the event

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 26/09/2025

„Wasser macht uns nicht nur Spaß, sondern ist auch wissenschaftlich betrachtet unglaublich faszinierend“, sagen Rüdiger Berger, Doris Vollmer & Hans-Jürgen Butt. In der MPG-Galerie „My Science and Me“ sind sie sprichwörtlich in ihrem Element – sehenswert! 👉 www.mpg.de/my-science-a...

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 10/09/2025

Große Freude am Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung! 🎉 Wissenschaftsminister Clemens Hoch übergab den Förderbescheid für das Projekt CoronaProtTargeting, das die Blut-Hirn-Schranke mit Protein-ummantelten Nanoträgern überwinden soll. #Forschung #RheinlandPfalz. Foto: (c) MWG

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 14/08/2025

Minister Clemens Hoch besuchte heute das @mpip-mainz.mpg.de und informierte sich über die neue, tierfreundliche Foie-Gras-Alternative von Prof. Vilgis’ Team. 🔬 Spitzenforschung aus @rlp.de für mehr Tierwohl!🌿 #MPIP #Tierwohl #Forschung #MinisterHoch

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 08/08/2025

🔬 New research from Max Planck shows water behaves normally even when confined to just a few molecular layers. It’s the surfaces — not the tight space — that control water’s properties until it’s thinner than 1 nm. Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/en/pm2025-22 💧🧪

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 07/08/2025

🧪 Das MPI-P ist beim Mainzer Wissenschaftsmarkt 2025 dabei! Am 13. & 14.9. könnt ihr uns auf dem Platz der Mainzer Republik treffen und Forschung hautnah erleben.🔬 Es erwarten euch Experimente & spannende Einblicke in unsere Forschung👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Mehr hier: www.wissenschaftsallianz-mainz.de/wissenschaft...

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 23/07/2025

Flabby, flexible, and full of potential: Researchers at @hitsters.bsky.social and the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de have developed a #machinelearning model that designs flexible proteins. A leap toward next-gen enzymes, therapeutics & sustainable biotech! 🌱💊🔬 Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/pm2025-21

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Flabby and flexible

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 23/07/2025

🎯🔬One protein, three functions: New dual-labeling method from weilgroup.bsky.social‬ at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de enables simultaneous functionalization of bioactive proteins for targeted delivery and imaging. Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1033647/PM202…. #chemical #biother-apeutics

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 10/07/2025

Scientists at the MPI-P and global partners have developed a new type of air filter using a liquid coating to trap even nanoscale particles – just like mucus in the nose. 🌬️ The result: better air quality, less energy use, and a big step toward smarter filtration. 🌍 www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/en/pm2025-19

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 08/07/2025

Am 8. Juli wurde der Max-Planck-Campus Mainz feierlich eröffnet. Im Fokus: die neu gegründete Liquids-Initiative. Beteiligt sind das MPI für Polymerforschung, @mpic.de und das Max Planck Graduate Center mit der @unimainz.bsky.social 🧪🌍 #MaxPlanckCampus #LiquidsInitiative #Forschung #Mainz

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 07/07/2025

Dreh bei LigniLabs! 🎥 Ein Team des SWR aktuell war am MPI-P, um die Arbeit von @LigniLabs an mikrotechnologischen Lignin-Partikeln zur Bekämpfung der Esca-Krankheit zu begleiten. Zu sehen am 08. Juli ab 19.30 Uhr bei SWR aktuell. 📺🌿

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 04/07/2025

🧪 Researchers At the MPI-P use a transfer-printing process to transfer conductive PEDOT:PSS films onto stretchable substrates. Plasticizers diffuse from the substrate into the polymer, improving electrical conductivity and mechanical stretchability. Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/en/pm2025-17

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Stretchable Electronics

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 01/07/2025

MPI-P employees joined City-Cycling Mainz for the 4th year 🚴‍♀️ With 3,850 tons of CO₂ saved since 2022 and a best-ever 16th place. The team showed great commitment. 🥇 For the first time, the top 3 cyclists received sustainable Max Planck bottles.

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 01/07/2025

Startschuss für den Max-Planck-Campus Mainz! Mit der neuen Liquids-Initiative, dem @mpic.de, dem Max-Planck Graduate Center und der engen Zusammenarbeit mit der @unimainz.bsky.social entsteht ein Forschungsstandort für interdisziplinäre Grundlagenforschung zu Flüssigkeiten & Erdsystemprozessen.

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 25/06/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Kübra Kaygisiz @kubrakaygisiz.bsky.social on being awarded the Otto Hahn Medal by the Max Planck Society 🎉 Her outstanding PhD work on self-assembling peptide nanostructures for controlled cell-material interactions was truly groundbreaking. #MPG #OttoHahnMedal #WomenInSTEM

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 18/06/2025

Curious about doing research at MPIP? 🔍 Join the Student Open House on June 25 from 3 to 6.30 p.m. at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de. Explore our labs, talk to PhD students and group leaders, and learn more about research opportunities at the MPI-P. Find out more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/events/41934...

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 05/06/2025

Am 2.–3. Juni kamen in Mainz Teilnehmende aus der gesamten @maxplanck.de zusammen.🌱 Im Fokus: Austausch zu Energie, Mobilität, Kommunikation und weiteren Nachhaltigkeitsthemen.💬 Mehr dazu hier: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/pm2025-15 #Nachhaltigkeit #MPG #Forschung

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Jahrestagung des Nachhaltigkeitsnetzwerks 2025

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 21/05/2025

Researchers at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de report super diffusive energy transport in organic semiconductor films. Excitons were observed to travel rapidly and over long distances with minimal loss. Read more here: 🔗https://www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1020217/PM2025-10

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 14/05/2025

🧬⚡️ Faster cancer immunotherapy: researchers at the MPI-P developed nanocarriers tagged with nanobodies instead of antibodies—cutting synthesis time from days to hours. A cheaper, faster way to train immune cells to fight tumors. Read more: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/pm2025-09 #nanomedicine

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 09/05/2025

👩‍🔬 Am 18. Mai von 10–13 Uhr lädt das Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung in Mainz zum Science Day ein. Entdeckt Kunststoffe neu, besucht die Kinderuni zur Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte und kommt mit Forscher*innen ins Gespräch. 🐝 🍰 Infos: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/events/41661...

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 25/04/2025

🔋🔬Scientists of our Molecular Spectroscopy Department have developed an optical method to study electric double layers, crucial for energy storage, e.g., in batteries. They found that ion conduction drives double-layer formation at high ion concentrations. Read more: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/pm2025-08

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Observing the ultrafast electrical charging of liquids

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 10/04/2025

Imagine being able to program living cells with light — that’s exactly what researchers have just achieved! Using green LED light, they create artificial networks inside cells. A breakthrough for the medicine of tomorrow! 💡🧫 Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1011354/PM20...

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Mit Licht gesteuerte Netzwerke in Zellen: Wie Forschende künstliche Fasern in lebenden Zellen aufbauen

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Gräter lab @graeterlab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Job alert: Join us in Mainz as Max Planck Research Group Leader (W2) in Molecular Design ...and make your own research dreams happen on de novo design, generative models, proteins, materials ... tinyurl.com/r2xjxnuk @mpip-mainz.mpg.de

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Max Planck Research Group Leader (W2) in Molecular Design

We are looking for exceptional early-career scientists conducting computational research with a proven record of accomplishment. The primary focus of this call is on candidates proposing research on b...

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 28/03/2025

At a second glance: In the latest issue of the research magazine of the MPG, the research of Rüdiger Berger and his team is presented with an image taken with an atomic force microscope – it shows how electrical charges are generated by a drop rolling down: www.mpg.de/24341373/S00... 🔬📖

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · 26/03/2025

🚨 Researchers at the MPI-P and the University of Southern Denmark have developed a foie gras alternative that mimics the taste and texture of the real thing without compromising animal welfare. Read more in our press release: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1009959/PM20... . 🌱✨

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Using science for more animal welfare

Researchers led by Thomas Vilgis of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have examined real foie gras and developed an alternative that is very similar in taste and texture, but also takes an...

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