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WEBTurning nerve cells on and off using pulses of light. Optogenetics is a relatively new field that uses light to control genetically modified cells. It is based on light-activated membrane proteins, such as bacteriorhodopsin or channelrhodopsin, that are built into nerve cells. The Max Planck Society is Germany's premier, non-university research ...
Max Planck Institutes and Experts | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEBIn fact, the Max Planck Society operates a number of research institutions in Germany as well as abroad. These Max Planck Institutes are independent and autonomous in the selection and conduct of their research pursuits. To this end, they have their own, internally managed budgets, which can be supplemented by third party project funds.
Postdocs | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEBAs part of the postdoc phase, the Max Planck Society offers scholarships for international, i.e. foreign, postdocs whose main place of residence was abroad before starting their scholarship and who only come to a Max Planck Institute for a short research stay. Postdoctoral fellowships are intended for further scientific training and the ...
International Max Planck Research Schools
WEBSince 2000, the International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) have become a permanent part of our efforts to promote Ph.D. students. Talented German and foreign junior scientists are offered the opportunity to earn a doctorate under excellent research conditions. A shared characteristics of the graduate programmes at Max Planck Institutes ...
Nobel Laureates | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEBFerenc Krausz, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, together with Pierre Agostini and Anne L'Huillier, has been honoured with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics.The Nobel Committee is honouring the two reserachers for the foundation of attosecond physics. An attosecond is the billionth part of a billionth of a second.
Doctoral Students | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEBDoctoral funding contracts at Max Planck. The doctoral funding contracts combine research in scientific freedom with social security. They allow doctoral researchers to devote themselves independently to their scientific work without any constraints. The agreed working time currently amounts to 39 hours per week.
MPI for Gravitational Physics | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEBSince its foundation in 1995, the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI) in Potsdam-Golm has established itself as a leading international research center. Its research program covers the entire spectrum of gravitational physics: from the giant dimensions of the Universe to the tiny scales of strings.
MPI of Biochemistry | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEBIn the Bible, the universe was created step by step: first light, then water and land, and finally the terrestrial animals and humankind. However, from a scientific viewpoint, it seems that the building blocks of life might not have come into being successively, but rather at the same time – at least, this is what Hannes Mutschler of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry believes.
Career | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEB5 days ago · Research groups leaders. Max Planck Research Groups offer early career researchers who hold a doctoral degree an excellent opportunity to qualify for a further career at a high level. Leaders of these groups are appointed by the President of the Max Planck Society and – similar to directors at Max Planck Institutes – enjoy an independent ...
How gas clouds fragment and form the biggest stars | Max-Planck ...
WEBJan 24, 2019 · Using the ALMA observatory in Chile, a group of astronomers led by MPIA’s Henrik Beuther has made the most detailed observation yet of the way that a giant gas cloud fragments into dense cores, which then act as the birthplaces of stars. The astronomers found that the mechanisms for fragmentation are fairly straightforward, resulting from the combination of the cloud’s pressure and gravity.