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Computer Science . Genetics . Medicine
Bioinformatics and epigenetics – computer-aided cancer diagnosis
March 01, 2012
Max Planck researchers use ingenious software programs in their quest for biomarkers for clinical cancer diagnosis [more]
Chemistry . Climate Research
Breathless in the Megacity
September 22, 2011
Together with an Indian Partner Group of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Bhola Ram Gurjar is analyzing the pollution in Indian megacities and how badly it is affecting the health of city dwellers. [more]
Chemistry . Material Sciences
A Material That Keeps Its Cool When Hot
October 22, 2010
A great deal of energy could be saved if turbines and combustion engines operated at higher temperatures than they currently do. Ceramic high-temperature materials make this possible. [more]
Chemistry . Material Sciences
Magic spheres from oil and water
March 01, 2010
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Leipzig produce nanospheres for a variety of applications. [more]
Computer Science . Infection Biology . Medicine
Software predicts dangerous variants of influenza viruses
December 01, 2009
Computing power is emerging as an indispensable weapon for scientists engaged in the fight against influenza. [more]
Cell Biology . Material Sciences . Structural Biology
Nanomaterials from the Biological Factory
April 10, 2009
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]
Complex Systems . Computer Science . Mathematics
Robots start learning
March 23, 2009
Ingeniously designed machines learn to move without receiving any instructions from control programs. Similarly, robots are learning about their bodies and their environment.
[more]Chemistry
Jugglers in the Chemistry Lab
May 08, 2005
Catalysts crank up chemical reactions. Without them, the large-scale production of chemicals would be unthinkable. And whoever finds the best catalysts can manufacture more efficiently than anyone else. [more]
