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A total of 194 publications from seven countries participated in the first international corporate media award, a competition reflecting trends in the area of corporate media. MaxPlanckResearch was presented with an Award of Excellence: "What particularly impressed us was the manner in which the magazine utilise images. Images were optimally used to illustrate abstract contents. In addition, images showing scientists within the context of their research work were intelligently selected and integrated into the page layout. MaxPlanckForschung provides an excellent overview of the broad spectrum of the Max Planck Society's research subjects." (Excerpt from the jury's appraisal).

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MPR 2 /2002

Focus "High-Performance Computing"

A Construction Set with Just Atomic Nuclei and Electrons
"I regarded the computer as a rare machine"
The Lord of the Vortices
Processors Piece Together the Book of Life
Supernova Explodes inside Computer

Magazine 2 /2002

Viewpoint

2011 – A Nanospace Odyssey

The European White Book on Fundamental Research in Materials Science has been compiled by the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, and published by the Max Planck Society.

Biology & Medicine

Why Frogs Do Not Turn into Princes

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology are investigating the rules which determine how frogs take shape.

The Cell Cycle in the Spotlight of Cancer Research

Prof. Erich A. Nigg of the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry explains the process of cell division and its relevance for cancer research.

Frank Pfrieger

Frank Pfrieger has discovered that the much-maligned
substance cholesterol plays an important role in the formation
of connections between nerve cells in the brain.

Material & Technology

Super Computer Plays with Strings of Pearls and Liquid Crystals

How do polymers behave and what structures do they form in different solutions? This is the question that is currently being investigated by scientists in Mainz.

How FLOPS Learned to Run

Forty years ago, a computer with a peak performance of
100 kflop/s (100,000 floatingpoint operations per second)
and 128 KB of main memory was one of the best in the world.

Monitor Mimics Human Facial Expressions

At the Max Planck Institute for Computer Sciences, a computer brings virtual faces to life and enables them to speak.

Culture & Society

Simulation Beats Experimentation

Experts attending a congress in Berlin discussed ways in which digital simulations are changing both research and thinking.

How Babies Get to Grips with the World

The Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research is investigating how babies use their senses to get to grips
with the world.