Materials Sciences (Materials and Technology)

 

If manganese nodules can be mined in an environmentally friendly way, the critical metals needed for the energy transition could be produced with low CO₂ emissions more

Start-up “Minerva Carbon” receives €1.8 million in funding through EXIST Transfer of Research I programme. more

International researcher team develops scalable aluminium alloys for the hydrogen economy more

A single-step method enables the energy saving extraction of Nickel with reduced CO₂ emissions for batteries and stainless steel more

Battery electrodes thicken as a result of the accelerated transport of lithium ions via metal fleeces, making them particularly efficient and cost-effective more

New approaches to targeted drug delivery with biological microrobots more

Metals and alloys can be extracted, mixed and processed in a single, energy-efficient step without CO₂ emissions more

The Director at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart is honoured for her development of new materials more

Science and industry are working together to develop a process for nanotechnology and materials research more

Hexagonal electro-hydraulic modules act like artificial muscles that can be used to configure robots with various functions more

A look back at a year of research with many highlights more

The year 2024 saw Max Planck scientists publishing exceptional research across disciplines. We have selected twelve highlights to share more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2023 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2020 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 13 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

Dierk Raabe, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research in Düsseldorf, explains the opportunities that industrial companies already have today to achieve the goal of a sustainable metal industry. more

When liquids are moved on a surface, similar frictional forces arise as those acting on solid bodies more

Under the influence of shear forces, nanoparticles from the secretion of velvet worms form polymer fibres that can be recycled in water more

The adhesion of Chlamydomonas, a unicellular alga, to surfaces is light-dependent more

Although the dentition of the wedgefish appear designed to crush shellfish, it also eats stingrays more

Using a plasmonic nanosensor, it is possible to observe enzymes and how they move without a marker more