Space telescope eRosita about to launch

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The small fleet of X-ray space scouts will soon be expanded to include a flagship. On 21 June 2019, the German telescope eRosita will launch from the Russian Baikonur space-port into space. On a platform on board the Proton M launcher, there is a Russian telescope called Art-XC alongside eRosita. The main goal of the eRosita mission – developed and built by a consortium of German institutes led by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching – is the first complete sky survey in the medium X-ray range up to an energy of ten keV.

Satellite with Xray vision

In the early hours of October 23, 2011, ROSAT was engulfed in the waves of the Indian Ocean. This was the end of a success story that is unparalleled in German space exploration research. more

“The telescope offers enormous potential”

Peter Predehl from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics on the eRosita mission. more

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Matthias Mann nominated for European Inventor Award

June 17, 2019

Proteomics pioneer Matthias Mann developed techniques to map all proteins at work in human cells using mass spectrometry – revealing tell-tale signs of disease before a person falls ill.

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The hidden structure of the periodic system

June 14, 2019

The well-known representation of chemical elements is just one example of how objects can be arranged and classified

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The brains of birds synchronize when they sing duets

June 12, 2019

Vocal control areas in the brain of weaver birds fire in time when they sing together

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When alumni give career advice

May 10, 2019

On September 1 and 2, 2017, Max Planck alumni and young researchers came together for two days of sharing and learning at Harnack House in Berlin

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Innovative training programmes for Phd students

Talented German and foreign junior scientists are offered the opportunity to earn a doctorate under excellent research conditions

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Flight and trauma

Flight and trauma

Video March 15, 2018
Migration Psychology

Traumatic experiences arising from flight from war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life.

The school for T Cells

The school for T Cells

Video August 17, 2017
Immunobiology

The lamprey has no thymus gland. Max Planck scientist Thomas Böhm wants to know how it copes with bacteria and viruses.

Cryptography

Cryptography

Video May 04, 2017
Computer Science Quantum Physics

In principle, almost any encryption key can be broken - all you need is the right computing power. The situation is different, however, with quantum cryptography. Gerd Leuchs is researching this encryption technology of the future.

Climate: how the earth breathes

Climate: how the earth breathes

Video February 06, 2017
Climate Earth Sciences

Researchers understand Earth’s climate system very accurately by now. For a long time, however, an important piece of the puzzle remained very elusive - the role played by vegetation and soils.

MaxPlanck-Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology

MaxPlanck-Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology

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Interfaces of matter and life are the focus of the new Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology. Prof. Imre Berger from Bristol University explains the topic.

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