Two Nobel Prizes in two days: this year's Nobel Prize for Physics goes to Klaus Hasselmann, emeritus director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology; the Nobel Prize for Chemistry to Benjamin List from the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung.

To each Max Planck Institute its own biotope

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Biodiversity - variety of life

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Nobel Prizes 2021

Klaus Hasselmann, founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, receives the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 together with Syukuro Manabe (USA) and Giorgio Parisi (Italy)

The statistical model with which global warming can be attributed to increasing concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere was developed by former Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Klaus Hasselmann, who will be receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 for his work.

Benjamin List, Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung is honoured with the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on asymmetric catalysis. He shares the award with David MacMillan from Princeton University.

The discovery that small organic molecules are excellent catalysts makes Ben List, Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, one of the pioneers of a new research field in chemistry. A portrait of the director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung and 2021 Nobel laureate in chemistry.

News

Like many land plants, seagrasses live in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Freiburg stem cell research shows how a vitamin A waste product regulates cell functions in blood formation

Uncovering how host relatedness influences the diversity of archaea in the vertebrate gut

Recruitment Programs & Job Offers

In a special publication of DUZ Magazine, evaluator Professor Karl Max Einhäupl comments on the positive results of the interim evaluation of the three Max Planck Schools

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Master Thesis (m/f/d) | Glycobiotechnology

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November 10, 2021

Research fellows (m/f/d) | Sociocultural Diversity

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November 10, 2021

Postdoctoral Positions | Protist Virology

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November 10, 2021

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Videos and Events


Covid-19: from vaccination to medication

Event
The Planck Society and the Israeli Consulate General in Munich cordially invite you attend these virtual Max Planck Forum on Nov 11, 2021. High-profile speakers will be Ugur Sahin, CEO BioNTech; Tzachi Pilpel, Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, and Patrick Cramer, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry.

Living with the volcano

Eruptions and earthquakes have left their mark on the city of Naples. How have these disasters shaped the city’s art and architecture and the mindset of people living with natural threats? Join the Max Planck Lecture with Elisabetha Scirocco on November 10 at 6 p.m.

Optogenetics briefly explained

Video
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 idea of World Heritage and the power of nation states

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Christoph Brumann talks about his long-term observations of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and how tensions between the global North and the global South influence the awarding of World Heritage titles

Four questions for Raisa Sherif

Raisa Sherif,  now a senior research fellow at Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, talks about her work, what advice she has for girls who want to become researchers, and the challenges of becoming a researcher.

Synthetic Chloroplast Production using a Microfluidic platform

Cell-sized droplets equipped with natural and synthetic parts are able to perform photosynthesis. In the future, they could serve as bioreactors for the sustainable, light driven fixation of CO2 into value-added compounds.

Spot On - Rosalia Engchuan

Anthropologist Rosalia Engchuan looks at how Indonesian filmmakers respond to the challenges of their social and environmental surroundings and how they influence the development of moral values, for example, through solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community.

Parrots help others to find food

Parrots exhibit a high level of social intelligence and cooperativeness. Moreover, they reciprocate received favours and do not appear jealous, if conspecifics obtain a better reward than themselves.

Flight and trauma

Video March 15, 2018
Traumatic experiences arising from flight from war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life.

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