Newsroom – Category: Materials & Technology

The robot "Athena" carries new impulses for robotics research in its luggage more

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems unveil new technology for motion and shape capture more

An infrared laser pulse briefly modifies the structure of a high-temperature superconductor and thus removes its electrical resistance even at room temperature more

A light source and its transistor-operated brightness control shrink to the size of a single molecule more

The growth of the giant Mediterranean fan mussel’s calcitic shell adheres to physical laws already familiar from processes used to optimise steel more

New insights into working mechanism indicate how novel perovskite solar cells can be further optimised more

Modified enzymes enable efficient hydrogen production more

New prospects for secure data traffic: Light in particularly sensitive quantum states can be transmitted through the atmosphere more

Thanks to new insights into the details of photosynthetic water splitting, the prospects for the development of clean fuels based on water and sunlight are improving more

The interstellar dust particles from the Stardust mission show great variations in their elemental composition and structure more