Newsroom – Category: Materials & Technology

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2021 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

New method enables simple tritium labeling and could provide added value to the discovery and development of pharmaceuticals more

A surprisingly simple process enables the synthesis of ammonia under mild conditions more

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. more

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. more

Max Planck Director Robert Schlögl in an interview about green hydrogen and sustainable CO₂ recycling more

A new approach enables search engines to describe objects with negative statements more

Creating a metal with laser light more

A simple ventilation system removes 90 percent of respiratory aerosols which potentially include coronavirus particles, from indoor air more