Newsroom – Category: Materials & Technology

A great deal of energy could be saved if turbines and combustion engines operated at higher temperatures than they currently do. Ceramic high-temperature materials make this possible. more

Successful multi-scale modelling of materials and processes is now predictive and not just descriptive. more

Researchers have transformed the skeleton of a leaf into iron carbide. The new technique enables the conversion of metal carbides into intricate microstructures in just one step more

Novel artificial proteins for industry and science more

Max Planck scientists investigate how the brain changes during growth more

Scientists reconstruct bacterial transport channel in the test tube more

Scientists develop new method to identify glycosylated proteins more

Researchers discover why atoms in solids show a preference for certain structures more

Iron atoms convey mussel fibres with a robust but stretchy covering more

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Leipzig produce nanospheres for a variety of applications. more