The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is one of the most internationally renowned research institutes. More than 400 employees in 5 scientific departments ...

Materials science is facing major challenges: The steel industry alone contributes eight percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Each year, e-waste, equivalent to 350 mega cruise ships, is ...

The mission of the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy is to design, build, and analyze security and privacy technologies from foundations through systems ...

Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850-1891) was the world’s first female professor of mathematics. She taught at Stockholm University, where she was awarded a Professorial Chair. Born in Russia, she entered into a ...

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For a research organisation like the Max Planck Society, acting responsibly and in accordance with the rules is indispensable. It is essential that everyone – both in science and in the ...

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is the highest honour awarded in German research. The Leibniz Programme, established in 1985, aims to improve the working conditions of outstanding scientists and ...

Das Max-Planck-Institut gibt es nicht – tatsächlich ist die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Träger einer Vielzahl von Forschungseinrichtungen in Deutschland, aber auch im Ausland. In der Auswahl und ...

Is it acceptable to sacrifice one person in order to save the lives of several others? This question has been the subject of debate among philosophers, ethicists and legal experts for decades, with ...

For the first time, scientists have shown that ancient human DNA can survive for thousands of years on cave walls, opening new ways to study prehistoric human activity. This interdisciplinary study ...

What makes fungal diseases so dangerous? Fungi produce millions of microscopic spores that can be spread over long distances. The spores are very resistant and can, in some cases, remain viable for up ...

Every year, an estimated 1.99 million people worldwide die prematurely as a result of air pollution caused by ultrafine particulate matter — particles smaller than 100 nanometers. About half of these ...