Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

Research at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light covers a wide range of topics, including nonlinear optics, quantum optics, nanophotonics, photonic crystal fibres, optomechanics, quantum technologies, biophysics, and—in collaboration with the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin – links between physics and medicine. MPL was founded in 2009 and is one of the over 80 institutes that make up the Max Planck Society, whose mission is to conduct basic research in the service of the general public in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences and the humanities.

Physics directed towards the medicine of tomorrow: the new Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin was officially opened

The three-day celebrations to mark the opening of the new Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin in Erlangen culminated in a ceremony on September 20th, 2024, attended by around 120 invited guests. Addresses from politicians, talks from sciententists and two Nobel Prize winners, as well as a symbolic handing over of the keys, marked the official opening of the interdisciplinary research center.

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Hanieh Fattahi receives ERC Consolidator Grant to advance ‘Label-free microscopy’ research

Dr. Hanieh Fattahi from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) is delighted to have been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant and will receive around two million euros in funding over a period of five years. She will advance the next generation of laser-driven biological microscopy with her research project ‘Beyond the Visible’. 

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1.5 million euros in funding for Mario Krenn's research into artificial intelligence in physics

Researcher Dr. Mario Krenn is developing artificial intelligence (AI) to complement the ingenuity and creativity of human researchers. The resercher at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light has now been awarded an ERC Starting Grant.

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Research on solar lasers at MPL receives funding from Europe-wide APACE project

Dr. Hanieh Fattahi, independent leader of the research group “Femtosecond Fieldoscopy”, and her team at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen are aiming to develop a new type of solar laser. This research project has been funded with 476,000 euros.

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With Benoit Ladoux, the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin wins an additional Humbold-Professor and expands the scope of its research

Since May, physicist Professor Benoit Ladoux and his research group 'Tissue mechanobiology' have been investigating the role of mechanical constraints and force transmission in multicellular systems at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM). With Ladoux, the MPZPM not only gains a world-leading researcher in the field of biophysics, but now has a fourth Humboldt Professor on…

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DLS talk by Gregory D. Scholes: “Coherence Phenomena and Quantum-Like States”

The Distinguished Lecturer Series (DLS) continued in September with the lecture “Coherence Phenomena and Quantum-Like States” by Gregory D. Scholes.…

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ISRB Rising Star Award 2024 goes to Daniel Wehner

Daniel Wehner has been decorated with the RISING STAR AWARD by the International Society for Regenerative Biology (ISRB). The prize honors…

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Nanoprinting Quantum Emitters for Integrated Nanophotonics

Organic dye molecules play an important role in various areas of science and technology, ranging from pigments and lasers to advanced super-resolution…

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