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Fast and efficient diagnoses through artificial intelligence
The mechanical properties of cells can reveal which diseases a patient is suffering from. Researchers at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin...
Coveted EU funding for Michael Becker
Michael Becker, postdoc in the nano-optics division of MPL Director Vahid Sandoghdar, was able to convince with his project idea and receives the...
With new technology, researchers can look deep into the interior of cells – in 3-D
Tracking the mystery of cell division: Scientists of the IRI Life Sciences of Humboldt University and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of...
March
Launch of the Forum Erinnerungs- und Zukunftsort Heil- und Pflegeanstalt Erlangen
During National Socialism in Germany, crimes against humanity, especially medical crimes, also occurred in Erlangen. In order to commemorate the...
Dresden Excellence Award for Maik Herbig
The city of Dresden awarded Maik Herbig, former PhD student of MPL Director Jochen Guck, the Dresden Excellence Award 2020 for his doctorate. The...
February
Quantum communication: new efficient source for entangled photons
Innovative quantum technologies for communication, imaging, and metrology depend on photon pairs, two light particles which are connected even over...
Emmy Noether Travel Grant from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light: Learning from role models
Women are still underrepresented in many areas of science - including physics. The new Emmy Noether Travel Grant of the Max Planck Institute for the...
Artificial knee tissue to help in the fight against arthritis
In a project funded by the European Union with almost six million euros, researchers from Europe and Turkey are reproducing tissue from the knee - on...
When Light Beams Talk to Each Other
Light, when locked in a tiny ring called a microresonator, shows amazing behaviour: Two beams, going in opposite directions, become linked and start...
January
New collaborative research centre at the interface of optics and solid-state physics
Even in the quantum world, the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Scientists will investigate this collective behaviour of quantum systems in a...
When severed spinal cord grows back together again
After an injury to the spinal cord, patients often remain paralysed because damaged nerve tracts do not regrow due to the formation of scar tissue....
New mathematical model: How dangerous bacteria form colonies
Disease-causing microbes as well as cancer cells gang together to form larger structures - and only then become dangerous to humans. Scientists at the...
December
Darkness from light
Microresonators are small glass structures in which light can circulate and build up in intensity. Due to material imperfections, some amount of light...
Maria Chekhova appointed FAU professor
Maria Chekhova, head of the independent research group Quantum Radiation, was appointed professor (20%) at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität...
High-brightness source of coherent light spanning from the UV to THz
An international team of scientists reports in Nature Photonics on a novel technique for a high-brightness coherent and few-cycle duration source...
BMBF initiative "QuNET" presents systems for highly secure quantum communication
An initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has been researching new possibilities for tap-proof communication for a...
November
Press conference: Update on research on quantum communication - Project QuNET offers a look inside the laboratories
Quantum communication is a key technology to ensure a safe life in the digital world in the future. Since 2015, quantum communication has therefore...
Teaching Award of FAU for Silvia Viola-Kusminskiy
Every year, the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg awards the Teaching Award for Young Scientists to one person per faculty, in...
Glycocalyx: New research group investigates the sweet husk around cells
From Stanford to Erlangen: A team led by chemist Leonhard Möckl is studying sugar compounds on the surface of cells at the Max Planck Institute for...
October
Partial demolition of the HuPfla starts
With construction companies having finished securing the so-called Mittelrisalit - the protruding central part of the building - demolition work on...
Another five years of German-Canadian cooperation
Funding secured for the Max Planck - University of Ottawa Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics - German ambassador guest during the annual meeting
...Symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for the new Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin in Erlangen
First Mayor Florian Janik and representatives of University Hospital, University, and Max Planck Institute emphasise the importance for the research...
September
Max Planck School of Photonics: Application Phase Started
The Max Planck School of Photonics is Germany‘s outstanding graduate program offered by the best German universities and research organisations...
August
Research group leader Birgit Stiller interviewed on Deutschlandfunk
Birgit Stiller appeared on a podcast of the series "Forschung aktuell" broadcasted by Deutschlandfunk. She talked about her research on converting...
July
Kristian Franze Appointed New Director at MPZPM
On August 1, Kristian Franze will become one of the directors of the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) - at the same time he will...
Jochen Guck appointed FAU professor
Jochen Guck, Director of the Division Biological Optomechanics, was appointed professor at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg...
Congratulations to our apprentices
We are happy that Nadja Kupfahl, Viktoria Kupfer, Simon Nussel and Samuel Rothfischer have successfully completed their apprenticeship at MPL! All...
Michael Becker wins SPS-Award 2020
Congratulations! On July 1, 2020 Michael Becker received the SPS-Award of the Swiss Physical Society for Applied Physics donated by Oerlikon Surface...
June
70th birthday symposium for Gerd Leuchs has been re-scheduled to June 2021
The symposium "Light, Lasers and Quanta", scheduled to celebrate our director emeritus Gerd Leuchs' 70th birthday, had to be re-scheduled as a result...
May
Construction work for the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin starts
The construction work for the new Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) will start: The construction site at the Schwabachanlage in...
Max Planck researchers develop the "ultimate cell sorter"
By combining imaging of deformed cells and artificial intelligence, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the...
The coronascope on television
Recently, a film team of the Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian broadcasting organisation) visited the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light: The...
Light, sound, action: extending the life of sound waves
Information carried by light can be stored into sound waves that travel at a speed a 100 000 times slower than light. For information processing,...
Observing the freely behaving brain in action
A team of scientists led by Jason Kerr, Director at the center of advanced european studies and research (caesar) in Bonn, Germany, has developed a...
April
The Coronascope – Scientists at Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin observe an infection with Sars-CoV-2 live
A kind of video surveillance could contribute to getting an insight into the life cycle of the coronavirus: Researchers at Max Planck Institute for...
March
Top 50 Nature Communications physics article
The article "Formation of optical supramolecular structures in a fibre laser by tailoring long-range soliton interactions" of our scientists Wenbin...
POSTPONED: 70th Birthday Symposium for Gerd Leuchs: Light, Lasers and Quanta
As a result of the current coronavirus emergency, we sadly have no choice but to postpone the 70th birthday symposium "Light, Lasers & Quanta" for our...
CANCELED: Girls'Day
Unfortunately, we had to cancel our Girls'Day programme scheduled for 26 March. Due to the current situation regarding the COVID-19 virus, the Max...
POSTPONED: Opening Symposium for Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin
Unfortunately, we had to postpone the opening event for the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin planned for March 16. Due to the current...
Katja Zieske heads new research group
As of February 2020 Katja Zieske joined the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light to set up her laboratory. Starting in May she will head a...
February
70th Birthday Symposium for Gerd Leuchs: Light, Lasers and Quanta
To celebrate our Director Emeritus Gerd Leuchs' 70th birthday, the Symposium "Light, Lasers and Quanta" will take place at the Max Planck Institute...
Sensitive detection of molecules
To observe molecules, one has to use sensitive tools. Such measurements would be important for determining the concentration of minute particles in...
January
New Microphotonics Research Group
As of January 2020 Pascal Del’Haye heads the new Microphotonics Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light.
New Particle Analysis Technique Paves Way for Better Air Pollution Monitoring
Efficient monitoring of airborne particulate matter (PM), especially particles with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5), is crucial for...
Let's go! Work starts for the new Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin
The first steps to build the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin will start in the following week. Here you can find more informations about the...
Physik und Medizin
Das Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts und seine Kooperationspartner stellen das neue Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin vor....
December
November
Humboldt Professorship for Management Member of the Max-Planck-Zentrum
Kristian Franze receives five million euros for his research on physical biology. He has been selected by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for a...
Max Planck School of Photonics – Application Portal open NOW
The Max Planck School of Photonics is Germany‘s outstanding graduate program offered by seven of the best German universities and research...
New President for the Erlangen OSA Student Chapter
The OSA Student Chapter in Erlangen has a new president: Dominik Rattenbacher took over the position in November 2019. He is a PhD student at the Max...
Kick-Off in Jena: BMBF initiative QuNET for bug-proof quantum communication
On November 12, 2019 about 30 project participants met at the Fraunhofer IOF in Jena for the launch of QuNET. As part of the BMBF-funded initiative,...
Circularly Polarized Light from Linear Dipoles
Surprisingly, linear electric dipole emitters can also generate circularly polarized light. These findings may drive development of novel...
Max Planck School Matter to Life – Application Portals open NOW
The new Matter to Life Master’s programs at Heidelberg University, Göttingen University, and Technical University of Munich (TUM) offer you an unique...
October
Annual Meeting of the Max Planck-uOttawa Centre
From October 29 – 31, the 2019 annual meeting of the Max Planck-uOttawa Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics (MPC) took place in Erlangen. As in...
A Memory Effect at Single-Atom Level
An international research group has observed new quantum properties on an artificial giant atom and has now published its results in the high-ranking...
Long Night of Science at the Max Planck Institute
On Saturday, 19 October 2019, the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) took part in Germany's largest science festival - more than...
Cellular Evolution Group
As of October Jona Kayser heads new Research Group "Cellular Evolution" at the Max Planck Institute for the science of light.
Cellular evolution is...
New Max Planck Research Group Leader
Hanieh Fattahi will head the new Max Planck Research Group "Femtosecond Fieldoscopy" at the Max Planck Institute for the science of light.
September
Swinging Molecules
A theoretical method allows the description of molecules coupled to light - the vibrations of the molecule play the central role.
Gerd Leuchs new OSA Director-at-large
From 2020, Prof Gerd Leuchs and Prof Polina Bayvel will be members of the board of directors of OSA.
Max Planck School of Photonics starts up
The selection and admission process for the first round of applications of the Max Planck Schools has been completed. First students start at the Max...
August
Launch of a New Distinguished Lecturer Series
In November, a new Distinguished Lecturer Series (DLS) begins at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light.
Taming the ultraviolet
When UV light is transported through a special gas-filled hollow glass fibre, undreamt-of possibilities arise
MPL PhD student awarded for best conference poster
Gaetano Frascella, PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, was awarded for the best poster at this year`s “Quantum“...
July
Prof Karimi awarded with MPL Visiting Fellows Title
Prof Florian Marquardt awarded the title of MPL Visiting Fellows to Prof Ebrahim Karimi in recognition of his great scientific achievements!
After...
Guided Tour to the Coolest Place of the Metropolitan Region
Günther Beckstein and Forchheim District Administrator Hermann Ulm visit the Max Planck Institute.
Erlangen, July 08, 2019. The Max Planck Institute...
Wissenschaftlicher Pioniergeist in Erlangen: Forschung am MPZPM hat bereits begonnen – Blutdiagnosen werden schneller und differenzierter
Auch wenn der Bau des Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) erst in vier Jahren abgeschlossen ist, wird schon jetzt interdisziplinär...
June
Otto Hahn Prize Winners Honoured
The Max Planck Society awards highest distinction for junior scientists at its Annual Meeting.
28 early career researchers were awarded the Otto Hahn...
May
Stiller - New Max Planck Research Group
Welcome to the Max Planck Institute for the science of light! We are happy to announce that Birgit Stiller has taken up her position as the head of a...
A pulse for tap-proof quantum communication
In the future, it will be possible to exchange data in a tap-proof manner - with the aid of quantum physics. To achieve this goal, the German...
April
Following a protein nano-rover on the cell membrane
The human body is composed of billions of cells, each one representing the smallest self-sustaining unit of life. We know that surfaces of our cells...
March
Technology from Erlangen exploring the Atmosphere
Klaus Mantel from MPLs TDSU developed a spatial heterodyne inferometer which is now on a satellite in low Earth orbit.
February
Turning a molecule into a coherent two-level quantum system
Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have succeeded in turning an organic molecule into a nearly ideal quantum system...
International Day of Light
We are celebrating UNESCOs International Day of Light on May 16
January
In Memoriam: Roy Jay Glauber
We note with sadness the passing on December 26, 2018 of Roy Jay Glauber, the founding father of quantum optics and member of the Scientific Advisory...
December
Bavarian Maximiliansorden
Director Prof. Dr. Gerd Leuchs received the Bavarian Maximiliansorden for Science and Art. The award was officially presented on Monday, December 17th...
Let there be light
At the traditional christmas lecture of the Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) on December 13th, everything revolved around visible and invisible...
November
AAAS and MPL Announce 2018 Fellows
Prof. Dr. Gerd Leuchs has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a AAAS Fellow is an honor...
Peter Hommelhoff becomes MPL Fellow
As of November 2018, Prof. Dr. Peter Hommelhoff, who holds the Chair of Laser Physics at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, will...
October
New MPL Research Group
We are happy to announce that as of October 2018, Kanwarpal Singh started his work at MPL as head of a new Research Group. Kanwarpal, who previously...
Jochen Guck becomes new director at MPL
As of Oktober 2018, Prof. Guck will lead the new MPL-Division "Physics & Medicine".
We would like to warmly welcome our new director Jochen Guck: As...
September
Laser Swords at Max Planck Day
On September 14th MPL, along with all other Max Planck Institutes, opened its doors to the general public. Some 700 visitors from Erlangen and the...
August
Herbert-Walther Award 2018
On March 7 2018, at a ceremony held during the Spring Meeting of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG), Gerd Leuchs received the 2018 Herbert...
Symposium for the Science of Light 2018
A Symposium for the Science of Light took place 23 to 26 July, in celebration of 150 years of optics in Erlangen, 15 years since the formation of the...
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New Max Planck Research Group
As of January 2018, Silvia Viola Kusminskiy has taken up her position as the head of a new Max Planck Research Group (MPRG). Her group "Theory of...
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