Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
#Research Institute based in Mainz, devoted to #Sustainabilty, #Energy & #Technology and #Medicine. Posts by Christian Schneider and Teresa Petry | Imprint: mpip-mainz.mpg.de/2908/imprint
- Biokunststoffe sind nicht immer die beste Lösung. Katharina Landfester vom MPI-P beleuchtet in der VOICES FOR CLIMATE-Reihe, wo diese Materialien sinnvoll eingesetzt werden können und welche Rolle sie beim Klimaschutz spielen. 🌿💡 Den gesamten Beitrag finden Sie hier: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWut...
- Laser-made quantum superpositions can last much longer than expected when molecules are separated to single atoms. A surprising result from the team around @dkeefer.bsky.social , opening new paths for engineered quantum states. Read more here: link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/...
- New study on solid-state batteries: Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and Japanese universities observe how space charges form — mainly at the positive electrode. Read more in our press release: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1062165/PM20... ⚡🔬
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- Die Max-Planck-Medaille ist die höchste Auszeichnung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft für herausragende Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der theoretischen Physik. Wir gratulieren Kurt Kremer herzlich zu dieser Auszeichnung!
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- „Ne echte kölsche Jung“ – so beginnt der Rückentext der Autobiografie von Klaus Müllen, ehem. Direktor am MPI für Polymerforschung. Einblicke in ein Forscherleben zwischen Elektronensystemen, Makromolekülen & Wissenschaftspolitik: 📖 l-i-c.org/klaus-muelle... / Foto: Thomas Hartmann
- Wie lässt sich das Interesse an Polymerforschung wecken? In den Nachrichten aus der Chemie sprechen Katharina Landfester und Ulrike Schneider vom @mpip-mainz.mpg.de über ihre Strategien, Wissenschaft verständlich und differenziert zu vermitteln. 🌿🔬 Mehr dazu hier: gdch.app/article/was-...
- For the first time, the autodissociation of water under strong electric fields is fully understood! It's not only about energy but also the rise in entropy that drives this fascinating process. @yairlitman.bsky.social 🧪✨ #ResearchExcellence #Water Read more: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1048986/PM20...
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- „Wasser macht uns nicht nur Spaß, sondern ist auch wissenschaftlich betrachtet unglaublich faszinierend“, sagen Rüdiger Berger, Doris Vollmer & Hans-Jürgen Butt. In der MPG-Galerie „My Science and Me“ sind sie sprichwörtlich in ihrem Element – sehenswert! 👉 www.mpg.de/my-science-a...
- Große Freude am Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung! 🎉 Wissenschaftsminister Clemens Hoch übergab den Förderbescheid für das Projekt CoronaProtTargeting, das die Blut-Hirn-Schranke mit Protein-ummantelten Nanoträgern überwinden soll. #Forschung #RheinlandPfalz. Foto: (c) MWG
- Minister Clemens Hoch besuchte heute das @mpip-mainz.mpg.de und informierte sich über die neue, tierfreundliche Foie-Gras-Alternative von Prof. Vilgis’ Team. 🔬 Spitzenforschung aus @rlp.de für mehr Tierwohl!🌿 #MPIP #Tierwohl #Forschung #MinisterHoch
- 🔬 New research from Max Planck shows water behaves normally even when confined to just a few molecular layers. It’s the surfaces — not the tight space — that control water’s properties until it’s thinner than 1 nm. Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/en/pm2025-22 💧🧪
- 🧪 Das MPI-P ist beim Mainzer Wissenschaftsmarkt 2025 dabei! Am 13. & 14.9. könnt ihr uns auf dem Platz der Mainzer Republik treffen und Forschung hautnah erleben.🔬 Es erwarten euch Experimente & spannende Einblicke in unsere Forschung👩🔬👨🔬 Mehr hier: www.wissenschaftsallianz-mainz.de/wissenschaft...
- Flabby, flexible, and full of potential: Researchers at @hitsters.bsky.social and the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de have developed a #machinelearning model that designs flexible proteins. A leap toward next-gen enzymes, therapeutics & sustainable biotech! 🌱💊🔬 Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/pm2025-21
- 🎯🔬One protein, three functions: New dual-labeling method from weilgroup.bsky.social at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de enables simultaneous functionalization of bioactive proteins for targeted delivery and imaging. Read more here: https://www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1033647/PM2025-20. #chemical #biother-apeutics
- Scientists at the MPI-P and global partners have developed a new type of air filter using a liquid coating to trap even nanoscale particles – just like mucus in the nose. 🌬️ The result: better air quality, less energy use, and a big step toward smarter filtration. 🌍 www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/en/pm2025-19
- Am 8. Juli wurde der Max-Planck-Campus Mainz feierlich eröffnet. Im Fokus: die neu gegründete Liquids-Initiative. Beteiligt sind das MPI für Polymerforschung, @mpic.de und das Max Planck Graduate Center mit der @unimainz.bsky.social 🧪🌍 #MaxPlanckCampus #LiquidsInitiative #Forschung #Mainz
- Dreh bei LigniLabs! 🎥 Ein Team des SWR aktuell war am MPI-P, um die Arbeit von @LigniLabs an mikrotechnologischen Lignin-Partikeln zur Bekämpfung der Esca-Krankheit zu begleiten. Zu sehen am 08. Juli ab 19.30 Uhr bei SWR aktuell. 📺🌿
- 🧪 Researchers At the MPI-P use a transfer-printing process to transfer conductive PEDOT:PSS films onto stretchable substrates. Plasticizers diffuse from the substrate into the polymer, improving electrical conductivity and mechanical stretchability. Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/en/pm2025-17
- MPI-P employees joined City-Cycling Mainz for the 4th year 🚴♀️ With 3,850 tons of CO₂ saved since 2022 and a best-ever 16th place. The team showed great commitment. 🥇 For the first time, the top 3 cyclists received sustainable Max Planck bottles.
- Startschuss für den Max-Planck-Campus Mainz! Mit der neuen Liquids-Initiative, dem @mpic.de, dem Max-Planck Graduate Center und der engen Zusammenarbeit mit der @unimainz.bsky.social entsteht ein Forschungsstandort für interdisziplinäre Grundlagenforschung zu Flüssigkeiten & Erdsystemprozessen.
- Congratulations to Dr. Kübra Kaygisiz @kubrakaygisiz.bsky.social on being awarded the Otto Hahn Medal by the Max Planck Society 🎉 Her outstanding PhD work on self-assembling peptide nanostructures for controlled cell-material interactions was truly groundbreaking. #MPG #OttoHahnMedal #WomenInSTEM
- Curious about doing research at MPIP? 🔍 Join the Student Open House on June 25 from 3 to 6.30 p.m. at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de. Explore our labs, talk to PhD students and group leaders, and learn more about research opportunities at the MPI-P. Find out more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/events/41934...
- Am 2.–3. Juni kamen in Mainz Teilnehmende aus der gesamten @maxplanck.de zusammen.🌱 Im Fokus: Austausch zu Energie, Mobilität, Kommunikation und weiteren Nachhaltigkeitsthemen.💬 Mehr dazu hier: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/pm2025-15 #Nachhaltigkeit #MPG #Forschung
- Researchers at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de report super diffusive energy transport in organic semiconductor films. Excitons were observed to travel rapidly and over long distances with minimal loss. Read more here: 🔗https://www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1020217/PM2025-10
- 🧬⚡️ Faster cancer immunotherapy: researchers at the MPI-P developed nanocarriers tagged with nanobodies instead of antibodies—cutting synthesis time from days to hours. A cheaper, faster way to train immune cells to fight tumors. Read more: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/pm2025-09 #nanomedicine
- 👩🔬 Am 18. Mai von 10–13 Uhr lädt das Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung in Mainz zum Science Day ein. Entdeckt Kunststoffe neu, besucht die Kinderuni zur Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte und kommt mit Forscher*innen ins Gespräch. 🐝 🍰 Infos: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/events/41661...
- 🔋🔬Scientists of our Molecular Spectroscopy Department have developed an optical method to study electric double layers, crucial for energy storage, e.g., in batteries. They found that ion conduction drives double-layer formation at high ion concentrations. Read more: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/pm2025-08
- Imagine being able to program living cells with light — that’s exactly what researchers have just achieved! Using green LED light, they create artificial networks inside cells. A breakthrough for the medicine of tomorrow! 💡🧫 Read more here: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1011354/PM20...
- Reposted by Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchJob alert: Join us in Mainz as Max Planck Research Group Leader (W2) in Molecular Design ...and make your own research dreams happen on de novo design, generative models, proteins, materials ... tinyurl.com/r2xjxnuk @mpip-mainz.mpg.de
- At a second glance: In the latest issue of the research magazine of the MPG, the research of Rüdiger Berger and his team is presented with an image taken with an atomic force microscope – it shows how electrical charges are generated by a drop rolling down: www.mpg.de/24341373/S00... 🔬📖
- 🚨 Researchers at the MPI-P and the University of Southern Denmark have developed a foie gras alternative that mimics the taste and texture of the real thing without compromising animal welfare. Read more in our press release: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1009959/PM20... . 🌱✨
- 📢 New "Advanced Soft Matter Science" lecture series at MPIP! 🎉 The first talk by Dr. Rüdiger Berger on Scanning Force Microscopy was a great success. 🔬 Next: Dr. Ingo Lieberwirth on Electron Microscopy, March 26, 10 AM Open to everyone interested! 📅 Upcoming lectures: mpip-mainz.mpg.de/en/events
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- Reposted by Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchHELAU 🎉 Yesterday, we participated in the #Mainz Carnival alongside the @sfb1551.bsky.social! This was an amazing experience, and with over 600,000 people watching, it was a fantastic way to show how fun science can be! You can find the recording here, starting at 45:50 👉 shorturl.at/41alV
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- 🚀 Researchers at our institute have enhanced STED microscopy using nanographenes, allowing for longer observation times. This innovation overcomes previous limitations, paving the way for new discoveries in cellular processes. Read more: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/1002858/PM20... #Microscopy #ScienceNews
- A new PhD position in computational materials science is available in the group of Denis Andrienko. Read more: andrienko.pages.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/pages/jobs/phd_2025
- Reposted by Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchEines haben sie alle gemeinsam: die Leidenschaft für ihre Forschung ✨🧪🌎 Ein herzliches Willkommen an alle zwölf neu berufenen Max-Planck-Direktorinnen! Damit steigt der Anteil von Wissenschaftlerinnen in Führungspositionen erneut 🤩 www.mpg.de/24147695/meh... #IDWGS2025 #WomenInScience
- Today, the Global Women's Breakfast 2025 united women in science worldwide to network and promote gender equality - also in our institute. Thanks to all who joined and contributed! 🌍👩🔬 @iupacpolymer.bsky.social @gdch.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social #GWB2025 #AcceleratingEquityInScience
- Looking forward and keeping fingers crossed for the decision end of May!
- Reposted by Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchA long journey has taken the next step. Yesterday we defended our Cluster of Excellence Proposal #CoM2Life Communicating Biomaterials at the DFG. What an amazing journey with an amazing team. #teamscienceisthedreamscience @unimainz.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social @mpip-mainz.mpg.de
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