Max Planck Institute of Colloids & Interfaces (MPICI)
@mpici.bsky.social
Exploring the world of 'hidden dimensions' ( #colloids & #interfaces ) and bridging the gap between #molecules, #MultiScaleMaterials, and #BioSystems. In Potsdam, #Germany.
https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/departments
#chemsky #Forschung #Research
https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/departments
#chemsky #Forschung #Research
In his #PhD, Surusch Djalali examined structure-property correlations in #oligosaccharides to create #carbohydrate #foldamers & self-assembling materials. We are late in celebrating his achievement, but his paper on the 1st prototype for de novo #glycan design is here to stay!
tinyurl.com/bdfed6vz
tinyurl.com/bdfed6vz
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
In his #PhD, Surusch Djalali examined structure-property correlations in #oligosaccharides to create #carbohydrate #foldamers & self-assembling materials. We are late in celebrating his achievement, but his paper on the 1st prototype for de novo #glycan design is here to stay!
tinyurl.com/bdfed6vz
tinyurl.com/bdfed6vz
An image can tell 1000 stories if viewed through the lens of mathematics. Carola B. Schönlieb (UniCambridge) uncovers underlying structures, reconstructs missing parts, &reveals info. invisible to the naked eye.
She shared her vision for mathematical #imaging in the era of #AI & broad applications.
She shared her vision for mathematical #imaging in the era of #AI & broad applications.
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
@elenist.bsky.social shared with us her 2-way approach: biology repurposed for technology & technology to enhance biology. She showed that: 1)plants can synthesize their own conductors 2)be augmented w. electronic roots.
Next: plant cells+3D printing→sustainable, photosynthetic #biohybrids #chemsky
Next: plant cells+3D printing→sustainable, photosynthetic #biohybrids #chemsky
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
@elenist.bsky.social shared with us her 2-way approach: biology repurposed for technology & technology to enhance biology. She showed that: 1)plants can synthesize their own conductors 2)be augmented w. electronic roots.
Next: plant cells+3D printing→sustainable, photosynthetic #biohybrids #chemsky
Next: plant cells+3D printing→sustainable, photosynthetic #biohybrids #chemsky
@paologiusto.bsky.social proved he’s worth... his salt—sharing his sodium-ion #battery research w. Paula&Kara, Berlin high-school students interested in #energy-storage.
We’re happy to support students at every stage—today’s curiosity sparks tomorrow’s scientific advances.
#chemsky #outreach
We’re happy to support students at every stage—today’s curiosity sparks tomorrow’s scientific advances.
#chemsky #outreach
November 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
@paologiusto.bsky.social proved he’s worth... his salt—sharing his sodium-ion #battery research w. Paula&Kara, Berlin high-school students interested in #energy-storage.
We’re happy to support students at every stage—today’s curiosity sparks tomorrow’s scientific advances.
#chemsky #outreach
We’re happy to support students at every stage—today’s curiosity sparks tomorrow’s scientific advances.
#chemsky #outreach
Glenna Drisko (@icmcb.bsky.social) lit up the room, sharing insights from her @erc.europa.eu -funded project, "Scatter".
She showed a bottom-up route to silicon #nanomaterials (tunable size/shape/ #SurfaceChemistry) and how to tailor #silica/#titania for #StructuralColor.
#ChemSky
She showed a bottom-up route to silicon #nanomaterials (tunable size/shape/ #SurfaceChemistry) and how to tailor #silica/#titania for #StructuralColor.
#ChemSky
October 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Glenna Drisko (@icmcb.bsky.social) lit up the room, sharing insights from her @erc.europa.eu -funded project, "Scatter".
She showed a bottom-up route to silicon #nanomaterials (tunable size/shape/ #SurfaceChemistry) and how to tailor #silica/#titania for #StructuralColor.
#ChemSky
She showed a bottom-up route to silicon #nanomaterials (tunable size/shape/ #SurfaceChemistry) and how to tailor #silica/#titania for #StructuralColor.
#ChemSky
Our scientists made it to the #CoverArt of @pubs.acs.org with a paper on #CAR-T cells that combine traditional antigen recognition with a new cysteine-based sensor to detect cancer cells’ altered redox state—overcoming #TumorEvasion.
Read it here: tinyurl.com/ycxzd4se
#CancerResearch
Read it here: tinyurl.com/ycxzd4se
#CancerResearch
October 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Our scientists made it to the #CoverArt of @pubs.acs.org with a paper on #CAR-T cells that combine traditional antigen recognition with a new cysteine-based sensor to detect cancer cells’ altered redox state—overcoming #TumorEvasion.
Read it here: tinyurl.com/ycxzd4se
#CancerResearch
Read it here: tinyurl.com/ycxzd4se
#CancerResearch
Congratulations to our newest doctor in the house, Haijian Tong, for successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “Boosting the Quantum Efficiency of poly(heptazine imides) for Solar Fuel Production,” at @unipotsdam.bsky.social
#PhDone #SolarFuels
#PhDone #SolarFuels
October 21, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Congratulations to our newest doctor in the house, Haijian Tong, for successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “Boosting the Quantum Efficiency of poly(heptazine imides) for Solar Fuel Production,” at @unipotsdam.bsky.social
#PhDone #SolarFuels
#PhDone #SolarFuels
The lecture series »Matters of Activity: Material Agency and Interdisciplinary Knowledge« kicks off on 22 Oct.
Find out how the Cluster Matters of Activity challenges the
understanding of materials as passive, ahistorical substances. & pursues new perspectives for a sustainable material culture.
Find out how the Cluster Matters of Activity challenges the
understanding of materials as passive, ahistorical substances. & pursues new perspectives for a sustainable material culture.
October 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The lecture series »Matters of Activity: Material Agency and Interdisciplinary Knowledge« kicks off on 22 Oct.
Find out how the Cluster Matters of Activity challenges the
understanding of materials as passive, ahistorical substances. & pursues new perspectives for a sustainable material culture.
Find out how the Cluster Matters of Activity challenges the
understanding of materials as passive, ahistorical substances. & pursues new perspectives for a sustainable material culture.
Congrats to the newly minted Doctor, Sue-Faye Ng.
Her dissertation at Xiamen Univ. Malaysia explored the potential of a specific form of #CarbonNitride (C3N5) for solar-to-chemical production of green fuels.
We look forward to her next breakthroughs in #photocatalysis at our inst.
#PhDone #ChemSky
Her dissertation at Xiamen Univ. Malaysia explored the potential of a specific form of #CarbonNitride (C3N5) for solar-to-chemical production of green fuels.
We look forward to her next breakthroughs in #photocatalysis at our inst.
#PhDone #ChemSky
August 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Congrats to the newly minted Doctor, Sue-Faye Ng.
Her dissertation at Xiamen Univ. Malaysia explored the potential of a specific form of #CarbonNitride (C3N5) for solar-to-chemical production of green fuels.
We look forward to her next breakthroughs in #photocatalysis at our inst.
#PhDone #ChemSky
Her dissertation at Xiamen Univ. Malaysia explored the potential of a specific form of #CarbonNitride (C3N5) for solar-to-chemical production of green fuels.
We look forward to her next breakthroughs in #photocatalysis at our inst.
#PhDone #ChemSky
🏆 John J. Molloy (@molloylab.bsky.social) has done it again!
For the second year in a row, he’s been awarded the Preis für #guteLehre (Award for Excellence in #Teaching) by the Student Association for Chemistry at the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
#ChemSky
For the second year in a row, he’s been awarded the Preis für #guteLehre (Award for Excellence in #Teaching) by the Student Association for Chemistry at the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
#ChemSky
July 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🏆 John J. Molloy (@molloylab.bsky.social) has done it again!
For the second year in a row, he’s been awarded the Preis für #guteLehre (Award for Excellence in #Teaching) by the Student Association for Chemistry at the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
#ChemSky
For the second year in a row, he’s been awarded the Preis für #guteLehre (Award for Excellence in #Teaching) by the Student Association for Chemistry at the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
#ChemSky
Congratulations to Hao Fang on successfully defending his thesis, "Generation of Complex 3D #Organoboron Molecules Leveraging Visible Light".
We’re proud to welcome him as our newest Doctor!
@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
#PhDone #ChemSky
We’re proud to welcome him as our newest Doctor!
@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
#PhDone #ChemSky
July 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Congratulations to Hao Fang on successfully defending his thesis, "Generation of Complex 3D #Organoboron Molecules Leveraging Visible Light".
We’re proud to welcome him as our newest Doctor!
@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
#PhDone #ChemSky
We’re proud to welcome him as our newest Doctor!
@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
#PhDone #ChemSky
Warmest congratulations to Rumiana Dimova (@dimovalab.bsky.social) for garnering yet another prestigious recognition for her research on #GUVs: the #Avanti / #EBSA25 award.
We’re excited to see what breakthroughs lie ahead in the #biophysics of #lipids from Rumy & the @dimovalab.bsky.social team
We’re excited to see what breakthroughs lie ahead in the #biophysics of #lipids from Rumy & the @dimovalab.bsky.social team
July 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Warmest congratulations to Rumiana Dimova (@dimovalab.bsky.social) for garnering yet another prestigious recognition for her research on #GUVs: the #Avanti / #EBSA25 award.
We’re excited to see what breakthroughs lie ahead in the #biophysics of #lipids from Rumy & the @dimovalab.bsky.social team
We’re excited to see what breakthroughs lie ahead in the #biophysics of #lipids from Rumy & the @dimovalab.bsky.social team
Can light control motion and group behavior?
@giannijacca.bsky.social shows how
#photonic tools influence both Janus #colloids and #microalgae, revealing new ways to study and guide active matter systems.
➡️Find out more about his research here:
www.giannijacucci.com
#ChemSky #Optics #MatSci
@giannijacca.bsky.social shows how
#photonic tools influence both Janus #colloids and #microalgae, revealing new ways to study and guide active matter systems.
➡️Find out more about his research here:
www.giannijacucci.com
#ChemSky #Optics #MatSci
June 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Can light control motion and group behavior?
@giannijacca.bsky.social shows how
#photonic tools influence both Janus #colloids and #microalgae, revealing new ways to study and guide active matter systems.
➡️Find out more about his research here:
www.giannijacucci.com
#ChemSky #Optics #MatSci
@giannijacca.bsky.social shows how
#photonic tools influence both Janus #colloids and #microalgae, revealing new ways to study and guide active matter systems.
➡️Find out more about his research here:
www.giannijacucci.com
#ChemSky #Optics #MatSci
Long before we knew its chemistry, humanity built civilization on #cellulose.
Wadood Hamad (Seprify) took us on a journey from ancient ropes&papyrus to cutting-edge applications in #photonics, wearable sensors, and rechargeable batteries—showcasing a sustainable future powered by atimeless material
Wadood Hamad (Seprify) took us on a journey from ancient ropes&papyrus to cutting-edge applications in #photonics, wearable sensors, and rechargeable batteries—showcasing a sustainable future powered by atimeless material
June 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Long before we knew its chemistry, humanity built civilization on #cellulose.
Wadood Hamad (Seprify) took us on a journey from ancient ropes&papyrus to cutting-edge applications in #photonics, wearable sensors, and rechargeable batteries—showcasing a sustainable future powered by atimeless material
Wadood Hamad (Seprify) took us on a journey from ancient ropes&papyrus to cutting-edge applications in #photonics, wearable sensors, and rechargeable batteries—showcasing a sustainable future powered by atimeless material
How can research create a real societal impact?
A workshop by the Max Planck Foundation to learn how to turn your research ideas into entrepreneurial ventures.
@maxplanck.de
Science Next Level – From the Lab to a Start-up
📅June 30
⌚1:00 – 5:00 PM
📍@potsdamsciencepark.bsky.social
A workshop by the Max Planck Foundation to learn how to turn your research ideas into entrepreneurial ventures.
@maxplanck.de
Science Next Level – From the Lab to a Start-up
📅June 30
⌚1:00 – 5:00 PM
📍@potsdamsciencepark.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
How can research create a real societal impact?
A workshop by the Max Planck Foundation to learn how to turn your research ideas into entrepreneurial ventures.
@maxplanck.de
Science Next Level – From the Lab to a Start-up
📅June 30
⌚1:00 – 5:00 PM
📍@potsdamsciencepark.bsky.social
A workshop by the Max Planck Foundation to learn how to turn your research ideas into entrepreneurial ventures.
@maxplanck.de
Science Next Level – From the Lab to a Start-up
📅June 30
⌚1:00 – 5:00 PM
📍@potsdamsciencepark.bsky.social
Great to have our alumnus, Prof. Manny Shalom (Ben-Gurion Univ.), share how he tackles #energy conversion & storage:
– strategies for generating polymeric #CarbonNitride films
– rational synthesis of transition metals
– advances in zinc-air #batteries, peroxide-based & alkaline water electrolyzers
– strategies for generating polymeric #CarbonNitride films
– rational synthesis of transition metals
– advances in zinc-air #batteries, peroxide-based & alkaline water electrolyzers
June 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Great to have our alumnus, Prof. Manny Shalom (Ben-Gurion Univ.), share how he tackles #energy conversion & storage:
– strategies for generating polymeric #CarbonNitride films
– rational synthesis of transition metals
– advances in zinc-air #batteries, peroxide-based & alkaline water electrolyzers
– strategies for generating polymeric #CarbonNitride films
– rational synthesis of transition metals
– advances in zinc-air #batteries, peroxide-based & alkaline water electrolyzers
Spontaneous #emulsification occurs even @positive interfacial tension! Prof. Dong-Po Song presented giant surfactants that drive stable nano- to microscale #emulsions. By guiding #droplet self-assembly into patterns, he creates #photonic porous microspheres that scatter light into #structuralColors
June 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Spontaneous #emulsification occurs even @positive interfacial tension! Prof. Dong-Po Song presented giant surfactants that drive stable nano- to microscale #emulsions. By guiding #droplet self-assembly into patterns, he creates #photonic porous microspheres that scatter light into #structuralColors
Black... "magic" in Görlitz!
Join @casusscience.bsky.social on site or remotely — and save the date for Markus Antonietti’s distinguished lecture on functional #carbocatalysts
For info (esp. for online attendance):
www.casus.science?page_id=15495
Join @casusscience.bsky.social on site or remotely — and save the date for Markus Antonietti’s distinguished lecture on functional #carbocatalysts
For info (esp. for online attendance):
www.casus.science?page_id=15495
June 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Black... "magic" in Görlitz!
Join @casusscience.bsky.social on site or remotely — and save the date for Markus Antonietti’s distinguished lecture on functional #carbocatalysts
For info (esp. for online attendance):
www.casus.science?page_id=15495
Join @casusscience.bsky.social on site or remotely — and save the date for Markus Antonietti’s distinguished lecture on functional #carbocatalysts
For info (esp. for online attendance):
www.casus.science?page_id=15495
Congratulations to Dr. Xiaowen Wu on being awarded an Alexander von #Humboldt Postdoctoral #Fellowship ( @humboldt-foundation.de ) for the project:
“ #Polypeptides: A New #Biomaterial for Scalable Structurally Coloured #Materials.”
He joins @vignolinilab.bsky.social
#structuralcolor #matsci
“ #Polypeptides: A New #Biomaterial for Scalable Structurally Coloured #Materials.”
He joins @vignolinilab.bsky.social
#structuralcolor #matsci
May 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Xiaowen Wu on being awarded an Alexander von #Humboldt Postdoctoral #Fellowship ( @humboldt-foundation.de ) for the project:
“ #Polypeptides: A New #Biomaterial for Scalable Structurally Coloured #Materials.”
He joins @vignolinilab.bsky.social
#structuralcolor #matsci
“ #Polypeptides: A New #Biomaterial for Scalable Structurally Coloured #Materials.”
He joins @vignolinilab.bsky.social
#structuralcolor #matsci
Here's a preview of Gabriele Berg & Markus Antonietti's recipe for a custom-made soil created in the lab from plant residues, enriched with carefully selected microorganisms.
May 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Here's a preview of Gabriele Berg & Markus Antonietti's recipe for a custom-made soil created in the lab from plant residues, enriched with carefully selected microorganisms.
A warm official welcome to Prof. @gabrieleberg.bsky.social , who has joined us as a #MaxPlanckFellow to a plan for regenerating our planet’s depleted soils from the ground up. Yesterday, she delivered an inspiring inaugural talk on bridging chemistry and microbiology to achieve this goal.
May 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A warm official welcome to Prof. @gabrieleberg.bsky.social , who has joined us as a #MaxPlanckFellow to a plan for regenerating our planet’s depleted soils from the ground up. Yesterday, she delivered an inspiring inaugural talk on bridging chemistry and microbiology to achieve this goal.
A full house for 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐭𝐣𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐬 ( @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social ) & his talk “𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔.”
He illustrated how adhesive actin networks immersed in an active fluid can form elastic sheets with behaviors that resemble tissue morphogenesis.
#skychem
He illustrated how adhesive actin networks immersed in an active fluid can form elastic sheets with behaviors that resemble tissue morphogenesis.
#skychem
May 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A full house for 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐭𝐣𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐬 ( @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social ) & his talk “𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔.”
He illustrated how adhesive actin networks immersed in an active fluid can form elastic sheets with behaviors that resemble tissue morphogenesis.
#skychem
He illustrated how adhesive actin networks immersed in an active fluid can form elastic sheets with behaviors that resemble tissue morphogenesis.
#skychem
Prof. Peter Fratzl, Director of our Biomaterials Dept., has been elected a member of the world’s oldest continuously operating science academy, @leopoldina.org.
He'll contribute his expertise in the science & engineering of biological materials to inform decision-making & science policy.
He'll contribute his expertise in the science & engineering of biological materials to inform decision-making & science policy.
May 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Prof. Peter Fratzl, Director of our Biomaterials Dept., has been elected a member of the world’s oldest continuously operating science academy, @leopoldina.org.
He'll contribute his expertise in the science & engineering of biological materials to inform decision-making & science policy.
He'll contribute his expertise in the science & engineering of biological materials to inform decision-making & science policy.
Der Countdown läuft: Am Samstag ist Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften! #PTDW25
Der Potsdam Science Park wird zum großen Mitmach-Labor für Groß und Klein.
📅 10. Mai 2025, 13:00 - 19:00 Uhr
📍 Max-Planck-Campus, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam
Der Potsdam Science Park wird zum großen Mitmach-Labor für Groß und Klein.
📅 10. Mai 2025, 13:00 - 19:00 Uhr
📍 Max-Planck-Campus, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam
May 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Der Countdown läuft: Am Samstag ist Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften! #PTDW25
Der Potsdam Science Park wird zum großen Mitmach-Labor für Groß und Klein.
📅 10. Mai 2025, 13:00 - 19:00 Uhr
📍 Max-Planck-Campus, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam
Der Potsdam Science Park wird zum großen Mitmach-Labor für Groß und Klein.
📅 10. Mai 2025, 13:00 - 19:00 Uhr
📍 Max-Planck-Campus, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam
📅 Am 10. Mai kannst du übers Wasser rennen und springen – aber nur, wenn du schnell genug bist!
Mit der richtigen Menge Maisstärke wird Wasser plötzlich fest. Was steckt dahinter? Eine sogenannte #nichtNewtonsche Flüssigkeit: Unter Krafteinwirkung verändert sich ihre Viskosität.
👉 www.ptdw.de
Mit der richtigen Menge Maisstärke wird Wasser plötzlich fest. Was steckt dahinter? Eine sogenannte #nichtNewtonsche Flüssigkeit: Unter Krafteinwirkung verändert sich ihre Viskosität.
👉 www.ptdw.de
May 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
📅 Am 10. Mai kannst du übers Wasser rennen und springen – aber nur, wenn du schnell genug bist!
Mit der richtigen Menge Maisstärke wird Wasser plötzlich fest. Was steckt dahinter? Eine sogenannte #nichtNewtonsche Flüssigkeit: Unter Krafteinwirkung verändert sich ihre Viskosität.
👉 www.ptdw.de
Mit der richtigen Menge Maisstärke wird Wasser plötzlich fest. Was steckt dahinter? Eine sogenannte #nichtNewtonsche Flüssigkeit: Unter Krafteinwirkung verändert sich ihre Viskosität.
👉 www.ptdw.de