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#Research Institute based in Mainz, devoted to #Sustainabilty, #Energy & #Technology and #Medicine. Posts by Christian Schneider and Teresa Petry | Imprint: https://www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/2908/imprint
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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!
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Warm ice in the X-ray laser
Researchers from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) explore unusual forms of ice at room temperature under extreme pressure at the @europeanxfel.bsky.social and DESY. Find all details and original source on www.xfel.eu
Ice cream comes in many different flavors. But even pure ice, which consists only of water molecules, has been discovered to exist in more than 20 different solid forms or phases that differ in the arrangement of the molecules. The phases are named with Roman numerals, like ice I, ice II or ice III. Now, researchers led by scientists from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) have identified and described a new phase called ice XXI. The results are published in the journal Nature Materials. The international team of researchers conducted their experiments at European XFEL, the world’s largest X-Ray laser, and DESY’s high energy photon source Petra III. Ice XXI is structurally distinct from all previously observed phases of ice. It forms when water is rapidly compressed to supercompressed water at room temperature and is metastable, meaning it can exist for some time even though another form of ice would be more stable at those conditions. The discovery offers important insights into how high-pressure ice forms. Water or H2O, despite being composed of just two elements, exhibits remarkable complexity in its solid state. The majority of the phases are observed at high pressures and low temperatures. Water was examined under pressures of up to two gigapascals, which is about 20,000 times more than normal air pressure. This causes ice to form even at room temperature, but the molecules are much more tightly packed than in normal ice. “In this special pressure cell, samples are squeezed between the tips of two opposing diamond anvils and can be compressed along a predefined pressure pathway,” states Cornelius Strohm from the DESY HIBEF team that implemented this set-up at the High Energy Density (HED) instrument of European XFEL. “The structure in which liquid H2O crystallizes depends on the degree of supercompression of the liquid”, says Lee. “Our findings suggest that a greater number of high temperature metastable ice phases and their associated transition pathways may exist, potentially offering new insights into the composition of icy moons”, Rachel Husband from the DESY HIBEF team adds. Sakura Pascarelli, Scientific Director at European XFEL notes: “It is fantastic to see another great outcome from our Water Call, an initiative inviting scientists to propose innovative studies on water. We are looking forward to many more exciting discoveries ahead.”
October 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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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:
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October 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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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-...
„Was zu wissenschaftlich klingt, interessiert niemanden“
Wie sie Menschen für Polymerforschung begeistern und mit dem negativen Image von Kunststoffen in der allgemeinen Bevölkerung aufräumen möchten, haben Wissenschaftlerin Katharina Landfester und Kommuni...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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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...
October 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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👏 And that's a wrap for Fall Days 2025 @mpip-mainz.mpg.de!

We thank all the speakers, presenters, participants, and our hosts @graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social, for making this event lively and the science vibrant.

Next stop Spring Days 2026 in Marburg!🥳
Group photo of Fall Days participants gathered in the auditorium Frauke Gräter welcoming everyone with slides projected on the screen Matter to Life students discussing research findings at a poster presentation. Students engaged in a group discussion with Matter to Life Fellow Katharina Landfester during the event
September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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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...
September 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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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
September 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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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
August 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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🔬 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 💧🧪
August 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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🧪 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...
August 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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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
Flabby and flexible
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July 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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🎯🔬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#chemicala#biother-apeuticscs
July 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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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
July 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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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
July 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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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. 📺🌿
July 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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🧪 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
Stretchable Electronics
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July 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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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.
July 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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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.
July 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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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
June 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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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...
June 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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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
Jahrestagung des Nachhaltigkeitsnetzwerks 2025
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June 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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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
May 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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🧬⚡️ 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:
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#nanomedicine
May 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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👩‍🔬 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...
May 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM