For the first time, researchers have found plant remains in the two-million-year-old dental plaque of ancient hominins’ teeth.
“By testing the sediments in which the hominid was buried we can be sure that the
Max Planck researchers discover the statistical laws governing rhythmic fluctuations in human musical performances.
„We wanted to make sure, that our results didn’t depend on the way the subjects generate
Ancient nuclear DNA from 15,000-year-old modern humans from Morocco, the oldest ever recovered from Africa, shows dual genetic ancestry to ancient Near Eastern and to sub-Saharan African populations.
Consequently, the researchers cannot be sure exactly where this heritage comes from
Sound can now be structured in three dimensions. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the University of Stuttgart have found a way of generating acoustic holograms, which could improve ultrasound diagnostics and material testing. The holograms can also be used to move and manipulate particles.
“But I am sure that there are a lot of areas that could be considered.”
Cyber-physical systems are in strong demand for their ability to increase road traffic safety and optimize electricity consumption from renewable sources. They link vehicles to sensors that monitor traffic and order the car to brake if a dangerous situation arises, for example. Or they distribute electricity from multiple power plants to consumers as efficiently as possible. Rupak Majumdar, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Kaiserslautern, develops mathematical methods for ensuring the reliability of these networked systems.
,“ explains Majumdar: „We throw away certain pieces of information, but we make sure
phyloFlash is a new software allows fast and straight forward analysis of environmental microbes
Extensive documentation and a very active community ensure its continuous
Benjamin List, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, is honoured with the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with David MacMillan from Princeton University, for their work on asymmetric catalysis. They have established for the first time that small organic molecules are suitable as mediators of chemical reactions. Previously, science assumed that only enzymes and metals, including often toxic heavy metals or expensive and rare precious metals, could accelerate chemical reactions and steer them in a desired direction. The small organic molecules that Benjamin List and Davin McMillan introduced as catalysts are particularly suitable for asymmetric synthesis. In this process, only one of two enantiomers is produced – these are molecules that are like the left and right hand, which emans they cannot be spatially aligned. Such molecules are involved in all biological processes and also play an important role as medical agents.
I’m sure others have tried it and know why it didn’t work…“
Mercedes Gomez de Agüero, junior research group leader at the University of Würzburg (Max Planck Research Group), about the pioneering immunologist, bacteriologist and public health advocate Anna Wessels Williams (1863-1954), whose work was crucial in developing an effective treatment for diphtheria and who developed a rapid diagnostic test for rabies.
The scientific community for sure benefits from the diversity of perspectives and
The new 1.2 GHz spectrometer is a heavy weight in the worldwide science community: 28.2 Tesla – almost 600,000 times stronger than the earth´s magnetic field.
Thick foundations make sure that no vibrations from inside or outside disturb the
Whenever you visit a website, send an email, or do your online banking in the future, in many cases algorithms developed with the participation of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy in Bochum and the Ruhr University Bochum will be used to encrypt your data. The American National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has now announced which cryptographic methods it will standardize to protect communications from future quantum computer cyberattacks. Peter Schwabe, Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, was involved in the development of three of the selected procedures. Most online services use the methods standardized by the NIST.
As Schwabe admits: „We know for sure that this has happened in one case in the past
