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.
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Betelgeuse, the bright star in the constellation of Orion, has been fascinating astronomers in the recent months because of its unusually strong decline in brightness. Scientists have been discussing a number of scenarios trying to explain its behaviour. Now a team led by Thavisha Dharmawardena of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have shown that most likely unusually large star spots on the surface of Betelgeuse have caused the dimming.
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An elastic membrane covered with tiny fibres paired – with a pressure differential enables a new soft gripper – system with a high adhesion performance even on curved
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An elastic membrane covered with tiny fibres paired – with a pressure differential enables a new soft gripper – system with a high adhesion performance even on curved
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Electronically generated rhythms are often perceived as too artificial. New software now allows producers to make rhythms sound more natural in computer-produced music. Research at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) and at Harvard University forms the basis for new and patented methods of electronically generated rhythms according to patterns of musicians following fractal statistical laws. The process, which produces natural-sounding rhythms, has now been licensed to Mixed In Key LLC, whose music software is used worldwide by leading music producers and internationally renowned DJs. A product called “Human Plugins”, which uses this technology, has now been launched.
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In the early hours of October 23, 2011, ROSAT was engulfed in the waves of the Indian Ocean. This was the end of a success story that is unparalleled in German space exploration research. The satellite, developed and built by a team led by Joachim Trümper from the Garchingbased Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, not only found more than 150,000 new cosmic X-ray sources, it also revolutionized astronomy.
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Voluntary behavioural changes play a major role in infection control in the corona epidemic, as a team led by V. Priesemann from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation has demonstrated for the first time using empirical data. In view of the omicron variant, strong measures might nevertheless be necessary.
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Thanks to a new process developed by a team led by P. Seeberger (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces) and C. Seidel-Morgenstern (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems), the production of artemisinin, an active ingredient against malaria, is now more efficient and environmentally friendly.
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