A model describing the water absorption of wood could contribute to the development of new wood preservatives.
instance, the force that is exerted through the bonds between cellulose on the one hand
The supply of massive stellar embryos with food from their surrounding disk of gas and dust has long been a mystery. An international research team, in which the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy is participating, has now discovered a spiral structure in such a disk, in the centre of which a growing star of about 12 solar masses has experienced a dramatic increase in brightness. This spiral confirms the hypothesis that such disks become temporarily unstable and therefore partially disintegrate into compact packets. These feed the young star in bites, resulting in episodes of sharply increasing luminosity. The results are published today in the journal Nature Astronomy.
On the one hand, this radiation was based on a special form of methanol, in which
An interview with Raquel Sirotti, PhD student at the Max Planck Institute For European Legal History about the Brazilian President’s environmental agenda
government strategy is to be permissive with fire and deforestation by, on the one hand
A salt formed due to corrosion on a restored artwork features a structure that is known from the world of biology.
The acetate ions, on the other hand, sit between the calcium ions and act as bridges
A new report summarizes how climate change is affecting the water cycle in Germany.
Moreover, groundwater levels will fluctuate more strongly in future – on the one hand
A team headed by S. Rauschenbach of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research has developed self-assembled molecular Lego for nanotechnology.
And finally, no tiny molecular hand is needed to put the assembly together; molecular
The enzyme MOF regulates genes in the nucleus, but also modifies metabolic proteins in the mitochondria
On the one hand, mitochondria are the hub for the production of essential metabolites
Seit 70 Jahren sichert das deutsche Grundgesetz elementare Rechte und Freiheiten. Für die Wissenschaft ist vor allem die akademische Freiheit wesentlich. Wie sie sich im Laufe der Jahrhunderte entwickelt hat, ist ein Aspekt in dieser Ausgabe unseres Magazins. Freiheit ist aber auch Gegenstand der Forschung selbst. Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler untersuchen, wie es um die richterliche Unabhängigkeit steht oder wie Menschen die Wende von der DDR zum liberalen westlichen System erlebt haben.
Freiraum lassen und zugleich verhindern, dass sich zu viel Marktmacht in einer Hand
Mithilfe von Computersimulationen und Prototypen entwickeln Max-Planck-Forscher die Kommunikation der Roboter untereinander weiter. Die Forscher des MPI für biologische Kybernetik in Tübingen befassen sich mit fliegenden Multi-Roboter-Systemen. Die Quadrokopter oder Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAVs, fliegen in Formationen zusammen. Solche Roboter könnten Anwendung in der Medizin oder auch bei Katastrophen, etwa nach einem Erdbeben, finden.
Es ist etwa vorstellbar, eine Hand an den fliegenden Robotern zu montieren, um Objekte
In order to support people in therapy or in everyday life in the future, machines will need to be able to feel their world and to be capable of gently touching their human counterparts. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker and her team at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart are currently developing the technology required for this objective and are already testing sensitive robots for initial applications.
touch and are working on a teleoperated construction robot, as well as on a robotic hand
