Physicists Narrow the Spectrum of the Pulses Emitted by X-Ray Lasers
Using a mechanical trick, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg have found a way to narrow the spectrum of the…
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Study Shows Increased Functional DNA in Mitochondria Cures Male Infertility
In a mouse model, new research from the Max Planck Institute shows that a higher number of mitochondrial DNA-molecules can compensate for negative effects of…
Harnessing Quantum Cryptography
Physicists have created one precondition for using quantum cryptography to communicate over large distances as well without any risk of interception. What started out as…
Researchers Develop a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Scanner for Individual Proteins
A team of researchers has developed a quantum sensor that makes it possible to use nuclear magnetic resonance scanning to investigate the structure of individual…
Radioactive Elements in Cas A Provide Glimpses into the Explosion of Massive Stars
Using elaborate computer simulations, researchers show how radioactive elements in gaseous supernova remnant Cassiopeia A can provide glimpses into the explosion of massive stars. Stars…
Researchers Reveal That Hidden Dimensions Could Influence Gravitational Waves
A team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics reveal that hidden dimensions – as predicted by string theory – could influence…
Scientists Discover Mussels and Sponges Thrive on Oil with the Help of Symbiont Bacteria
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology have discovered deep-sea animals living in symbiosis with bacteria that use oil as an energy source…
WebKnossos: An Annotation Tool for 3D Electron Microscopic Data
Researchers have developed reconstruction software that allows them to fly through the brain tissue at unprecedented speed, gaining an about 10-fold speedup for data analysis…
Genome Data Shows Ancient Egyptian Mummies Closely Related to Ancient Populations from the Near East
Researchers have successfully recovered and analyzed ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies dating from approximately 1400 BCE to 400 CE, including the first genome-wide nuclear data…
Astronomers Discover a New Kind of Galaxy in the Early Universe
A team of astronomers has discovered a new kind of galaxy in the early universe, less than a billion years after the Big Bang. These…
Astronomers Discover Disk Around Planetary-Mass Object OTS44
First radio observations of the planetary-mass object OTS44 reveal a dusty protoplanetary disk that is very similar to disks around young stars. Astronomers are surprised…
Quantum Systems Synchronize Through Self-Organization
A newly published study from the Max Planck Institute shows that quantum systems can synchronize through self-organization, without any external control. As if by magic,…
Researchers Successfully Produce Zika Virus in the Laboratory
A team of researchers has succeeded in producing large quantities of Zika viruses in the laboratory – a crucial prerequisite for the production of vaccines….
Astrophysicists Examine the Influence of “Gravitational Noise” on Astrophysical Studies
An international group of astrophysicists try to find out how strong the “gravitational noise” from the Milky Way is. It is widely known that our…
Researchers Use Separate Universe Simulations to Study the Clustering of Dark Matter
Using the separate universe simulations technique, researchers reveal some of the most precise measurements of the local bias – confirming the known trend that more…
Scientists Use the Light of Double Quasars to Measure the Structure of the Universe
Using the light of double quasars, a team led by researchers has made the first measurements of small-scale fluctuations in the cosmic web just 2…
New Breath Test Provides Non‐Invasive Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have developed a method that can detect the disease at an early stage. New research on healthy volunteers and…
RNA Molecule miR-22 Regulates Weight Loss in Male Mice
New research reveals that the RNA molecule miR-22 controls the oestrogen receptor in male mice. Muscles consume a large part of the body’s energy. Hence…