Astronomers have studied the heart of the active galaxy PKS 1424240 and created an image of the origin of a cosmic jet. The ...

A new study by Marie Teich, Wilmer Leal, and Jürgen Jost provides insights into the structural and cognitive dimensions of ...

Astronomen haben das Herz der aktiven Galaxie PKS 1424240 untersucht und ein Bild des Ursprungs eines kosmischen Jets ...

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Investigate human cognitive abilities and brain processes. The main focus of the research is on the neuronal basis of higher functions of the brain such as speech, music, and action.

Some places preserve the history of the Max Planck Society in a unique way. But you can only see what you know. To make this ...

Carrying out basic molecular biological research on plants. The goal of the Cologne-based scientists is to improve conventional breeding methods and to develop environmentally-friendly plant ...

The Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn has left its mark on the terrestrial landscape: a gigantic white dish that towers into the sky near Effelsberg in the Eifel hills – the 100-metre ...

Turbulence in clouds, neuronal fireworks in the brain, the physics of individual cells and the flow of water and oil through porous stone – these, and other particularly complex systems, are the focus ...

Ignacio Cirac is Director and Scientific Member Max Planck Institut of Quantum Optics, Garching (since 2001).

Investigating the role, diversity and characteristics of chemical signals which control the interactions between organisms and their environment. Scientists from the fields of ecology, biochemistry, ...

Sun and wind provide more than enough clean energy to cover the requirements of mankind – unfortunately, however, not always where and when it is needed, and often not in a usable form. Scientists at ...