Meet Dr. stephmoellmert.bsky.social – Curiosity as common thread She aims to connect #biophysics with questions that matter for women’s health. With her passion for STEM biophysics was logical: physical concepts & precise measurement methods applied to living systems. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/research/ste...

Congratulations to Dr. Viola Introini (@vascularinfection.bsky.social)👏 She receives the Hector #Research Career Development Award. It honors young researchers on their way to becoming professors. Her group at MPZPM investigates how #malaria affects the human body. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de...

#Physics is exciting and full of future opportunities! We want to encourage girls to explore #science – whether in the lab, IT, or mechanics. On April 3rd, girls from 5th grade onwards can discover #research at #MPL and #MPZPM during #GirlsDay. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/events/event...

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 33% of MPLs scientists are women, like #research group leader Clara Wanjura. She encourages young people: “Don't be afraid to take a chance. If you ask ‘Should I really do this?’, my answer is ‘Yes, just give it a try.’” 👉 mpl.mpg.de/events/event...

Don’t miss out on this #talk part of our Lectures on #Physics and #Medicine series (#LPM)! 📅 ✍️ 👤 Professor Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social ▶️ Molecular mechanisms of cellular plasticity and epigenetic reprogramming 🕒 February 5 at 3 pm CET 📍 MPZPM, Kussmaulallee 2, Erlangen

#𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 @stephmoellmert.bsky.social “𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 #𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲” In the fallopian tube, coordinated contractions & fluid flow guide the embryo into the uterus. The image shows the transition zone from the fallopian tube to the uterus. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/research/ste... #science #reproduction

To make #QuantumTechnology applicable scientists from MPL & Fraunhofer IISB conduct #research in the field of #siliconCarbide with the project #ALP4SiC. Due to its unique physical properties, #SiC is an ideal platform for #photonics, electronics & #quantum applications. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article...

Early Career Scientist Prize by the International Union of Pure and Applied #Physics (IUPAP) for Viola Introini (@vascularinfection.bsky.social)! 🏆 Application of physical methods to unravel the mechanisms of #malaria parasite–host interactions. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de... #science #research

The Technische Universität Nürnberg (UTN) visits MPL to increase the international visibility of the regional #science hub. The guests gained insights into the basic #research conducted at MPL, particularly in the field of #AI in #quantum #physics & #nanooptics. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article... 📸 MPL

A #research team investigated how the mechanical properties of tumor cells influence their metastatic pathway. 🔑 🔍: Viscosity – rather than elasticity – determines how tumor cells invade surrounding tissue. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de... 📸 V. Gensbittel, J. Goetz #science #biophysics #metastasis

Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (and white 😉) The black MPL building has put on its winter coat as all colors merge into white. ❄️ 📸 Benjamin Klier

Meet Seowon Choi & Jonathan Will who worked together on non-Hermitian edge modes. Seowons previous work as embedded programmer for optical systems sparked her interest in #optics. Jonathan is driven by curiosity to understand the unknown. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/research-at-... #photonics #science #research

During #brain development, axons grow along precise pathways. Scientists have now discovered that tissue stiffness & chemical signalling interact with each other. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de... @fau.de @embl.org @franzelab.bsky.social #research #neuroscience

The German Research Foundation @dfg.de funds brain development #research at MPZPM & Uniklinikum Erlangen that aims to investigate how nerve cells preserve a specific set of gene expressions via epigenetic regulation. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de...

#𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗵𝗶 “𝗙𝗲𝗺𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗞𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁 “𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗮” A borosilicate glass sample contains arrays of adjacent optical waveguides. When a #laser beam is directed into one waveguide, the light couples into neighboring ones. 👉 mpl.mpg.de

MPL wishes you a peaceful holiday & a good start into 2026! #Research Group @stephmoellmert.bsky.social “Reproductive Mechano #biology” MPZPM researchers investigate how abnormal conditions affect mechanical & structural properties of neural cells & tissues. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/research/ste... 📸 MPL

Meet Dr. David Albrecht – Fascination with the invisible He is passionate about #science at the interface of #biology and #physics. He explores viruses and develops advanced #microscopy methods at #MPL to visualize the smallest details of life at the nanoscale. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/divisions/sa... 📸 MPL

Next talk of our Lectures on Physics and Medicine! 📅 ✍️ 👤 Michael Sixt, istaresearch.bsky.social ▶️ Principles of leukocyte locomotion and navigation 🕒 Thursday, December 11 at 4 pm CET 📍 Seminar Room, MPZPM 👉 Zoom access: eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/6147202321... Meeting-ID: 614 7202 3219 Kenncode: 894926

The MPL Support Association “Verein der Freunde und Ehemaligen des Max-Planck-Instituts für die Physik des Lichts e.V.” hosted its second public event. 📧 The association brings scientists and science enthusiasts together – and welcomes new members: [email protected]. More: bit.ly/MPL-Support-...

#MPL scientists developed a lab-on-a-chip system. It enables precise pressure forces to be applied to cellular microenvironments. This could be applied in med. diagnostics for mechanical disorders in living tissues. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article... 📸 Vicente Salas-Quiroz #science #research #biophysics

The 9th International BioBrillouin conference is a wrap!!🤩🙌 Thank you to all the participants for the great contributions and all our sponsors for making this a great gathering! Stay tuned for infos on 2026! @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social

#Research Group Nicolas Joly “Microstructured Optical Fibres” #Quantum entangled states play a critical role in quantum #physics and #technology. #MPL researchers try to generate 3 entangled infrared photons from 1 green photon with ultrathin optical fibers. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/research-at-... 📸C. Brunner

Congrats to our group leader Dr. Clara Wanjura for receiving the Gustav Hertz Prize from the DPG (dpgphysik.bsky.social)! 👏 She is awarded the prize for her contributions to two highly relevant #research areas: #neuromorphic systems and non-Hermitian #topology. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article...

Next event in our Distinguished Lecturer Series #DLS! 📅 ✍️ 👤 Silvia Vignolini (vignolinilab.bsky.social), MPI of Colloids and Interfaces (mpici.bsky.social) ▶️ Light management in living organisms and bio-hybrids 🕒 Thursday, November 27, at 2 pm CET 📍 Leuchs-Russell Auditorium, #MPL, Erlangen

A #research team, including scientists at #MPZPM, discovered that the mechanical properties of the developing brain influence both synapse formation and the emergence of electrical signals. 👉 bit.ly/MPZPM-News-N... 📷© Eva Kreysing

Lectures on Physics and Medicine Prof Ana J. Garcia-Saez of Max Planck Institute of Biophysics will give her fascinating talk on Nov 13, 2025 at 3 pm CET. @ Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin or: 👉 Zoom access: eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/6400249992... Meeting-ID: 640 0249 9923 Kenncode: 399339

#Science thrives on ideas & people who promote them. The #MPL support association strengthens #research & young talents. On Nov 28, we invite you to a public event at #MPZPM that offers insights into research & laboratories. Register by Nov 19 📧 [email protected]. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/about-us/sup...

Our aftermovie shows some impressions of #NdW25 at #MPL & #MPZPM: from exciting insights into current #research projects and inspiring conversations to curious glances into our laboratories. It was truly a night, where #science came to life. 🎥 Billmann Event GmbH #physics #medicine #light #matter

Division Jochen Guck “Cell #Physics” Scientists at #MPZPM and #MPL have developed novel #microscopy techniques like optical diffraction tomography (ODT) to study the mass density changes of cells under various conditions. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/divisions/ce... 📸 Kyoohyun Kim #science #research

Visitor record at our locations during #NdW25 2,567 #science enthusiasts learned about #research at #MPL and #MPZPM. They got to know our research into the interaction of #light & #matter and at the interface of #physics & #medicine. THANK YOU for this wonderful night! More here soon 👉 mpl.mpg.de.

The #NdW25 at #MPL & #MPZPM is in full swing! We are thrilled that so many #science & #research enthusiasts have already found their way to us & are experimenting & asking questions with great curiosity. Until midnight, you can learn all about #physics, #medicine & much more. Come by and visit us!

Anticipation for #NdW25 is growing – at #MPL & #MPZPM, we are busy with the set up. We look forward to diving into the world of the #science of light, #physics & #medicine with you. Come by and experience #research up close! 📆 Oct 25, 5:00 p.m. 📍 MPL & MPZPM 👉 mpl.mpg.de/events/event... 📸 MPL

Experience the fascination of #research live Only a few days left until #NdW25! Our preparations at #MPL and #MPZPM are in the final stages and the program is set. Want to know what’s coming up? 👉 mpl.mpg.de/events/event... 📆 Oct 25, 5:00 p.m. 📍 MPL & MPZPM ❓What are you most looking forward to?

With deep sadness, we share that Prof. Jochen Guck, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light passed away on October 3. His visionary work bridged physics and medicine. We have lost a brilliant scientist and dear friend. mpl.mpg.de/news/article... @fau.de 📸 Stephan Spangenberg

The coupling of invisible light in silicon nitride chips results in new frequencies or wavelengths that become visible to the naked eye. #MPL Scientists from #Microphotonics RG study microresonators on integrated platforms to explore optical effects. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/research-at-... 📸 Alekhya Ghosh

The female reproductive tract transports eggs and sperm, protects embryos, and renews tissue. Many processes involve mechanical forces. Dr. @stephmoellmert.bsky.social #research group at #MPZPM studies these forces to explore their role in e.g. female health. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de... 📸 MPL

The #NdW25 is a unique opportunity to get up close with researchers. The press conference will take place at #MPZPM. Representatives of Kulturidee & from the program partners @fau.de, UTN, & TH Nürnberg recently met to clarify the last remaining questions. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/events/event... 📸 MPL

If you haven't submitted your abstract for the BioBrillouin Conference yet, you still have the chance to do so for one more week!

Researchers from #MPZPM and @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de have now compared the ratio of nuclear and cytoplasmic density in different organisms and come to a surprising conclusion: the cell nucleus in eukaryotes is less dense than the rest of the cell. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de... #Physics #Medicine

We’re in! – The Long Night of Science 2025 We’re participating in #NdW25 in the #IYQ2025 with double the energy: both at #MPL and #MPZPM, we’re opening our (laboratory) doors and letting anyone interested experience research up close. 📆 Oct 25, 5:00 p.m. 📍 MPL & MPZPM 👉 mpl.mpg.de/events/event...

We are already looking forward to the BioBrillouin Conference, organized by MPL and MPZPM!

Lectures on Physics and Medicine Prof. Frauke Gräter, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, will give her fascinating talk on September 18 at 3 pm CET. 👉 Zoom access: eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/6249564969... Meeting-ID: 624 9564 9691 Identification code: 582716

Division Vahid Sandoghdar ›Nano-Optics‹ This image shows cultured cells infected with Vaccinia virus. Cells (magenta) express a fluorescent protein (cyan) when infected successfully and begin to fuse into syncytia, large multinucleated cell aggregates. Learn more 👉 mpl.mpg.de/divisions/sa...

In a new work that appeared in ›Science Advances‹, scientists at the MPL show that optical microscopy under cryogenic conditions can resolve specific sites within the mechanosensitive protein PIEZO1 with Ångström precision – even within native cell membranes. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article...

With a special microscopy technique, different colors and brightnesses of the pDCB become visible. These reflect the microscopic orientations of the molecules. Dye molecules are doped into these transparent crystals and serve as the basis for highly efficient single photon sources. 📸 Siwei Luo

Prof. Vahid Sandoghdar shares in a recent interview what makes the two Symposia unique and introduces the concept of ›near-field cell biology‹. 🧬 ›Symposium on Virus Entry and Egress‹ 👉 indico.mpl.mpg.de/event/21/ 🧬 ›Symposium on Near-Field Cell Biology‹ 👉 indico.mpl.mpg.de/event/23/

Curiosity and science are inseparable – this was impressively demonstrated to 10th grade students from the Emil-von-Behring-Gymnasium in Spardorf (Erlangen-Höchstadt district) during their visit to the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article...

Two related symposia will bring together experts at the interface of virology, cell biology, and biophysics to explore fundamental processes at the cell surface. Symposium on Virus Entry and Egress 👉 indico.mpl.mpg.de/event/21/ Symposium on Near-Field Cell Biology 👉 indico.mpl.mpg.de/event/23/

Meet Arghadeep — Exploring the Nonlinear World of Light Arghadeep Pal is a 4th-year PhD student in the Del’Haye group (Microphotonics). Within the Del’Haye group he contributes to the design and characterization of resonators. 👉 Learn more about the Research Group: mpl.mpg.de/research-at-...

Molecular hybridization through vacuum 🔬 Using an optical resonator which strongly alters the quantum vacuum, scientists at the MPl have succeeded for the first time in optically “bonding” several molecules at greater distances. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article... 📸 (generated by ChatGPT-4o)