#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)

🧬 Symposium on Near-Field Cell Biology The symposium will review recent advances in the precise and controlled administration of biological materials to individual live cells. 👉 indico.mpl.mpg.de/event/23/ ⚠️ Space is limited, so please register sooner than later!

🧬 Symposium on Virus Entry and Egress This two-day symposium will focus on virus entry and egress, with an emphasis on the critical steps that dictate host specificity, infectivity, and spread. 👉 indico.mpl.mpg.de/event/21/ ⚠️ Space is limited, so please register sooner than later!

Eleni Dalaka researches how physical forces and mechanical properties of cells influence cancer, from its initiation to its invasion and metastasis. Read more about Eleni Dalaka and her research group ›Cancer Biomechanics‹ here: 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de...

Viola Introini is conducting research into the disease Malaria caused by Plasmodium parasites. The aim is to gain new insights which can be applied to future treatments for vascular diseases. Read more about her and her research group ›Vascular Infections‹ here. 👉 mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-de...

On 25 September 2025 at 3:30 p.m., our research group leader Prof. Christoph Marquardt will speak in the online series ›Wissenschaft LIVE!‹ on ›Quantum Cryptography‹. 👉 www.jugend-forscht.de/service/vera... 📸 MPL, Stephan Spangenberg

🤔 Have you heard about polaritons? Do you know what they are? Vahid Sandoghdar @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social explains it to us. @cienciasuam.bsky.social @uam.es youtube.com/shorts/uh_OS...

#MPL This image highlights the optical mode distribution in a silica rod microresonator, as observed in the scattering profile captured via an infra-red camera. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/research-at-... 📸 MPL, Arghadeep Pal

From July 21 to 24, 2025, MPL hosted the 11th Annual Meeting of the Max Planck uOttawa Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics in Erlangen. More than 80 participants, including 18 researchers from Ottawa 🇨🇦, came together for four days of scientific exchange. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article...

On July 30, the International Day of Friendship serves as a reminder of the importance of human connections. 📧 Become a member! The association connects scientists with science enthusiasts and welcomes new members: [email protected]

🔬 Structure Meets Function: Glycocalyx Visualized at the Molecular Level for the First Time 👉 For more information visit: bit.ly/3UArA8I 📄 Authors of the original publication: L. A. Masullo, K. Almahayni, I. Pachmayr, M. Honsa, L. Heinze, S. Fritsche, H. Grabmayr, R. Jungmann, and L. Möckl.

The first public general assembly of the “Verein der Freunde und Ehemaligen des Max-Planck-Instituts für die Physik des Lichts e.V.” took place. 📧 The association brings scientists and science enthusiasts together: [email protected]

A fascinating talk about artificial neural networks by our managing director, Prof. Florian Marquardt @fmarquardtgroup.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy

The Distinguished Lecturer Series (#DLS) Nader Engheta, Professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, will give his fascinating talk “Near-Zero-Index Optics” on July 18 at 10 am CET. Zoom access: eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/6893123404... Meeting-ID: 68931234049 Identification code: 902553

The Distinguished Lecturer Series (#DLS) In June, Laura Waller, Charles A. Desoer Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, gave her lecture “Computational Aberration Correction.” You can find her talk here 👉 youtu.be/N8kWm30gZiU

Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland, will give her talk “Sculpted Light in Nano and Microsystems and Quantum Biotechnology” on July 10 at 2 pm CET.  Zoom access: eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/6189513980... Meeting ID: 618 9513 9808 Identification code: 627575

Nazlican is illuminating the complex landscape of the glycocalyx. Together with her colleague Dijo M. Joseph, she co-led their latest publication: Glycan Atlassing: Nanoscale analysis of glycocalyx architecture enables functional tracing of cell state. 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#MPL scientists study principles controlling spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish. The scientists aim to understand how different cell types in zebrafish interact to promote nerve regeneration. This may help develop therapeutic approaches for humans. 👉 mpl.mpg.de/research-at-... 📸 Daniel Wehner

🎉 On Friday, June 20, 2025, Prof. Sandoghdar and his team were awarded first prize of the Berthold Leibinger Innovation Prize for their development of the analysis method (iNTA). ➡️ Learn more about this pioneering innovation: bit.ly/44EzKTg 📸 Andreas Schlosser

We are happy to announce that Laura Blazquez Martinez, Jesús Humberto Marines Cabello, and Changlong Zhu — members of the Birgit Stiller Research Group — will be presenting in Munich this week. 🎉

Save the date for the next remarkable event in our Distinguished Lecturer Series! 📅 ✍️ ▶️ Computational Aberration Correction 🕒 Thursday, June 26 at 2 pm CET 👉 Zoom access: eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/6355922031... Meeting-ID: 635 5922 0318 Kenncode: 838870

Helgoland 2025 – 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics – 📅 June 9–14, 2025 We look back on an adventure filled with fresh impulses and new ideas. The scientists were able to experience Werner Heisenberg’s legacy on the island – and they left inspired. ➡️ helgoland2025.yalepages.org