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Geosciences: The intertwined Earth

Earth is a perfect ecosystem and the best place for life which we know in the universe. The complex interaction between the elements earth, water and air – land masses, oceans, and atmosphere – is finely balanced and functions smoothly. But this fragile interplay can easily go wrong. Researchers are gradually puzzling out the factors throwing our intertwined earth out of balance. [more]

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Best Practice Guide for Doctoral Students

The Max Planck PhDnet has published a binding "best practice document" in collaboration with the Max Planck directors, which structures and optimizes PhD students’ education, supervision & time planning.

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Call for Nominations: Max Planck Research Award 2014

In 2014 the award will be conferred in the area of natural and engineering sciences in the subject Quantum Nano Science [more]
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The Zülch Prize 2013 – reward for brain researchers

September 10, 2013

Wolfram Schultz from the University of Cambridge and Raymond J. Dolan from University College London have been awarded this year's K.J. Zülch Prize of the Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation for their research into the reward system and other modulating networks. [more]
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Extreme weather events fuel climate change

August 14, 2013

Extreme meteorological events and global warming: a vicious cycle? [more]
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Searching for the origins of life

August 02, 2013

Lisa Kaltenegger has been named as one of the investigators of the Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life. [more]

Dolby licenses Max Planck imaging technology

July 31, 2013

The technology relates to High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging and increases the ability of images to show real world light intensities and colour levels, while also reducing storage requirements. [more]
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Serum Institute of India acquires rights to tuberculosis vaccine

July 23, 2013

Hopes are high for a new and improved tuberculosis vaccine: Serum Institute of India is planning on taking a promising vaccine - originally developed in Germany - and introducing it into the clinical setting. [more]
 
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