Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter

Inauguration of newly-founded MPSD

February 27, 2013

Managing Director Andrea Cavalleri inaugurates the newly founded Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter with a spontaneous reception.

Max Planck Society signs transformative agreement with PNAS

May 05, 2023

THz light triples YTiO₃transition temperature

May 03, 2023

Researchers in Germany and the U.S.A. have shown for the first time that terahertz (THz) light pulses can stabilize ferromagnetism in a crystal at temperatures more than three times its usual transition temperature. As the team reports in Nature ...

Spitrobot for time-resolved crystallography

May 04, 2023

Scientists from four research institutes in the Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld have joined forces to develop a ground-breaking experimental setup. Their new Spitrobot greatly simplifies observing changes in proteins as they carry out their ...

Physics done differently on Girls‘ and Boys‘ Day

May 02, 2023

„I think I want to work here!“ „I didn’t think it would be so interesting.“ „A great day!“ The participants of this year’s MPSD Girls‘ and Boys‘ Day really got down to fundamental physics – and clearly enjoyed themselves in the process. For the ten ...

Electrons in MoSe₂ behave collectively and independently

May 09, 2023

The absorption of light adds energy to a material. The electrons inside the material can react collectively or independently to that energy. Here, the dominant reaction pattern should not depend on perspective. However, in compound semiconductors ...

When electrons dress up in light

April 12, 2023

New material properties, at lightning speed and on demand – this vision moves a step closer thanks to recent findings from a pan-European physics research group involving the MPSD. The team uses ultrashort and strong light fields to directly observe ...