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.

Young researcher award for Mark Kamper Svendsen

November 20, 2023

Mark Kamper Svendsen, a postdoctoral researcher in the Theory group, has been selected for the Young Researcher Award by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) for his PhD thesis, Light-Matter Interactions from First Principles. The award honors ...

Photo-induced superconductivity on a chip

November 13, 2023

Researchers at the MPSD have shown that a previously demonstrated ability to turn on superconductivity with a laser beam can be integrated on a chip, opening up a route toward opto-electronic applications. Their work, now published in Nature ...

Elsevier agreement II

October 27, 2023

The DEAL Consortium and Elsevier Conclude Transformative Open Access Agreement for Germany

Cavity vacuum changes magnetic state of α-RuCl₃

October 26, 2023

Researchers in Germany and the USA have produced the first theoretical demonstration that the magnetic state of an atomically thin material, α-RuCl_3,can be controlled solely by placing it into an optical cavity. Crucially, the cavity vacuum ...

Spanish National Research Prize for Angel Rubio

October 12, 2023

Angel Rubio, director of the Theory Department and managing director of the MPSD, has been awarded the prestigious Spanish National Research Prize for his work on computational solid-state physics.

‘Max Planck Hamburg’ cycles 12,118 km in three weeks

October 11, 2023

Even though the three Max Planck Institutes in Hamburg work on very different topics: Their joint participation in the ‘Stadtradeln’ city cycling event achieved impressive results. For the first time the three institutes had set up an overarching ...