Planck’s Wall: The Physics Limit In physics, the Planck scale—named after Max Planck, the father of quantum theory—represents the smallest meaningful unit of space and time.

Max Planck is widely considered the father of quantum physics because he introduced the groundbreaking idea that energy comes ...

The Max Planck Symposium is an intensive, two-day career conference serving as a platform to connect international Max Planck Alumni and Max Planck Early Career Researchers of all disciplines and ...

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The researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics want to fetch the Sun's fire to Earth. A future fusion power plant is to produce energy by fusing nuclei of the two heavy hydrogen ...

"It's a very, very beautiful calculation, but it's the best example I know of the relationship between these rather abstract quantities perhaps and something that you can look at in a telescope." ...

The Munich-based start-up Proxima Fusion, a spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, has raised €130 million in capital. The company plans to use the funds to finance the development ...

Proteins are the molecular building blocks and engines of the cell, and are involved in practically all life processes. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the ...

Part of our International Year of Quantum Science and Technology coverage More than 300 top quantum physicists gathered ...

The Harnack Medal has been awarded only 36 times since 1924, including 10 times by the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft (1924-1936) and 26 times by the Max Planck Society (1953-2025). It was awarded for ...

Talent, creativity and passion - that's what the Max Planck Society relies on. It promotes all employees equally. Because research needs diversity. This is also formulated in the Code of Conduct, the ...