Its model is rooted in a revolutionary principle developed by Adolf von Harnack, a theologian and patron of the natural sciences, who in 1911 led the precursor to the Max Planck Society.

Max Planck was told that there was nothing new to be discovered in physics. He was about to embark on a career in physics that would set that idea on its ear. Planck was an extremely successful ...

Asymmetric interactions between molecules may serve as a stabilizing factor for biological systems. A new model by ...

The interaction between growth and the active migration of cells plays a crucial role in the spatial mixing of growing cell ...

A black-body model of sufficiently high quality was first built and ... Following his previous research into the irreversibility of thermal processes, Max Planck turned his attention to the problem of ...

Using new technologies and model systems, researchers aim to answer neuroscientific questions in novel ways and with unprecedented precision. Together with the Max Planck Institute for Biology ...