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1000 days of neutrino mass measurements
The KATRIN experiment reaches an important milestone in its operation
Werner Hofmann Scientific Award presented for the first time
Shotaro Abe Wins First Werner Hofmann Scientific Award
Dark Matter Experiment Achieves Record-Breaking Purity
New milestone in reducing background radiation in the XENONnT Experiment in Italy opens new possibilities in the Quest for Dark Matter detection
New director for the H.E.S.S. experiment
H.E.S.S. collaboration appointed Lars Mohrmann from the MPIK as new director
CSR provides new insights into interstellar chemistry
Using the unique space-like conditions in the Cryogenic Storage Ring (CSR) researchers from the MPIK measured for the first time the dissociative…
Anne Meyer mit dem Azubipreis der MPG 2025 ausgezeichnet
Für ihre herausragenden Leistungen, ihr großes Engagement, sowie ihre besonders hohe Motivation und Mitarbeit würdigt die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Anne…
New method for detecting neutrinos
For the first time, the CONUS+ experiment used a compact detector setup to measure neutrinos produced in a nuclear reactor.
First Light for SST Camera Prototype on the ASTRI Mini-Array
Another step towards the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory successfully completed
Chemistry at the Beginning: How Molecular Reactions Influenced the Formation of the First Stars
Researchers have discovered new insights into the reaction pathways of the first molecule in space.
A quantum leap for antimatter measurements
Demonstration of first antimatter quantum bit paves the way for substantially improved tests of nature’s fundamental symmetries
Super-resolution X-ray technique uncovers atomic structures
New method promises enhanced understanding of chemical reactions and material properties by applying a Nobel-prize winning technique in spectroscopy.
Dr. Gergana D. Borisova receives the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Dissertation Prize 2024
Dr. Gergana D. Borisova was awarded the 2024 Heidelberg Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Dissertation Prize for Physics and Astronomy for her doctoral thesis…
LEGEND-1000 on the shortlist for research infrastructures
As part of the national prioritisation process, nine proposals were selected from 32 submissions.
Bringing weak transitions to light
A new general concept for laser-induced enhancement of faint spectral lines is experimentally demonstrated for quasi-forbidden transitions in helium.…
Joint effort in the search for new physics
As part of an international collaboration MPIK researchers carried out highly precise measurements as well as calculations on atomic transitions in…
TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professorship for Susanne Mertens
MPIK director Susanne Mertens is honoured by the Technical University of Munich with the title “TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor”.
Future of neutrinoless double-beta decay: summit at MPIK
The 3rd International Summit on the Future of Neutrinoless Double-beta Decay held at MPIK discussed strategy and roadmap for next-generation…
Listening to electrons talk: g-factor measurement of lithium-like tin
Researchers from the MPIK present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin which has a much higher…
Reverse gear in the quantum tunnel
Under-the-barrier recollision dynamics in strong field ionisation of xenon is revealed both theoretically and experimentally by the theory division at…