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A new review sheds light on the interaction between cell membranes and cell organelles more

New imaging-based approach reveals that dielectric contrast, not absolute hydrophobicity… more

Nudibranchs create their colourful patterns using structural colours, which they arrange in… more

Thanks to the Max Planck Society’s Minerva Fast-Track Program, Dr. Vera Titze launches her… more

We still don’t understand how nature spins simple sugar chains into the ultra-strong cellulose… more

An internationally renowned triennial conference, Biomembrane Days 2025 gathered over 200… more

SusMax is the first Max Planck network for circular, sustainable materials—founded through an… more

A Journey into Nature’s Structural Colors more

A prestigious award goes to our scientist for advancing synthetic membrane research and… more

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We left the lab coat hanging for a day—but brought our lab equipment with us to meet more than… more

Challenge: It's not just whether a membrane is in a "solid" or "liquid" state that matters—how… more

Supported by the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and the UK Guarantee Scheme, the '… more

 Scientists can now predict structural colors in bacteria. By sequencing a wide range of… more

Biomolecular condensates may play a crucial but overlooked role in remodeling membrane… more

Imagine switching on a light and being able to understand and control the inner dynamics of a… more

Little is known yet about the interaction between these biomolecular condensate droplets and the… more

Prof Silvia Vignolini, Ph.D. is establishing the new Department "Sustainable and Bio-inspired… more