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Two simple antennas can protect computer hardware against physical manipulation Radio waves could protect computers, as well as card readers, from attacks on their hardware. As a team from the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy in Bochum and the Ruhr University in Bochum has shown, the signal from one antenna in a device generates a characteristic electromagnetic pattern that is received by a second antenna.

A start-up in Martinsried is developing a new technology for the beverage and food industry. The application is being tested using whisky Text: Barbara Abrell Blending whiskies from different casks is an art in itself.

How do you successfully develop a long-term strategy for a diverse and inclusive culture? The MPI for Psycholinguistics has set up a local working group to tackle this challenge There are currently 14 local diversity groups within the Max Planck Society.

Interview with zoologist Auguste of Bavaria on endangered parrots and their suitability as pets "Say 'Polly wants a cracker'!" This classic catchphrase is actually quite an insult to the birds who are among the most intelligent creatures on Earth.

A memorial sculpture at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research commemorates the tragic history of the predecessor institute during the Third Reich During the Third Reich, the Kaiser Wilhelm Insti

From the philhellenism of the 1820s to contemporary support for Ukraine Many people and organisations are currently showing solidarity with Ukraine.

The scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics is honoured for developing pioneering instruments The 2022 Gruber Cosmology Prize recognizes Frank Eisenhauer of the Max Planck

Reinhard Genzel of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics on the first image of the galactic centre With the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), researchers have successfully imaged the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.

It is controversial whether there is or should be a fundamental change from an industrial to a service society in rich Western nations The declining importance of manufacturing in rich societies is a

Football clubs in former coal mining areas play an important role in terms of social cohesion between the now unemployed In large swathes of Germany's industrial Ruhr Valley region, coal mining is a thing of the past as is true in other European coalfields.

Approximately a month before it begins its research flight in the stratosphere, the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III has looked at the Sun for the first time from its launch site at the Arctic Circle.

In order to support people in therapy or in everyday life in the future, machines will have to be capable of feeling and gently touching their human counterparts.

They are part of the brain of almost every animal species, yet they remain usually invisible even under the electron microscope.

An interdisciplinary group of researchers uses basic research to obtain hard evidence about how people perceive and navigate their urban environments. Fractal and nature-like design demonstrably promotes physical and mental well-being, according to the researchers. They call for an incorporation of this knowledge into urban planning decisions.

Mathematical metrics reveal market instabilities An international team of interdisciplinary researchers has identified mathematical metrics to characterize the fragility of financial markets.