Physicists at the University of Vienna in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have discovered a new type of glass formed by long, cyclic molecules. The scientists successfully demonstrated that by making parts of the rings more mobile, the rings become more strongly entangled and the molecular fluid glassifies. The novel “active topological glass” is presented in the latest issue of Nature Communications.[more]
DFG to sponsor a new research training group in physics and chemistry / Cooperation between Mainz University, TU Darmstadt, and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research [more]
The National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina honours its member Klaus Müllen with the Cothenius Medal. The researcher receives this award for his outstanding scientific life's work. The award ceremony took place during the opening of the Leopoldina Annual Meeting on Friday, 20 September 2019 in Halle (Saale). [more]
