Press Releases

Congratulations and welcome to Jan Knapp, who has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship to work in the Physics of Quantum Matter Department of MPI CPfS. more

Claudia Felser, Director and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, has been named the European Laureate of the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards. more

Prof. Claudia Felser has been honoured with election as a foreign member of the British Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society of London. more

An international team has pioneered a nano-3D printing method to create superconducting nanostructures, leading to groundbreaking technological advancements. more

In a revolutionary study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids have unveiled a new catalyst to significantly enhance the efficiency of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) crucial for energy conversion systems like fuel cells and metal-air batteries. more

MPI CPfS researchers are part of the QG3D research project on quantum geometry and next-generation superconductors more

Oksana's talk ‘New Samarium and Ytterbium Iron Arsenides: Crystal Structure and Physical Properties’ was honoured with an award. more

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Congratulations to Ivanna Arseniuk, who has been awarded a DAAD Research Fellowship! more

Congratulations to Rikako Yamamoto, who has been awarded an Overseas Research Fellowships by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in the Spin3D group! more

The application of a weak magnetic field can significantly improve the cooling performance of topological materials at low temperatures. This breakthrough has been published in Nature Materials by an international team of researchers from the MPI CPfS, Chongqing University and the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics.
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The macroscopic properties of a material are determined by its composition and microstructure. Researchers have developed a new technique to map three-dimensional nanoscale orientation fields across the volume of materials, opening the possibility to understand the evolution of nanoscale variations in microstructure and ferroic order within a wide variety of materials. more

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Scientists have discovered an exciting new approach to generating clean hydrogen energy using a remarkable class of crystals that harness the quantum properties of electrons. more

Claudia Felser has been awarded the prestigious Von Hippel Award by the Materials Research Society. She is also, once again, listed as Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher. These recognitions are a testament to her ground-breaking contributions to the field of materials science, particularly in the area of topological quantum materials.
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PhD student Fatma Aras was awarded with Best Poster Prize for her scientific work entitled "Mo₂TMB₂ (TM: Fe, Co, Ni) as cathodes for water electrolysis". more

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New Materials ahead - powered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) more

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