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19.12.2025 | News

Oskar Staufer awarded the Alois Lauer Research Prize

Dr. Oskar Staufer, head of the Emmy Noether Research Group “Immuno-Materials” at INM, has been awarded the Alois Lauer Research Prize for Medicine. The award is endowed with prize money of 8,000 euros. The prize recognizes his work entitled “Solution structure and synaptic analyses reveal determinants of bispecific T cell engager potency.” In this study, […]

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17.11.2025 | News

Material Minds Lindau Nobel Meeting Insights

What’s it like to spend a week surrounded by Nobel Prize winners? In this episode of Material Minds, host Shrikrishnan Sankaran speaks with Anna, Delvina, and Mingren from INM – Three young scientists who attended the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2025for Chemistry. They share vivid stories from their experience: chatting with laureates about AI in […]

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17.09.2025 | News

Saarbrücken researchers named as new fellows of the Max Planck School

Karin Jacobs and Franziska Lautenschläger, professors of physics at Saarland University, along with Dr. Oskar Staufer, Research Group leader at INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials, have been appointed Fellows of the Max Planck School Matter to Life. The Max Planck School “Matter to Life” is one of three international doctoral schools of the […]

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31.07.2025 | Podcast

Material Minds with Luai R. Khoury

Protein Sponges, Soft Robots & Espresso Science Explore the cutting edge of material science in this captivating episode of the Material Minds podcast, featuring Professor Louis Houry from Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology. Professor Houry unveils his pioneering work in developing protein-based materials with revolutionary applications. Listen in as he details his creation of […]

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24.07.2025 | News

Science Minister von Weizsäcker informs himself about Future Energy Technologies

Distinguished guest aboard the MS Wissenschaft: When it comes to future energy technologies, Saarland’s Minister for Finance and Science, Jakob von Weizsäcker, is on board – in this case quite literally, aboard the floating science center MS Wissenschaft, which currently has anchored in Saarbrücken. Topics showcased on the ship range from climate-friendly construction and smart […]

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22.07.2025 | News

Battery recycling and beyond – Minister of Economic Affairs visits INM to learn about ongoing research

On July 21, Saarland’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Jürgen Barke, visited INM. The occasion is a tour of the Energy Materials research department led by Volker Presser. He and his team presented the eLiFlow project, which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), to the minister.

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21.07.2025 | News

Science ship “MS Wissenschaft” stops in Saarland – on board: future technology from Saarland developed at INM

Lithium is a key raw material for the energy transition: without lithium-ion batteries, electric mobility and sustainable energy storage would hardly be possible. However, lithium is currently extracted primarily in Australia, South America, or China – often under environmentally and socially problematic conditions and with long transport routes to Europe. How lithium can be extracted […]

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09.07.2025 | Podcast

Material Minds with Michael Naguib

MXenes: The 2D Material Revolutionizing Energy & Medicine Step into the cutting-edge realm of materials science with Professor Michael Naguib, the visionary inventor of MXenes, on the latest Material Minds podcast episode. This fascinating conversation unpacks the journey of discovering these 2D materials, often compared to graphene but boasting unique properties and an incredibly diverse […]

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23.06.2025 | News

Running Together: INM at the Company Run 2025

More than 70 INM colleagues took part in this year’s Firmenlauf Saarbrücken. With energy, team spirit and plenty of good vibes, they showed that collaboration at INM goes far beyond the lab.A special highlight: our running team Atomic Velocity achieved an impressive 12th place among the male teams.Whether on the track, cheering from the sidelines […]

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