Science Update

How do cells sense mechanical forces and how do they respond to them? This question is central to understanding tissue development, homeostasis, and a wide range of diseases. Three research teams from Germany, France, and the United States have jointly developed an innovative material that allows mechanical forces to be applied to individual cell contacts […]

Dr Oskar Staufer, Head of the Emmy Noether Research Group Immuno-Materials at INM has been appointed to the Young Academy Mainz. His appointment followed a competitive selection process, which Dr Staufer successfully completed. The Young Academy Mainz is the early-career support program of the Academy of Sciences and Literature | Mainz. It admits outstanding early […]

Lithium is often called “white gold” – and for good reason. As electrification accelerates (electric mobility, stationary storage, grid applications), demand is rising – and so is the need to recover lithium sustainably from complex aqueous resources such as brines, process waters, and industrial streams. Electrochemical lithium-ion extraction is a particularly promising route because it […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]