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The Lorentz reciprocal theorem can now be applied to fluids with broken symmetries. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) in Göttingen have found a way to accommodate this classical theorem also in fluids with odd viscosities. Their discovery opens a new way to explore systems with broken symmetries. more

The amount of power a microswimmer needs to move can now be determined more easily. Scientists from the department Living Matter Physics at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) developed a general theorem to calculate the minimal energy required for propulsion. These insights allow a profound understanding for practical applications, such as targeted transport of molecules and substrates. more

A new model demonstrates that chasing interactions can induce dynamical patterns in the organization of bacterial species more

The Max Planck Society (MPG) has given an award to the Göttingen Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) for special achievements in vocational training. In addition, one of the 19 trainee prizes awarded by the MPG in 2023 also went to Cristobal Nieto González from the MPI-DS. more

Edges cause cilia to quickly synchronize their beating pattern more

Vahid Nasirimarekani from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) received a two-year funding from the Klaus Tschira Boost Fund and the German Scholar Organization. In his research, he investigates the physical conditions that might have led to the formation of early life. more

A new model helps to understand the self-organization of molecules into living structures more

Göttingen research team explores information processing in Deep Neural Networks more

Experiments at the unique wind tunnel of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) in Göttingen show that laws formulated more than 80 years ago and their extensions only incompletely explain turbulent flows. more

The Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony has accepted Viola Priesemann, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) and professor at Georg-August-Universität, as a new full member. She is one of 16 new members of the Academy, which forms a worldwide competence network including around 350 scientists. The new members were officially introduced at the public summer meeting on June 9. more