With its ten new Research Units, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is intensifying interdisciplinary and multiple-location collaboration among researchers pursuing specific scientific questions and new avenues of research. The DFG Senate approved the units and funding of approximately... (Continue reading)
A team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics succeeds in applying a novel optical method to nanomechanical oscillators. New fabrication techniques have enabled the development of on-chip mechanical elements whose dimensions are on the nanometre (one millionth... (Continue reading)