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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · 29d

Deforestation is closely related to reduced rainfall in the Amazon rainforest. Observations from 35 years of Amazon research show how global climate change and local deforestation affect the rainforest ecosystem.

👉https://tinyurl.com/4crexh5k
#deforestation #climatechange #amazonrainforest

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · 29d

The MPI for Chemistry is also taking part 🙂 in #HALOSouth.

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tropos-de.bsky.social @tropos-de.bsky.social · Sep 9

#HALOsouth: #survival suit fit #check, an essential step before #HALO #South #flights over the remote #SouthernOcean.
1st science flight from #Christchurch is scheduled for 10 Sep (local time)! / @dlr-de.bsky.social @tropos-de.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social / #TwoNationsOneClimate #NewZealand

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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Sep 9

Nearly 10,000 runners joined the Mainz Corporate Run 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ on September 4. Before starting the 5 km route through downtown, our team gathered for a quick photo 📸. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who represented #MaxPlanckInstituteForChemistry 🙌 + to our fantastic organizing duo behind the scenes 👏.

Mirror image molecules reveal drought stress in the Amazon rainforest

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Sep 8

🌿🔬 Mirror-image molecules reveal drought stress in the Amazon. Max Planck Institute for Chemistry study shows α-pinene ratios indicate rainforest stress.
👉https://tinyurl.com/yc2faw9z

#AmazonRainforest #DroughtStress #MaxPlanck #ForestScent #Research

New study by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry shows: The ratio of certain forest scent molecules provides precise insights into the stress state of the rainforest

Changed wind patterns caused upwelling failure in the Gulf of Panama

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Sep 2

Wind pattern changes caused upwelling failure in the Gulf of Panama, preventing cold, nutrient-rich water from surfacing for the first time in 40 years, impacting local fisheries.
👉 tinyurl.com/2kr8y86y

#ClimateChange #OceanScience #MarineEcosystems #MaxPlanck

For the first time in 40 years, the cold, nutrient-rich deep water of the Gulf of Panama did not reach the sea surface. This had a significant impact on local fisheries.

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Aug 12

🌿 WiMA 2025 – Sept 13–14
🎤 Sept 13, 17:15 — Sebastian Brill (DE): Between Sky & Rainforest – insights from the 325 m ATTO tower.
🔬 MPIC booth — touch fossils, explore prehistoric life, discover ancient climate clues.
📍 Free entry
#WiMA2025 #MaxPlanck #ClimateResearch #Fossils

Gastkommentar: Kunst und Meeresforschung

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Jul 25

🌊🔬 Art & Marine Research: What does a marine researcher see in the Städel Museum’s art? Ralf Schiebel (MPI for Chemistry) shares his view on 3 pieces, linking science & art to raise awareness for climate change.
👉 tinyurl.com/4mebu5bk

#MarineResearch #ClimateChange #StädelMuseum

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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Jul 23

Meenzer Science-Schoppe | August 6 | 7:00 PM
📍 Markt, Mainz 🎓 Hosted by the Mainz Science Alliance
"Zwischen Himmel & Urwald: Expedition ins Herz des Amazonas“ (“Between Sky & Jungle: Expedition into the Heart of the Amazon”)
🗣 With Sebastian Brill, #MPIforChemistry
🔗 tinyurl.com/bdcfbt73

Sebastian Brill on top of ATTO in the Brazilian rainforest

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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Jul 2

🚴‍♀️ STADTRADELN 2025 – We joined again! 🚴‍♂️ 38 MPIC colleagues cycled 7,413 km – placing us 17th of 195 teams in Mainz! 🥇 Top riders: Matteo Krüger (632.9 km), Philipp Joppe (627.4 km), Frank Drewnick (584 km), Janne Repschläger (442.6 km), Martina Böhmer (421.8 km). 👏

#Stadtradeln2025 #TeamMPIC

In the pciture: Philipp Joppe, Matteo Krüger, Janne Repschläger, Martina Böhmer

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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Jul 1

‪Starte deine Karriere am Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie! 🌟 Bewirb dich schon jetzt für die Ausbildung zur/zum Kauffrau/-mann für Büromanagement (Start: 1.8.26). Sende deine vollständigen Unterlagen an [email protected]. Mehr Infos: tinyurl.com/bdhp57wr
#Ausbildung2026 #MaxPlanck #MPIChemie

MPI für Chemie Gebäude; Text: Auszubildende:r im Büromanagement

Personal space chemistry suppressed by perfume and body lotion indoors

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Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · Jul 1

Startschuss für den Max-Planck-Campus Mainz! Mit der neuen Liquids-Initiative, dem @mpic.de, dem Max-Planck Graduate Center und der engen Zusammenarbeit mit der @unimainz.bsky.social entsteht ein Forschungsstandort für interdisziplinäre Grundlagenforschung zu Flüssigkeiten & Erdsystemprozessen.

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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · May 23

🧴💨 Perfume & Body Lotion Change the Chemistry Around Us!
Press release: Personal space chemistry suppressed by perfume and body lotion indoors 👉https://tinyurl.com/fdjmxmcb
#IndoorChemistry #OxidationField #AirQuality #MPIChemistry #Perfume #BodyLotion #HydroxylRadicals #IndoorAirQuality

A new study found: Personal care products like body lotions and perfumes affect the human oxidation field.

German satellite measures CO2 and NO2 simultaneously from power plant emissions for the first time

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · May 12

Press release: German satellite measures CO₂ and NO₂ simultaneously from power plant emissions for the first time.
👉 tinyurl.com/4b9dcywd

#EmissionsMonitoring #SatelliteResearch #CO2 #NO2 #ClimateProtection #AirQuality

New approach to satellite-based emission monitoring of air pollutants with a high level of detail.

Aerosol researcher receives prestigious Copernicus Medal

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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Apr 25

Prof. Yafang Cheng receives the 2025 Copernicus Medal for her groundbreaking work on aerosols and their impacts on air quality, public health, and climate. 🏅 The award ceremony is on 4/29 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna. 🌍
#CopernicusMedal #AerosolScience
👉https://tinyurl.com/4tvznjtw

Yafang Cheng from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry receives the award for her achievements in understanding atmospheric aerosols and their effects on air quality, public health, and climate.

Nature of Superconductivity in Hydrogen-Rich Compounds

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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Apr 25

Press release: Nature of Superconductivity in Hydrogen-Rich Compounds. High-pressure electron tunneling spectroscopy reveals a superconducting gap in H₃S and D₃S.
#Superconductivity #HydrogenRichCompounds #HighPressurePhysics #ElectronTunneling #Spectroscopy #H3S #D3S
👉https://tinyurl.com/4wakpedn

The green past of the Saharo-Arabian Desert

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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Apr 11

Press release: Green past of the Saharo-Arabian Desert. Isotope analyses of limestone cave deposits reveal recurrent humid intervals in the Saharo-Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

👉tinyurl.com/ycyaksac

#CaveScience #Paleoclimate #GreenArabia #SaharoArabianDesert #MaxPlanckInstitute

Isotope analyses of limestone cave deposits reveal recurrent humid intervals in the Saharo-Arabian Desert over the last eight million years

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Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Apr 4

Starte deine Karriere am Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie! 🌟 Bewirb dich bis 9.5.25 für die Ausbildung zur/zum Kauffrau/-mann für Büromanagement (Start: 15.8.25). Sende deine vollständigen Unterlagen (PDF) an [email protected]. Mehr Infos: tinyurl.com/pyu72wer

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @mpic.de · Mar 26

Du hast eine kaufmännische Ausbildung und/oder einschlägige Berufserfahrung? Dann bewirb Dich als Fachkraft in der Finanzbuchhaltung – Teilzeit bis 25 Std./Woche, befristet bis 24 Monate, mit Option auf Verlängerung.

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