Latest issue of curated #engineeredlivingmaterials feed: biomed.news/bims-enlima/... via @biomednews.bsky.social | #livingmaterials #ELMs includes research on: wood'ed living composite materials (h/t @wilfriedweber.bsky.social, @leibnizinm.bsky.social), bioactive hydrogels, mycoelectronics, & more🧪

Accelerated engineering and genetic programming of wood-based living composite materials

Engineering cells to fabricate and program bio-based materials presents a sustainable alternative to petroleum-derived composites while simultaneously…

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📅 Save the date: The MtL Lecture Series continues on 17 June at 3 pm CEST with a talk by MtL Fellow and MtL alumnus Oskar Staufer from @leibnizinm.bsky.social, @uni-saarland.de and the Max Planck Bristol Center for Minimal Biology. 🙌 Register now on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚢Geht an Bord der MS Wissenschaft und entdeckt die "lebende Kontaktlinse" des @leibnizinm.bsky.social, das Herzpflaster unter Beteiligung des @primatenzentrum.bsky.social, wie man gesund altert mit dem @leibnizfli.bsky.social oder wie aus Daten Wissen entsteht mit #NFDI4Health und #BIPS.

Happy Easter everyone! 🐇🐣 Did you notice the Easter eggs hidden in the video? Comment on how many you could find! #photoshoot #eastereggs #lablaughs #sciencememes

Electronics everywhere! Prof. Tobias Kraus shares his prediction of the future where stretchable electronics will be integrated everywhere to improve lives More about this on our latest Material Minds episode - tinyurl.com/stretchelec #technology #electronics #podcast

Liying Xue et al publishd about: Multi-phase synergy enhances lithium-ion storage perforamance of transition metal oxaltes in Battery Energy 5 (2026) e70103 find full text and more information at doi.org/10.1002/bte2...

Zum #ff einige Wissenschafts-Accounts aus der Region: @uni-saarland.de @lst.uni-saarland.de @cispa.de @leibnizinm.bsky.social @izesinstitut.bsky.social @unitrier.bsky.social @politicsunisaar.bsky.social @dfki.bsky.social #followfriday #saarland #rlp

LoopOfFun at the 14th Regionalforum Saar in Saarbrücken, Germany! Our coordinator, @leibnizinm.bsky.social, contributed with a talk by Prof. Wilfried Weber and a LoopOfFun poster presentation by PhD student Asim Mohamed as well as the introduction of our first prototype developed by partner LUMA.

Happy Women's Day!💃 Thanks to all women dedicating your lives to make the world a better place 🌍

Leibniz INM@leibnizinm.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Today we celebrate all our #womeninscience who are creating new materials for a better world #womeninstem #girlsinstem #academicsky

✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #13 – Answer! ✨ Tiny water droplets naturally form perfect spheres. If droplets look too perfectly round and evenly sized, you’re often looking at physics doing its thing. Stay tuned for the next MMM! 🔬🕵️ #AcademicSky

Leibniz INM@leibnizinm.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Microscopy Mystery Monday #13 🔬🕵️ Can you guess what this beautiful image belongs to? (👉 Like the comment with your answer to vote!) #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

Dominik S. Schmidt et al published about "Conductive emulsions with selective filler distribution as volume exclusion strategy in electrofluids" Find full text in Journal of Physics: Materials 9 (2026) 015019 doi.org/10.1088/2515...

Bettina Zimmer et al published about Carbon black (CB)-elastomer composites. Find full text and more information in Carbon Trends 23 (2026) 100623 doi.org/10.1016/j.ca...

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Today we celebrate all our #womeninscience who are creating new materials for a better world #womeninstem #girlsinstem #academicsky

Microscopy Mystery Monday #13 🔬🕵️ Can you guess what this beautiful image belongs to? (👉 Like the comment with your answer to vote!) #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #12 – Answer! ✨ S. gordonii is a pioneer colonizer of dental plaque. It’s one of the first bacteria to settle on clean tooth enamel and helps other microbes move in later. Basically, it throws the house party 🦠🦷 Stay tuned for the next MMM! 🔬🕵️ #AcademicSky

Leibniz INM@leibnizinm.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Microscopy Mystery Monday #12 🔬🕵️ Can you guess what this beautiful construct belongs to? (👉 Like the comment with your answer to vote!) #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

Wie künstliche Zellen den #Krebs besiegen könnten. Darüber spricht @ostaufer.bsky.social vom @leibnizinm.bsky.social in der neuen Folge von #TonspurWissen, dem #Podcast von Leibniz-Gemeinschaft und Rheinischer Post. 🎧 👉 pod.fo/e/388f21 #Biologie #Medizin #Immuntherapie #Gesundheit #Wissenschaftsjahr

Microscopy Mystery Monday #12 🔬🕵️ Can you guess what this beautiful construct belongs to? (👉 Like the comment with your answer to vote!) #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

POV: Your cells died again! 😅 Occupational safety office, please close your eyes 🫣 #lablaughs #memesky #academicsky

✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #11 – Answer! ✨ The tiny hairs on Frauenmantel leaves, together with a wrinkled micro-surface, trap air and make the leaf extremely water-repellent — that’s why droplets sit on top instead of soaking in! Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬🕵️ #AcademicSky

Leibniz INM@leibnizinm.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Microscopy Mystery Monday #11 🔬🕵️ Can you guess what this beautiful construct belongs to? (👉 Like the comment with your answer to vote!) #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

There goes my week's worth of work down the drain! ✌️😐🔫 #lablaughs #memesky #academicsky

What's the environmental impact of an entire human life? In the latest Material Minds, Matthias Finkbeiner @tuberlin.bsky.social explores the first ‘LCA of a Human Being,’ lithium mining in Chile, and more. A fascinating look at sustainability beyond carbon. Full video - youtu.be/GmG77iWN17o?...

Life Cycle Assessment: Whats our true impact on the Planet | Material Minds with Matthias Finkbeiner

YouTube video by INM - Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien

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Microscopy Mystery Monday #11 🔬🕵️ Can you guess what this beautiful construct belongs to? (👉 Like the comment with your answer to vote!) #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

Thanks to everyone who supports and shapes our work - our researchers, partners, collaborators & friends who turn curiosity into knowledge and ideas into new materials. 🔬✨ Have a peaceful holiday season and a healthy, inspiring start into the new year! #academicsky #HappyHolidays

🎄✨Microscopy Mystery Christmas Edition - Answer Electrochemically grown silver dendrites Just like ice crystals, these are crystals formed when silver solidifies very quickly from a solution, for example, during electrolysis Watch out for the next Microscopy Mystery in the new year! #academicsky

Leibniz INM@leibnizinm.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🎄 ✨ Microscopy Mistery Monday- Christmas Edition ✨🎄 Behind today's Microscopy Quiz lies a beautiful structure. Its shape can be seen everywhere at the moment, but what is it? (👉 Like the comment with your answer to vote!) #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

...and nothing prepares you for the thesis writing stage at the bottom 😅 #memesky #academicsky

🎄 ✨ Microscopy Mistery Monday- Christmas Edition ✨🎄 Behind today's Microscopy Quiz lies a beautiful structure. Its shape can be seen everywhere at the moment, but what is it? (👉 Like the comment with your answer to vote!) #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

Excited to share our latest paper in ACS Energy Letters: “Interlayer-Tailored Alkyl-MXenes for Selective Electrochemical Lithium-Ion Extraction” 🔋⚡ Read the full paper here ➡️ pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... @leibnizinm.bsky.social #MaterialChemistry #MXene #LithiumExtraction #EnergyStorage

Interlayer-Tailored Alkyl-MXenes for Selective Electrochemical Lithium-Ion Extraction

The efficient and selective extraction of lithium ions from aqueous media is crucial for resource recovery, yet remains challenging due to the chemical similarity of coexisting alkali ions, such as so...

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✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #10 – Answer! ✨ 🦎 Gecko foot!! Gecko feet stick using van der Waals forces — the same weak forces that let DUST cling to surfaces! Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀 #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

Leibniz INM@leibnizinm.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Microscopy Mystery Monday #10 🔬🕵️ Can you guess what this textured surface belongs to? (👉 Like the comment with your answer to vote!) #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

New paper out in NatureComm: We built synthetic immune cells that self-assemble with cancer cells into hybrid tumoroids, enabling bottom-up reconstruction of the tumor immune microenvironment. rdcu.be/eUmRM @leibnizinm.bsky.social

Microscopy Mystery Monday #10 🔬🕵️ Can you guess what this textured surface belongs to? (👉 Like the comment with your answer to vote!) #MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM