Max Planck Institute

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Jewitt)" alt="P/2013 P5 is an asteroid with six comet-like tails (Image: NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> In the old days, astronomy was simple – comets had tails and asteroids didn’t. 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Now, however, scientists have developed an elegant method for selectively changing the very nature of the paper itself into conductive graphite. Unlike polymer-based flexible circuits, these paper circuits are, ironically, able to withstand the high temperatures generally used in the production of electronics.  <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/paper-graphite-flexible-circuits/27545/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27140"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/mobiletechnology/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">MOBILE TECHNOLOGY</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/kalq-keyboard-touchscreens/27140/">KALQ keyboard aims to speed up touchscreen thumb-typing</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">April 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/kalq-keyboard-touchscreens/27140/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/kalq-keyboard-touchscreens/27140/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/kalq-keyboard-touchscreens/27140/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/kalq-keyboard.jpg" title="The KALQ keyboard adopts a split design and positions the letters specifically for thumb t..." alt="The KALQ keyboard adopts a split design and positions the letters specifically for thumb t..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> It there’s one thing that has stood the test of time while being continually confronted by challenger after challenger, it’s the QWERTY keyboard. A quick look at some of the many <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/keyboard/" target="_blank">keyboards</a> we've covered in the past reveals just how competitive this area is, and the number of options has exploded with the advent of the onscreen virtual keyboard. The latest challenger comes from Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Informatics and is aimed at speeding up thumb-centric typing on mobile touchscreen devices.  <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/kalq-keyboard-touchscreens/27140/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="26458"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/science/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SCIENCE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/markerless-motion-capture-tech/26458/">New animation tech could make motion capture suits obsolete</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">March 27, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/markerless-motion-capture-tech/26458/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/markerless-motion-capture-tech/26458/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/markerless-motion-capture-tech/26458/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/the-captury-mocap.jpg" title="The quick body movements of sparring martial artists are tracked by The Captury's software..." alt="The quick body movements of sparring martial artists are tracked by The Captury's software..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Actors may soon say good-bye to those humbling Lycra body suits commonly used in the visual effects industry, thanks to a group of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPII). They've formed a start-up called The Captury that is set to deliver its proprietary markerless motion capture software later this year. Their software can even capture a costume's surface detail in three dimensions, like the draping folds in a ballroom dress.  <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/markerless-motion-capture-tech/26458/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="26700"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/science/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SCIENCE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/sponge-spicule-armor/26700/">Next-generation body armor could be based on ... sponges?</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">March 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/sponge-spicule-armor/26700/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/sponge-spicule-armor/26700/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/sponge-spicule-armor/26700/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/spongespicules.jpg" title="Scientists have replicated the flexible-but-tough internal structure of the sea sponge, to..." alt="Scientists have replicated the flexible-but-tough internal structure of the sea sponge, to..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Chances are that if you were heading into battle, you wouldn’t wish that you were covered in sponges. It turns out that the sea sponge, however, has a unique structure that allows it to be flexible while remaining relatively impervious to predators. Scientists have now simulated this structure, in a lab-created material that may someday find use in body armor.  <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/sponge-spicule-armor/26700/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="26632"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/science/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SCIENCE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/video-inpainting-software-hd/26632/">Video inpainting software deletes people from HD video footage</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">March 13, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/video-inpainting-software-hd/26632/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/video-inpainting-software-hd/26632/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/video-inpainting-software-hd/26632/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mpii-inpainting-software.jpg" title="People in the foreground (marked in red) are removed from video footage of two musicians" alt="People in the foreground (marked in red) are removed from video footage of two musicians"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> In a development sure to send conspiracy theorists into a tizzy, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPII) have developed video inpainting software that can effectively delete people or objects from high-definition footage. The software analyzes each video frame and calculates what pixels should replace a moving area that has been marked for removal. In a world first, the software can compensate for multiple people overlapped by the unwanted element, even if they are walking towards (or away from) the camera. See the incredible video demonstration after the break.  <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/video-inpainting-software-hd/26632/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23384"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/homeentertainment/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">HOME ENTERTAINMENT</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/backward-compatible-stereo-3d/23384/">"Backward-compatible" tech lets video be watched in 2D and 3D simultaneously</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">July 19, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/backward-compatible-stereo-3d/23384/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/backward-compatible-stereo-3d/23384/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/backward-compatible-stereo-3d/23384/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bsc3d.jpg" title="Backward-compatible Stereo 3D technology allows the same video to be watched in 2D and 3D ..." alt="Backward-compatible Stereo 3D technology allows the same video to be watched in 2D and 3D ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> According to just about every consumer electronics manufacturer on the planet, 3D TV is on its way to becoming mainstream – perhaps ultimately even ending up as the norm. That’s not good news for people who experience headaches or motion sickness when watching 3D video, or who simply don’t want to put on a pair of glasses every time they watch TV. Help may be on the way, however ... researchers have now devised a system known as “Backward-compatible Stereo 3D.” It allows some people to put on glasses and watch 3D video in its intended three-dimensional format, while others can watch that same video at the same time, in distortion-free 2D.  <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/backward-compatible-stereo-3d/23384/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23261"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/science/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SCIENCE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/calcium-carbonate-microspheres/23261/">New tech could lead to wider use of drug-delivering microspheres</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">July 10, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/calcium-carbonate-microspheres/23261/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ccm.jpg" title="A diagram illustrating the steps in the new microsphere production technique (Image: Dr. X..." alt="A diagram illustrating the steps in the new microsphere production technique (Image: Dr. X..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> One of the more promising developments in the field of medical technology involves <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/nanotech-drug-delivery-system/13262/" target="_blank">the use of microspheres for targeted drug delivery</a>. In a nutshell, this encompasses creating tiny hollow balls that are filled with a specific drug, which travel directly to a specific organ or area of diseased tissue. Once there, the spheres release their medication, keeping it concentrated where it’s needed while sparing other tissue from any harmful side effects. Recently, a team of scientists from Germany’s Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces devised a new method of manufacturing such microspheres, which is said to offer several advantages over existing techniques.  <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/calcium-carbonate-microspheres/23261/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="22034"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/medical/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">MEDICAL</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/neuronal-stem-cells-from-skin-cells/22034/">Neuronal stem cells generated directy from skin cells</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/author/brian-dodson/">Brian Dodson</a></div> <div class="date">April 2, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/neuronal-stem-cells-from-skin-cells/22034/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/neuronal-stem-cells-from-skin-cells/22034/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/multipotent-stem-cells-skin-2.jpg" title="Image of the induced neural stem cells created by reprogramming skin cells (Photo: MPI for..." alt="Image of the induced neural stem cells created by reprogramming skin cells (Photo: MPI for..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster, Germany, have broken new ground by reprogramming skin cells from mice into neurons without regressing the cells through a pluripotent stage. The skin cells were reprogrammed directly into multipotent neuronal stem cells - that is, into cells which could only turn into new neurons. This procedure avoids the significant risk that pluripotent stem cells, which can grow into any type of tissue, may accidentally form tumors rather than the desired replacement tissue.  <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/neuronal-stem-cells-from-skin-cells/22034/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="21269"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/medical/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">MEDICAL</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/silkworm-silk-heart-patches/21269/">Silkworms may help repair damaged hearts</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">January 30, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/silkworm-silk-heart-patches/21269/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/silkheartpatches.jpg" title="Disks made from cocoons of the tasar silkworm may find use as patches for regrowing cardia..." alt="Disks made from cocoons of the tasar silkworm may find use as patches for regrowing cardia..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Although people do regularly recover from heart attacks, the heart itself never entirely “gets better.” This is because cardiac muscle tissue doesn’t regenerate – any that dies in the event of a heart attack will only be replaced with inactive scar tissue, and the heart’s performance will be permanently compromised as a result. Scientists have responded by trying to develop heart patches made of materials that act as nanoscale scaffolds, upon which new cardiomyocytes (heart cells) can grow. Materials used for these scaffolds have included <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/heart-patch/13096/" target="_blank">fibrin</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/nanopatch-regenerates-heart-cells/18689/" target="_blank">nanofiber</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/gold-nanowires-heart-patch/19967/" target="_blank">gold nanowires</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/scaffolding-to-help-mend-a-broken-heart/15988/" target="_blank">polymer</a>. Now, new research is suggesting that silkworm silk may be a better choice than any of those.  <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/silkworm-silk-heart-patches/21269/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div id="pagination"> <div class="next_prev"> <span>1</span> <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/max-planck-institute/2/">2</a> <a href="/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/max-planck-institute/2/" class="next_pagination">Next </a> » </div> </div> <div class="dotsontop">  <div id="search_form_bottom"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20131113091443/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom"> <span class="title">Looking for something? 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