Press Releases

The presented list of press releases in English is only a selection of our German press texts. For the time being, these translated press releases focus primarily on science and research at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

24.10.2022: 4th Day of the Rhine-Main Universities: The RMU as a space full of opportunities

Focus on scientists in their early career phases as well as the academic mid-level faculty   ...

24.10.2022: Mainz team of scientists succeeds in seeing through the diffuse ice of Antarctica

Newly discovered optical effect allows IceCube to deduce ice crystal properties   ...

21.10.2022: The conundrum of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon

New calculations based on fundamental theories deviate from the currently accepted theoretical value   ...

17.10.2022: From theory to application: DFG-funded Research Unit 2811 to develop switchable polymer gels

German Research Foundation approves second funding period for the investigation of polymer gels with a model-network structure / New focus on biomaterial applications   ...

13.10.2022: Teaching self-regulation early – with sustainable effects on children’s educational success

Research study by the universities of Mainz and Zurich demonstrates high effectivity in developing the ability for self-regulation in young primary school students  ...

11.10.2022: 10 years PRISMA Cluster of Excellence at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Significant scientific success and fantastic research opportunities at the Mainz Gutenberg Campus   ...

04.10.2022: Erwin Schrödinger Prize for international research team at HIM

Interdisciplinary approach significantly improves analysis in magnetic resonance imaging for medicine and research   ...

04.10.2022: Erwin Schrödinger Prize for international research team at the Helmholtz Institute Mainz

Interdisciplinary approach significantly improves analysis in magnetic resonance imaging for medicine and research ...

27.09.2022: Symbiotic bacteria protect beetle larvae from pathogens

Bacteria produce antifungal compound protecting the eggs, larvae, and pupae from infections / Bacterial community is retained even during molting stages   ...

26.09.2022: The neighbors of the caliph: Archaeologists uncover ancient mosaics on the shore of the Sea of Galilee

Geomagnetic surface survey provides accurate information for productive future excavations / Discovery of an ancient settlement close to Khirbat al-Minya   ...

23.09.2022: Scientists propose test for hypothesis of Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg

Quantum mechanics put to the test  ...

16.09.2022: FORTHEM encourages the entrepreneurial spirit of students in its European University network

23 students from all FORTHEM partner universities engage in networking at the first FORTHEM International Start-up Days in Mainz / Main focus: Starting a business and entrepreneurship   ...

16.09.2022: Towards a better understanding of depression

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz examine ways of alleviating depressive states using the Drosophila fruit fly as a model   ...

15.09.2022: Path to the brown coloration of diatoms discovered

Biosynthetic pathway of the light-harvesting carotenoid fucoxanthin is surprisingly complex / Photoprotective pigments serve as precursors   ...

15.09.2022: Pushing the boundaries of chemistry: Properties of heaviest element studied so far measured at GSI/FAIR

Superheavy element flerovium is a volatile metal    ...

13.09.2022: How animals use their circalunar clock to control sexual maturation and reproduction

International research team deciphers molecular mechanism that allows bristle worms to discriminate between sun- and moonlight  ...

05.09.2022: Conflict of interest resolved: Wax on the body surface of ants can simultaneously optimize two essential requirements

Few components of an ant's complex waxy layer are enough to recognize members of its own colony   ...

01.09.2022: Less risk, less costs: Portable spectroscopy devices could soon become real

New method for the detection of alcohols combines zero- to ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance with the SABRE-Relay hyperpolarization technique    ...

29.07.2022: European University Alliance FORTHEM granted EUR 14.4 million by the European Commission for additional four years

FORTHEM partners will further expand their mobility offerings for students and staff as well as their common infrastructure moving toward a transnational European University   ...

27.07.2022: Driving the energy transition: Iron as a potential key material in facilitating the large-scale storage and transport of carbon-free energy

TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and the Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes of the German Aerospace Center collaborate in the new Clean Circles project   ...