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.

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   ...

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

Superheavy element flerovium is a volatile metal    ...

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   ...

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   ...

26.07.2022: Urban sites such as Berkeley and Brooklyn have their individual magnetic pulse

Multidisciplinary study uses magnetometers to investigate the magnetic fields of metropolitan areas  ...

25.07.2022: Clusters4Future approval for Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz to translate electro-organic synthesis

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research will provide up to EUR 45 million in funding to regional research network / Cluster at the Mainz University Medical Center studying cardiovascular diseases also successful in national competition   ...

22.07.2022: Half-time for the FIT FORTHEM project

Project of the European Universities FORTHEM Alliance will continue its successful activities over the coming 18 months   ...

14.07.2022: Most complex protein knots

Theoretical physicists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz put Google's artificial intelligence AlphaFold to the test and find the most complex protein knots so far   ...

06.07.2022: Photorhabdus luminescens – a true all-rounder: Insect pathogenic bacterium also helps to combat fungal infestation

Using beneficial microorganisms in plant protection not only as bioinsecticides but also as biofungicides could make agriculture more sustainable and improve food security   ...

04.07.2022: After three years: start of first particle collisions at unprecedented energies at LHC

ATLAS detector more powerful than ever – with major contributions from Mainz University   ...

04.07.2022: Obstacle course for microscopic whirlwinds

Joint project involving experimental and theoretical physicists and coordinated by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is providing greater insight into the pinning effects of skyrmions   ...