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.

23.10.2020: Protective shield: A membrane-attached protein protects bacteria and chloroplasts from stress

IM30 loses its complex ring structure under stress conditions and forms a protective carpet on the membrane surface / Surface structure observed for the first time   ...

21.10.2020: Dmitry Budker receives Norman F. Ramsey Prize of the American Physical Society

Physicist of the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz honored for groundbreaking work in the precision spectroscopy of atoms and molecules   ...

19.10.2020: American historian Mills Kelly receives Gutenberg Teaching Award

Online ceremony for this year’s presentation of the JGU award of excellence in teaching worth EUR 10,000   ...

14.10.2020: Hittite cuneiform scripts will go online

3,500-year-old clay tablet cuneiform texts of the Hittites will be made fully accessible online / Funding by the German Research Foundation   ...

13.10.2020: A milestone in quantum physics: Physicists at Mainz University successfully carry out the controlled transport of stored light

Patrick Windpassinger and his team demonstrate how light stored in a cloud of ultra-cold atoms can be transported by means of an optical conveyor belt   ...

09.10.2020: The new heavy isotope mendelevium-244 and a puzzling short-lived fission activity

Mendelevium-244 was first produced in 2018 / Experiments indicate an unusual short-lived fission activity   ...

07.10.2020: Odors as navigational cues for pigeons

Volatile organic compounds identified that can be used for olfactory navigation by homing pigeons   ...

07.10.2020: American Physical Society elects Mainz-based physicist Mathias Kläui as APS Fellow

Solid-state physicist is honored for his experimental work in the fields of nanomagnetism and spintronics   ...

06.10.2020: Hunting for the lowest known nuclear-excited state

Measurements in thorium-229 take a step towards the direct laser excitation of an atomic nucleus in this unique isotope   ...

01.10.2020: Transatlantic collaboration in digital music teaching

Joint project of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Texas State University receives EUR 73,000 in national funding  ...

24.09.2020: One bacterium – two life forms: Secondary variant of Photorhabdus luminescens interacts with plant roots

New form of insect-pathogenic bacterium extends the options for sustainable crop protection and biological pest control in agriculture   ...

24.09.2020: One bacterium – two life forms: Secondary variant of Photorhabdus luminescens interacts with plant roots

New form of insect-pathogenic bacterium extends the options for sustainable crop protection and biological pest control in agriculture ...

22.09.2020: Danila Barskiy receives Sofja Kovalevskaja Award to develop low-cost portable spectroscopic devices

New approaches to promote the use of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for analysis in chemistry, biology, and medicine   ...

10.09.2020: Colors evoke similar feelings around the world

Mainz University involved in a study in around 4,600 participants from 30 nations on the association between colors and emotions  ...

09.09.2020: Paving the way for environmentally friendly electrochemistry

Carl Zeiss Foundation grants some EUR 2 million in funding to the ECHELON project at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz   ...

09.09.2020: European ReIReS network launches online database for religious studies

Database combines the rich collections of various European institutions, offering improved access to research material and sources on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as on ancient and non-European religions   ...

09.09.2020: Magnetic whirls crystallize in two dimensions

Cooperation within the TopDyn Top-level Research Area paves the way for the investigation of two-dimensional phases and phase transitions   ...

09.09.2020: Financial industry often employs untrustworthy employees

Scientists identify one possible reason for the many scandals in the world of finance: Employees in this industry are often less trustworthy and less socially aware   ...

03.09.2020: Dionysis Antypas receives ERC Starting Grant for research on Atomic Parity Violation

A novel platform aims to answer fundamental questions in nuclear and particle physics   ...

03.09.2020: Lactose tolerance spread throughout Europe in only a few thousand years

Palaeogeneticists at Mainz University have found evidence of lactase persistence in only a small proportion of human bones from the Bronze Age battlefield in the Tollense valley   ...