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.

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   ...

07.10.2020: Odors as navigational cues for pigeons

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

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: 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   ...

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   ...

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   ...

02.09.2020: Mass of the deuteron corrected

Scientists from Heidelberg, Mainz and Darmstadt publish results in Nature   ...

27.08.2020: Reversed ratio of chiral volatile organic compounds over the Amazon rainforest reveal insects as unexplored important source of forest emissions

Surprising discovery at the ATTO measuring tower in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil   ...

25.08.2020: Mineral dust ingested with food leaves characteristic wear on herbivore teeth

Research results presented by paleontologists of Mainz University allow for more accurate conclusions on the nutrition and habitats of extinct herbivores   ...

25.08.2020: Extremely rare decay process identified

Results of the NA62 collaboration are a milestone in the search for new physics   ...

24.08.2020: Large molecules need more help to travel through a nuclear pore into the cell nucleus

Model systems based on virus capsids have shown how large biomolecules are able to penetrate a cell nucleus / The larger the molecule, the more nuclear localization signals are needed   ...

24.08.2020: Mechanisms identified to restore myelin sheaths after injury or in multiple sclerosis

Researchers reveal a potential method for treating multiple sclerosis / Theophylline activates histone deacetylase, enabling the reconstruction of myelin sheaths   ...