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.

10.04.2014: Alpha particle x-ray spectrometer developed in Mainz to be used on comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Instrument for measuring chemical composition of the surface of the comet will soon be subjected to initial testing ...

08.04.2014: Domain walls in nanowires cleverly set in motion

Important prerequisite for the development of nano-components for data storage and sensor technology / Publication in Nature Communications ...

02.04.2014: Leading computational biologist joins Institute of Molecular Biology to investigate the role of genes and proteins in disease

Miguel Andrade uses computational methods for studying gene and protein function with an emphasis on molecules related to human disease ...

02.04.2014: New research initiative investigates gene regulation in evolution and development

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Institute of Molecular Biology collaborate in three-year research project funded by the Ministry of Science ...

17.03.2014: Immunologists of the Mainz University Medical Center present improved mass spectrometric method for proteomic analyses

Breakthrough discovery offers new perspectives for research on the immune and nervous system / Publication in Nature Methods ...

10.03.2014: Natural selection has altered the appearance of Europeans over the past 5,000 years

Ancient DNA from archaeological skeletons shows that European€™s had darker skin, hair, and eye pigmentation 5,000 years ago ...

03.03.2014: Relativity shakes a magnet

Researchers from Mainz University demonstrate a new principle for magnetic recording / Publication in Nature Nanotechnology ...

21.02.2014: Mainz University pinpoints its top-level research areas

Core research areas will receive a total of EUR 8.5 million annually through the Rhineland-Palatinate Research Initiative ...

11.02.2014: Language vitality barometer toolkit for detecting endangered languages now freely available online

Tools and database of the EU project ELDIA now generally accessible / Wake-up call to policymakers to help save endangered languages ...

03.02.2014: Physicists at Mainz University build pilot prototype of a single-ion heat engine

Nano-heat engine likely to operate at high efficiency ...

30.01.2014: Novel genes determine division of labor in insect societies

Mainz biologists show in a scientific study how gene expression differs between castes in ants ...

29.01.2014: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research will fund new interdisciplinary research group looking at the subject of brain doping

Joint project concerned with the complex transfer and exchange processes between researchers, physicians, journalists, and the general public ...

22.01.2014: Jairo Sinova receives ERC funding to develop new spintronic concepts

ERC Synergy Grant of nearly EUR 10 million awarded to research group involving Mainz theoretical physicist Jairo Sinova ...

14.01.2014: New research on sauropod gigantism summarized in publicly available collection

Giants of Earth's history still pose a wealth of riddles / Publication in PLOS ONE ...

13.01.2014: Scientific study suggests an association between physical doping and brain doping

Survey among triathletes finds correlation between consumption of drugs enhancing physical and mental performance ...

08.01.2014: German Research Foundation approves research training group to study extreme experiences in human life

A group of young researchers will examine extreme experiences in human life using biomedical explanations and worldly experience ...

07.01.2014: German Research Foundation provides funding for international research network addressing media use and psychological well-being

Enabling interdisciplinary exchange between outstanding young researchers ...

03.01.2014: Mainz University begins offering special courses providing an introduction to academic work methods for foreign students

Assistance in settling into the German university system ...

30.12.2013: Earth’s crust was unstable in the Archean eon and dripped down into the mantle

Model calculations indicate that the extreme density of the base of the thickened primary crust caused it to subside into Earth's mantle ...

02.12.2013: Christof Wetterich holds the Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship in 2014

Internationally renowned physicist from Heidelberg focuses in next year’s lecture series on the universe and its history ...