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.

04.09.2023: Low-cost molybdenum complex paves the way for sustainable photochemistry

Scientists in Mainz and Kaiserslautern use molybdenum for photocatalysis and photon upconversion ...

30.08.2023: How to write in water?

Researchers at Mainz University, TU Darmstadt, and Wuhan University overcome fundamental obstacles for writing and drawing lines, letters, and complex patterns within the bulk of a liquid ...

29.08.2023: Enhanced chemical weathering: A solution to the climate crisis?

Could blending of crushed rock with arable soil lower global temperatures? / Researchers of Mainz University study global warming events from 40 and 56 million years ago to find answers ...

28.08.2023: Producing carboxylic acids employing an environmentally friendly technique

Researchers at Mainz University and Evonik have developed an innovative method to cleave and oxidize double- and triple-bonds in hydrocarbons ...

22.08.2023: Bronze Age family systems deciphered: Mainz palaeogeneticists analyse a 3,800-year-old extended family

32 individuals from a burial site in the southern Ural region show close kinship relations – only the women came from other areas ...

11.08.2023: Muon g-2 collaboration doubles precision with latest measurement

Uncharted territory explored in search of new physics ...

04.08.2023: The art of Roman aqueduct maintenance: Regular cleaning was needed to sustain the water supply provided by the Roman aqueduct of Divona

Limescale deposits in the water channel were systematically removed / Maintenance was carried out in accordance with Roman recommendations ...

04.08.2023: Up, up, and away with PHILEAS

HALO research aircraft to analyze the transport of greenhouses gases and aerosols over the Pacific ...

27.07.2023: Prestigious support for new concepts in RNA research

JGU's Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences to collaborate with Monash University and ETH Zurich to investigate forms of RNA modification ...

21.07.2023: New Master of Arts Translation degree program offers specializations in interpreting and written translation

Career-oriented qualification in 13 working languages integrates current developments in the translation sector, including aspects such as artificial intelligence and language management / Application deadline: 1 September 2023 ...

20.07.2023: Marvin Schnubel receives Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

New theoretical model to help in the search for new physics ...

03.07.2023: Sports Ethics and Integrity: New EU program sponsors doctoral candidates from all over the world

Network of five prestigious European universities and eight non-academic organizations receives EU funding for postgraduate training ...

14.06.2023: Helping the human body to fight diseases

German federal funding for research into and development of mRNA-based therapeutics by a consortium of universities, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, and BioNTech ...

13.06.2023: FORTHEM Alliance of nine European universities outlines the network’s overarching strategy and goals for the next four years

First FORTHEM Presidency Meeting at the University of Jyväskylä ...

05.06.2023: Electrical synapses in the neural network of insects found to have unexpected role in controlling flight power

Researchers of Mainz University and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin revealed previously unknown function of electrical synapses, thus deciphering the neural circuit used to regulate insect wingbeat frequency ...

01.06.2023: Thorium-229: A new approach to investigation opens up a wide range of possibilities

International research team reveals in "Physical Review Research" how the first nuclear transition can be excited with lasers in the visible wavelength range ...

26.05.2023: Effective as a collective: Researchers investigate the swarming behavior of microrobots

Research study reveals alternative route to realize programmable active matter ...

25.05.2023: Material design by means of defect engineering: German Research Foundation approves new Collaborative Research Center at Mainz University

DFG to fund new CRC investigating options for manipulating defects in soft matter ...

25.05.2023: German Research Foundation approves three funding applications for Collaborative Research Centers at Mainz University

DFG funding boosts top-level research areas of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ...

24.05.2023: Improved prospects for developing a nuclear clock

Radiative decay of the nuclear isomer of thorium-229 observed for the first time / Observation paves the way for optical control of this atomic nucleus ...