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.

17.06.2021: Significantly lower climate impact of contrails when using sustainable fuels

Results of flight tests by DLR and NASA show that sustainable fuels reduce the number of ice crystals in contrails and thus their climate impact   ...

09.06.2021: Researchers of Mainz University involved in federally funded seawater desalination project in the Persian Gulf

Cooperation with partners in the Middle East aims to provide drinking water to settlements on the Persian Gulf   ...

07.06.2021: Joint appointment at JGU and Fermilab: Alfons Weber is JGU’s new W3 Professor of Experimental Particle Physics

Appointment represents further expansion of PRISMA+ neutrino physics research program ...

31.05.2021: Borexino Collaboration receives award

European Physical Society acknowledges groundbreaking research into solar neutrinos with Giuseppe and Vanna Cocconi Prize 2021   ...

27.05.2021: Parasites as fountains of youth: Study finds infected ants live much longer

Life expectancy of tapeworm-infected worker ants is significantly higher than that of their uninfected nest-mates and resembles that of ant queens   ...

14.05.2021: Less wastage during production of marble slabs in the Roman imperial period than today

Analysis of wall decoration dating to the second century provides new insights into marble extraction and processing   ...

11.05.2021: A beetle’s Achilles heel: Glyphosate inhibits symbiotic bacteria in the saw-toothed grain beetle

Susceptibility of their microbial partners to the herbicide may be an underestimated weak spot of insects that could add to their decline   ...

11.05.2021: The Aqueduct of Constantinople: Managing the longest water channel of the ancient world

Double water channels may have been used to maintain the system while enabling constant operation   ...

27.04.2021: Metabolite fumarate can reveal cell damage: New method to generate fumarate for MRI presented

Researchers find new technique for rapid hyperpolarization and purification of fumarate in aqueous solution / Obstacles involving the use of parahydrogen overcome   ...

20.04.2021: Inhibition of the meprin β enzyme linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease analyzed

Findings of researchers at Mainz University could lead to the creation of new drugs   ...

13.04.2021: Atom interferometry demonstrated in space for the first time

Researchers present results of experiments with atom interferometry on a sounding rocket / Further rocket missions set to follow  ...

07.04.2021: Mounting hope for new physics

Muon g-2 Collaboration releases a first result of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon / Gathering evidence for a genuine discrepancy between experiment and theory   ...

07.04.2021: Ant responses to social isolation resemble those of humans

Social isolation results in changes of behavior and activity of immune and stress genes   ...

06.04.2021: Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles revolutionizes medical diagnostics

Color changes of gold nanoparticles under the skin reveal concentration changes of substances in the body  ...

31.03.2021: Unprecedented accuracy: Theoretical physicists at the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence calculate the radius of the proton

New calculations favor a smaller value for the size of the proton, helping to resolve the proton radius puzzle   ...

26.03.2021: Get strong to fight childhood cancer

Launch of European research project FORTEe on digital health and exercise for children and adolescents with cancer  ...

23.03.2021: New international PhD program in cellular biophysics in Frankfurt and Mainz

Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Goethe University Frankfurt, and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz jointly offer structured graduate program  ...

23.03.2021: Wafer-thin nanopaper changes from firm to soft at the touch of a button

Bioinspired cellulose nanofibrils can be controlled by electricity / Strength and stiffness can be modulated via an electrical switch  ...

16.03.2021: European summer droughts since 2015 exceed anything in the past two millennia

Tree ring analyses show historically exceptional summer drought in recent years / Anomaly is likely the result of human-caused climate change   ...

15.03.2021: Whispers from the dark side: What can gravitational waves reveal about dark matter?

Scientists of the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence analyze data from the gravitational wave observatory NANOGrav  ...