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.

12.09.2019: Probing a nuclear clock transition

Nuclear clocks employ oscillations within the nucleus as their timekeeper / Quantifying of the energy released by the decay of the excited thorium-229 nucleus   ...

05.09.2019: Mainz University, Fermilab agree to joint appointment in support of Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

New appointment to strengthen international neutrino research   ...

28.08.2019: Synthesis of UV absorbers from cashew nut shell liquid

A waste stream from food production is a valuable alternative for petroleum in the production of organic UV filters   ...

22.08.2019: Caffeine does not influence stingless bees

Stingless bees unlike honey bees are not manipulated by the presence of caffeine in nectar and pollen to increase their foraging activities   ...

21.08.2019: Memory research: Fruit flies learn their body size once for an entire lifetime

Drosophila melanogaster develops stable long-term memory for its body size and reach through motion parallax while walking   ...

19.08.2019: Nylon as a building block for transparent electronic devices?

Scientists develop solution-processable ferroelectric nylons   ...

24.07.2019: Peter Baumann elected as new EMBO member

Mainz molecular biologist joins European Molecular Biology Organization EMBO   ...

17.07.2019: New technology to provide better monitoring of the Campi Flegrei supervolcano

Seismic noise provides information on the inner structure of the volcano near Naples   ...

17.07.2019: Upgrade of the IceCube neutrino telescope

First enhancement of the particle detector at the South Pole is primarily aimed at investigating neutrino oscillation   ...

11.07.2019: First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system

Injured axons instruct Schwann cells to build specialized actin spheres to break down and remove axon fragments, thereby starting the regeneration process   ...

10.07.2019: Ammonia emissions from agriculture can affect cloud formation over Asia

Climate researchers solve mystery of extended aerosol layer in the atmosphere   ...

03.07.2019: Research on the sustainable conversion of lignin into valuable chemical compounds is attracting further funding

Siegfried Waldvogel is coordinating an EU project to convert waste into sustainable compounds in collaboration with an industrial consortium   ...

02.07.2019: Tracking down dark matter

Physicists at Mainz University intend to detect axions using a new comagnetometer configuration   ...

01.07.2019: Exploring the strong interaction: Helmholtz Institute Mainz celebrates its 10th anniversary

International player in researching the fundamental forces of nature   ...

01.07.2019: MiLiQuant: Putting quantum technology into practice

Collaboration of businesses and universities aims to transfer technology from the lab scale to practical industrial applications  ...

26.06.2019: A beacon in the European Education Area: European Commission funds JGU and partners for their vision of a European University

European FORTHEM Alliance under the aegis of JGU to receive millions in funding for harmonizing learning, teaching, and research across national borders   ...

26.06.2019: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz enhances its research profile

Rhineland-Palatinate Research Initiative will fund leading-edge research areas to ensure national and international competitiveness   ...

25.06.2019: An ion channel with a doorkeeper: The pH of calcium ions controls ion channel opening

Biochemists identified the structure of a ring located at the opening of the TRPML2 ion channel that can be blocked by calcium ions   ...

21.06.2019: Dental microwear provides clues to dietary habits of lepidosauria

Microscopic images allow to differentiate between carnivores and herbivores and might support the discovery of the first herbivorous terrestrial vertebrates   ...

18.06.2019: Beewolves use a gas to preserve food

Scientists discovered that the eggs of the European beewolf produce nitric oxide, a gas preventing the larvae’s food from getting moldy in the warm and humid brood cells   ...