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.

19.04.2018: A step closer to the nuclear clock

Oscillations in the atomic nucleus of thorium-229 to be used as pulse generator for future nuclear clocks   ...

17.04.2018: HALO research aircraft measures emissions from major cities

Researchers from Mainz analyze emissions from major Asian cities to better understand and predict the extent and impact of urban air pollution on the Earth's atmosphere   ...

20.03.2018: Mainz University Library joins Open Library of Humanities platform

Open Library of Humanities makes high-standard academic research material in the humanities available to everybody  ...

19.03.2018: Molecular biologist Helle Ulrich receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant for her research on ubiquitin

Mainz-based research team forges a new tool for manipulating ubiquitin chains and thus protein behavior   ...

14.03.2018: Construction set of magnon logic extended: Magnon spin currents can be controlled via spin valve structure

Magnon spintronics employs magnons instead of electrical charges for information processing   ...

14.03.2018: Short-term memory in fruit flies shows age-related decline

Drosophila needs APP-like protein in its full-length form to maintain working memory and prevent age-related memory impairment ...

13.03.2018: New insights into the origin of elongated heads in early medieval Germany

Palaeogenomic study investigates early medieval migration in southern Germany and the peculiar phenomenon of artificial skull deformation   ...

08.03.2018: 2018 Gutenberg Research Award for Adela Yarbro Collins and John J. Collins

Mainz University honors two theologians from Yale University for their outstanding academic lifetime achievements   ...

07.03.2018: Researchers find genetically based defense patterns in ants

Mutations lead to genetic differences even between closely related species   ...

06.03.2018: New research project will be looking at the lifestyle of Kurland Jews in the interwar period

Historians to investigate the situation of Jews assimilated to German culture in Latvia between 1919 and 1939 and their relationships with the German section of the population   ...

05.03.2018: Potential new approach to the treatment of multiple sclerosis

Researchers at the Mainz University Medical Center have discovered that the EGFL7 protein inhibits the migration of immune cells into the brain   ...

28.02.2018: Harvey Meyer is awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for fundamental calculations on strong interaction effects

Particle physicist Harvey Meyer of Mainz University investigates the matter that emerged after the Big Bang as a result of the strong interaction of quarks and gluons   ...

26.02.2018: Geological change confirmed as a factor behind the extensive diversity in tropical rainforests

Diversification of two genera of the Annonaceae plant family in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America has occurred largely in parallel and in line with major geological transitions   ...

21.02.2018: Boris Kaus receives ERC Consolidator Grant for his research in magmatic processes

Mainz-based geoscientist will develop computer models to obtain new insights in magmatic processes   ...

15.02.2018: Beewolves have been successfully using the same antibiotics for 68 million years

Antibiotic cocktail produced by symbiotic bacteria changed very little in the course of evolution and its antipathogenic effect remained unaltered   ...

09.02.2018: Cosmic x-rays may provide clues to the nature of dark matter

Physicists propose a new theory of dark matter based on the detection of unusual x-ray radiation from galaxies   ...

08.02.2018: Chemical composition of aircraft exhaust aerosols investigated

Search for alternative and more environmentally friendly aviation fuels   ...

07.02.2018: Outdoor instruction makes students more open to learning

Motivation increases when being taught science subjects outdoors   ...

29.01.2018: Antiferromagnets prove their potential for spin-based information technology

Physicists at Mainz University demonstrate technologically feasible read-out and writing of digital information in antiferromagnets / Basic principle for ultrafast and stable magnetic memory   ...

22.01.2018: Quantum chemistry solves the mystery of why there are these 20 amino acids in the genetic code

Publication in PNAS provides an answer to an old and fundamental question of biochemistry  ...