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.

16.11.2016: Particle physicist William Shepherd receives prestigious Sofja Kovalevskaja Award in Berlin

One of the most highly endowed German research awards will be used to establish a junior research group to study dark matter at Mainz University ...

15.11.2016: Physicists at Mainz University construct prototype for new component of the ATLAS detector

Mainz-based working group constructed a prototype detector for the Small Wheel of the ATLAS muon spectrometer / Results of initial tests on the ATLAS detector are highly promising ...

15.11.2016: Level of education is more decisive than intelligence for the development of short-sightedness

Mainz University Medical Center examines the link between myopia and cognitive abilities ...

14.11.2016: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz obtains approval for Humboldt Professorship in Biology

Chromosome researcher Peter Baumann to become Professor of Molecular Biology and Adjunct Director at IMB contributing to the restructuring of the discipline of biology at Mainz University ...

14.11.2016: Endocrine cells in the brain influence the optimization of behavior

German Resilience Center presents new findings on the resistance to stress ...

08.11.2016: TUM and Mainz University activate new source of ultracold neutrons

Collaborative project results in the construction of a second UCN source at the TRIGA research reactor in Mainz / Blueprint for Munich-based high-efficiency source ...

24.10.2016: Scientists in Mainz develop a novel method to benchmark and improve the performance of protein measurement techniques

Quantum leap in the reliability of mass spectrometry-based proteomics ...

21.10.2016: Archaeologists from Mainz reveal new findings on the history of the early-Islamic caliphate palace Khirbat al-Minya

New excavations to investigate the use of the palace following the severe earthquake of 749 AD ...

12.10.2016: New treatment approach for leukemia renders cancer genes powerless

Cancer researcher from Mainz develops targeted epigenetic approach for the treatment of aggressive forms of leukemia ...

11.10.2016: Karin Everschor-Sitte establishes new Emmy Noether independent junior research group TWIST at the Institute of Physics

Investigation of new magnetic structures for spintronics applications / Skyrmions could one day make the storage media in our computers smaller and more efficient ...

29.09.2016: First spectroscopic investigation of element nobelium

First-time detection and characterization of excited states of nobelium atoms ...

19.09.2016: Nature Index Ranking confirms cutting-edge research in Physics at Mainz University

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is among Germany's top five academic institutions in the field of Physics ...

14.09.2016: Mainz researchers lay the foundation for innovative treatment of multiple sclerosis

Inhibition of the protein kinase CK2 prevents the development of auto-aggressive T cells ...

13.09.2016: Cyclotron opens up new prospects for fundamental and applied research in radiopharmaceutical chemistry

New particle accelerator generating radioactive isotopes for use in nuclear chemistry will be employed to create new medical radiopharmaceuticals ...

06.09.2016: GRC Fellow Klaus Müllen receives Hermann Staudinger Award 2016

Award for his research on the synthesis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 2D macromolecules for electronic components ...

30.08.2016: Emission plumes over West Africa contain a high proportion of organic material

International measurement campaign over West Africa provides first results / Causes for enormous complexity in the multiple cloud layers still unclear ...

12.08.2016: The deuteron is smaller than previously thought

Just like the proton, the deuteron poses a mystery ...

01.08.2016: Real and artificially generated 3-D films are nearly impossible to distinguish

3-D technology is particularly interesting for action and horror films, less for documentaries ...

28.07.2016: International team of scientists unveils fundamental properties of the spin Seebeck effect

Direct correlation between temperature dependent generation of spin currents and atomic composition of interfaces found ...

21.07.2016: Demonstration of room-temperature spin-orbit torque in NiMnSb

Heusler alloy NiMnSb could prove valuable as a new material for digital information processing and storage ...