News 2010

02.09.2010: Gene doping detectable with a simple blood test

German scientists from Tübingen and Mainz have developed a blood test that can reliably detect gene doping even after 56 days ...

01.09.2010: Dental surgery at the click of a mouse

New e-learning platform for students of dentistry at Mainz University Medical Center ...

01.09.2010: Topping out ceremony for new Institute of Molecular Biology after EUR 100 million donation

Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation to sponsor operations of excellence center of life sciences for 10 years ...

18.08.2010: Important breakthrough in research on the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of asthma

Scientists in Mainz publish new discoveries in asthma research ...

18.08.2010: Mainz University opens new vista in smart materials: Fully reversible functionalization of inorganic nanotubes

Scientists at JGU have devised a tool which allows fully reversible binding of metal oxides to inorganic nanotubes ...

02.08.2010: Journey to new worlds: Electronics of the future and quantum computers

Shoucheng Zhang of Stanford University receives the 2010 Gutenberg Research Award ...

29.07.2010: The USA being a guest at MAINZ in Mainz

Three US-American exchange students are currently involved in research at the MAINZ Graduate School ...

29.07.2010: Carl Zeiss Foundation promotes inverse design of new materials at Mainz University

JGU research group at the cutting edge between soft and hard matter and between theory and practice receives EUR 1 million ...

23.07.2010: Cardiologists at the Mainz University Medical Center introduce new procedure to treat cardiac valve disorders

First patients already successfully treated using mitral valve clips ...

20.07.2010: Heusler materials are a goldmine for future technologies

New quantum state of matter discovered in Heusler compounds / Researchers from Mainz and Stanford pave the way for spintronics, quantum computing and completely new physical effects ...

19.07.2010: Breakthrough in thin-film solar cells: New insights into the Indium/Gallium puzzle

Research cooperation predicts significant improvement to the efficiency of CIGS thin-film solar cells ...

06.07.2010: Alfred Dollwet Foundation supports research at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

EUR 5,000 for a research project of the Institute of Pathobiochemistry at the Mainz University Medical Center to investigate new ways of preventing Parkinson's disease ...

05.07.2010: On the effects of lightness of different room surfaces on the perceived height of the room

Experimental psychology used to investigate spatial perception in the presence of different color tones used on floor, ceiling and walls ...

30.06.2010: DIES ACADEMICUS 2010: Young academics honored for top performance

Showpiece of the performance capacity of young academics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ...

21.06.2010: Sibylle Kalkhof-Rose Foundation donates EUR 10,000 to be invested in equipment at the Green School

Generous donation allows for the acquisition of three stereo microscopes used for identification exercises with plants, insects, and other small life forms ...

19.06.2010: Festive opening of the Green School in the Botanic Garden at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Distinction as "school support facility for environmental education in Rhineland-Palatinate" ...

17.06.2010: Bones identified as those of Queen Eadgyth

Remains examined by anthropologists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ...

15.06.2010: Award for a brilliant copper trick

Polish-American polymer scientist Krzysztof Matyjaszewski receives the EUR 10,000 Gutenberg Lecture Award of the MAINZ Graduate School ...

14.06.2010: Evidence of carbonate minerals found on Mars: Warm and wet climate would have been favorable for life

Mössbauer Group identifies carbonate mineral formation in the Columbia Hills consistent with the reported findings for meteorite ALH 84001 ...

11.06.2010: Study shows significant positive outcomes following behavioral therapy for depression

Outpatient Policlinic for Psychotherapy investigates effects of therapy in depressive patients under empirical conditions ...