News 2014

12.11.2014: Comet lander Philae of the ESA Rosetta mission has analytical equipment developed in Mainz on board

Alpha particle x-ray spectrometer will be used to determine the chemical composition of the surface of Churyumov“–Gerasimenko ...

07.11.2014: EMBO Young Investigator Brian Luke joins Institute of Molecular Biology in Mainz to study telomere biology

New group leader will focus on understanding the biology of telomeres ...

30.10.2014: Mainz University Medical Center opens the first atrial fibrillation unit in Germany

Diagnostic and therapy unit for the care of patients with atrial fibrillation ...

29.10.2014: Cinema-like environment helps audiences become immersed in movies even when shown on small computer screens or cell phone displays

Contextual cues influence cinematic experience / Screen size not statistically significant ...

15.10.2014: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz joins Germany’s Gauß-Allianz as a full member

Mainz scientists take a leading global position in the simulation-driven sciences ...

10.10.2014: Román Orús awarded 2014 EPS Early Career Prize of the European Physical Society

Distinction for young scientists for their services to European physics ...

09.10.2014: EU cooperation project coordinated by Mainz University to develop international Medieval Studies Program

Focus on providing students with skills and professional orientation to improve their future career prospects ...

06.10.2014: Vesicles influence the function of nerve cells

Neurons react to the transmission activity of exosomes on three fundamental levels ...

19.09.2014: International team of researchers have for the first time established a chemical bond between a superheavy element and a carbon atom

New vistas for studying effects of Einstein's relativity on the structure of the periodic table ...

10.09.2014: German Research Foundation sponsors digital edition of the Augsburg Master Builders' Ledgers

Historians of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz edit medieval ledgers from Augsburg ...

08.09.2014: Winner of Sofja Kovalevskaja Award to take up research at Mainz University

Helen May-Simera wins prestigious research award from the Humboldt Foundation for her research work on cilia and related disorders ...

05.09.2014: Carl Zeiss Foundation provides EUR 750,000 in funding to Competence Center for HPC in the Natural Sciences at Mainz University

Planned center for High Performance Computing (HPC) at the Institute of Computer Science will bring together various research projects and will provide an improved level of HPC services ...

29.08.2014: Theologian and historian Isaac Kalimi awarded fellowship by the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study

Fellow of the Gutenberg Research College of Mainz University invited to northern Europe's leading research institute ...

28.08.2014: Detection of pp-neutrinos provides first direct measurement of solar power at its production

Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz contribute to experimental effort ...

28.08.2014: International team of scientists realizes a tunable spin-charge converter made of gallium-arsenide

Researchers including physicist Jairo Sinova from Mainz University open up new approach in searching and engineering spintronic materials / Publication in Nature Materials ...

07.08.2014: New breakthrough in two-loop calculations

Prediction of pair production of Z bosons at LHC calculated with previously unattainable precision ...

31.07.2014: First European center for resilience research established in Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Mainz University Medical Center launch German Resilience Center Mainz ...

28.07.2014: Gutenberg Council for Young Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz gets down to work

University to invest EUR 1 million annually to promote long-term improvement of working conditions and support services for young researchers and academics ...

28.07.2014: Using media as a stress reducer after a tough day at work can lead to feelings of guilt and failure

Researchers from Mainz and Amsterdam look at the paradox relationship of media use and stress recovery ...

21.07.2014: Nearsightedness increases with level of education and longer schooling

Scientific study undertaken by the Mainz University Medical Center shows correlation between education and nearsightedness ...