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28.09.2023
Defense against the enemy within

Scientists discover a new enzyme that helps cells fight genomic parasites ...

11.09.2023
Magnetic whirls pave the way for energy-efficient computing

Researchers of JGU and the University of Konstanz as well as of Tohoku University in Japan have been able to increase the diffusion of magnetic whirls, so called skyrmions, by a factor of ten ...

07.09.2023
On the track of elusive neutrinos

Project 8 experiment reaches important milestone to measure neutrino mass ...

05.09.2023
Made in Germany and big in Japan: Pixel Vertex detector installed in Belle II experiment

Concettina Sfienti's research group at the Institute for Nuclear Physics of JGU is involved in design and construction ...

04.09.2023
Low-cost molybdenum complex paves the way for sustainable photochemistry

Scientists in Mainz and Kaiserslautern use molybdenum for photocatalysis and photon upconversion ...

30.08.2023
How to write in water?

Researchers at Mainz University, TU Darmstadt, and Wuhan University overcome fundamental obstacles for writing and drawing lines, letters, and complex patterns within the bulk of a liquid ...

29.08.2023
Enhanced chemical weathering: A solution to the climate crisis?

Could blending of crushed rock with arable soil lower global temperatures? / Researchers of Mainz University study global warming events from 40 and 56 million years ago to find answers ...

28.08.2023
Producing carboxylic acids employing an environmentally friendly technique

Researchers at Mainz University and Evonik have developed an innovative method to cleave and oxidize double- and triple-bonds in hydrocarbons ...

22.08.2023
Bronze Age family systems deciphered: Mainz palaeogeneticists analyse a 3,800-year-old extended family

32 individuals from a burial site in the southern Ural region show close kinship relations – only the women came from other areas ...

11.08.2023
Muon g-2 collaboration doubles precision with latest measurement

Uncharted territory explored in search of new physics ...

04.08.2023
The art of Roman aqueduct maintenance: Regular cleaning was needed to sustain the water supply provided by the Roman aqueduct of Divona

Limescale deposits in the water channel were systematically removed / Maintenance was carried out in accordance with Roman recommendations ...

04.08.2023
Up, up, and away with PHILEAS

HALO research aircraft to analyze the transport of greenhouses gases and aerosols over the Pacific ...

27.07.2023
Prestigious support for new concepts in RNA research

JGU's Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences to collaborate with Monash University and ETH Zurich to investigate forms of RNA modification ...

20.07.2023
Marvin Schnubel receives Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

New theoretical model to help in the search for new physics ...

03.07.2023
Sports Ethics and Integrity: New EU program sponsors doctoral candidates

Network of five prestigious European universities and eight non-academic organizations receives EU funding for postgraduate training ...

14.06.2023
Helping the human body to fight diseases

German federal funding for research into and development of mRNA-based therapeutics by a consortium of universities, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, and BioNTech ...

13.06.2023
FORTHEM Alliance of nine European universities outlines its overarching strategy and goals for the next four years

First FORTHEM Presidency Meeting at the University of Jyväskylä ...

05.06.2023
Electrical synapses in the neural network of insects found to have unexpected role in controlling flight power

Researchers of JGU and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin revealed previously unknown function of electrical synapses, thus deciphering the neural circuit used to regulate insect wingbeat frequency ...

01.06.2023
Thorium-229: A new approach to investigation opens up a wide range of possibilities

International research team reveals in Physical Review Research how the first nuclear transition can be excited with lasers in the visible wavelength range ...

26.05.2023
Effective as a collective: Researchers investigate the swarming behavior of microrobots

Research study reveals alternative route to realize programmable active matter ...

25.05.2023
Material design by means of defect engineering: German Research Foundation approves new Collaborative Research Center at JGU

DFG to fund new CRC investigating options for manipulating defects in soft matter ...

25.05.2023
German Research Foundation approves three funding applications for Collaborative Research Centers at Mainz University

DFG funding boosts top-level research areas of JGU ...

24.05.2023
Improved prospects for developing a nuclear clock

Radiative decay of the nuclear isomer of thorium-229 observed for the first time / Observation paves the way for optical control of this atomic nucleus ...

24.05.2023
Lost since 1362: Researchers discover the church of a sunken medieval trading place

Joint scientific project locates the sunken church of Rungholt in the North Frisian Wadden Sea in Germany ...

22.05.2023
Hanna Kokko receives Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

Theoretical evolutionary biologist at JGU receives Germany's highest endowed research prize ...

17.05.2023
New DFG-funded Research Unit CORE investigates students' critical use of online information

Critical Online Reasoning in Higher Education (CORE) research group will explore online information use and informational landscape students use for learning in medicine, physics, economics, and the social sciences ...

08.05.2023
DFG approves new Research Training Group on the biology of R-loops at JGU

Mainz Research Training Group "R-loop Regulation in Robustness and Resilience" (4R) dedicates itself to highly topical field of research ...

27.04.2023
How wiggly spaghetti guard the genome

Dynamic network of proteins in the pores of the nuclear envelope blocks dangerous invaders ...

25.04.2023
Relatives discovered: Membrane proteins of cyanobacteria and higher organisms are structurally highly similar

SynDLP could be a bacterial ancestor of eukaryotic membrane proteins ...

24.04.2023
New electron scattering experiment designed for the excitation of the helium nucleus raises fundamental questions about our current understanding of nuclear forces

Theoretical predictions and new experimental data on 4He, measured with great accuracy, diverge significantly from each other ...

19.04.2023
Plate tectonic processes in the Pacific and Atlantic during the Cretaceous period have shaped the Caribbean region to this day

Computer models simulate plate tectonic processes since the beginning of the Cretaceous period around 140 million years ago and provide an explanation for the special features of the Caribbean region ...

17.04.2023
Baruch Shomron is the new holder of the Israel Professorship at the Department of Communication at Mainz University

Building bridges of academic exchange between Mainz and Israeli universities ...

11.04.2023
Male yellow crazy ants are real-life chimeras

Males of the yellow crazy ant have two genomes each in separate cell clusters ...

03.04.2023
Paola Arlotta receives 2023 Gutenberg Research Award

JGU to bestow its most prestigious research prize on Harvard stem cell biologist ...

30.03.2023
Second ERC Advanced Grant for Matthias Neubert

Novel theoretical predictions to advance the search for new physics at the LHC / Funding worth EUR 2.5 million ...

23.03.2023
Improved ATLAS result weighs in on W boson

An improved ATLAS measurement of the W boson mass is in line with the Standard Model of particle physics ...

23.03.2023
First WIMP search results from the XENONnT experiment

PhD student Daniel Wenz from Mainz University presents data at a seminar at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy ...

22.03.2023
First neutrinos made by particle collider detected

Discovery promises to help physicists understand the nature of the universe's most abundant particle ...

21.03.2023
New possibilities in the theoretical prediction of particle interactions

Team of scientists at Mainz University finds a way to evaluate highly complex Feynman integrals ...

16.03.2023
Rhineland-Palatinate’s Minister of Science Clemens Hoch inaugurates new high-performance computer at JGU

A milestone of national collaboration ...

01.03.2023
Sustainable process for the production of vanillin from lignin makes further progress

Kraft lignin successfully degraded using a "green" oxidizer ...

28.02.2023
Social media provide space for digital cosmopolitanism

Digital cosmopolitans share similar values and are guided by similar motivations and perspectives on society ...

08.02.2023
Echoes of ancient curse tablets identified in the Book of Revelation

Descriptions and phrases used in the Revelation of John are similar in terminology to those appearing on curse tablets produced in antiquity and the associated sorcery rituals ...

07.02.2023
First Carl Zeiss Humboldt Research Award goes to Alexej Jerschow

Chemistry professor at New York University receives new research prize worth EUR 100,000 / Future collaboration with the team of Dmitry Budker at Mainz University ...

01.02.2023
Neanderthals hunted elephants: Earliest evidence found of humans killing elephants for food

Analysis of finds from the Neumark-Nord site near Halle provide first indisputable proof of active hunting of elephants by early humans and change our perception of Neanderthal lifeways ...

01.02.2023
Amplified search for new forces

Special setup uses polarized rubidium and xenon as transmitter and receiver system for exotic fields ...

26.01.2023
EU promotes science-policy dialog at regional and local levels

Rhine-Main Universities selected for pilot project ...

23.01.2023
A new model for dark matter

Phase transition in the early universe changes strength of interaction between dark and normal matter ...

11.01.2023
Mainz University contributes to recent discovery of the temple of Poseidon located at the Kleidi site near Samikon in Greece

Natural Hazard Research and Geoarchaeology team of JGU is investigating coastal developments in Western Greece over the last 11,600 years ...

20.12.2022
Using drones to monitor volcanoes: Researchers analyze gases with the help of ultra-lightweight sensor systems

Composition of gases emitted by volcanoes can provide information on the possibility of imminent eruptions / Lightweight drones make investigation possible even in areas that are difficult to access ...

15.12.2022
Vitamin D supports treatment of therapy resistance

Head and neck tumors can be combated more effectively with "sunshine" vitamin ...

15.12.2022
Increasing forest cover in the Eifel region 11,000 years ago resulted in the local loss of megafauna

Sediment cores obtained from Eifel maar sites provide insight into the presence of large Ice Age mammals in Central Europe over the past 60,000 years / Overkill hypothesis not confirmed ...

14.12.2022
Some cancer cells may not be as immortal as previously thought

Researchers use baker's yeast to study potential targets for fighting cancer cells ...

12.12.2022
Early-career archaeologists are pessimistic about future careers

Many early-career researchers in the academic field of archaeology experience stress due to precarious employment situation / Results of extensive international survey supervised by Mainz University ...

08.12.2022
Climate whiplash increased wildfires on California's west coast about 8,000 years ago

Researchers use speleothems as a source of information on historic climate / Hydroclimate volatility and increase in natural forest fire events are linked ...

06.12.2022
Long-range information transport in antiferromagnets

Antiferromagnets are suitable for transporting spin waves over long distances ...

06.12.2022
Energy-efficient computing with tiny magnetic vortices

Unconventional computing combines Brownian computing with reservoir computing / First prototype developed ...

02.12.2022
Mainz University succeeds with three funding applications for Collaborative Research Centers in the life sciences

Approval by the German Research Foundation confirms strong research at JGU ...

02.12.2022
Understanding cellular functions: New Collaborative Research Center combines life sciences and polymer research

German Research Foundation has approved CRC 1551 "Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function" under the aegis of Mainz University ...

02.12.2022
New Collaborative Research Center at University Medical Center Mainz to create basis for tailored immunotherapies

German Research Foundation to fund CRC/TRR 355 with around EUR 13 million / Two other biomedical CRCs from Mainz also approved ...

02.12.2022
Continued excellence in DNA repair and genome stability research

German Research Foundation renews Collaborative Research Center 1361 / Cooperation with IMB Mainz, the RMU partner universities in Darmstadt and Frankfurt as well as LMU Munich ...

01.12.2022
A sustainable path for energy-demanding photochemistry

Researchers in Mainz and Kyushu established a novel strategy for the generation of highly energetic UV light ...

21.11.2022
Hominins were cooking fish already in the early Paleolithic period about 780,000 years ago

Ancient fish teeth discovered at the archaeological site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov in Israel provide earliest evidence of our prehistoric ancestors deliberately cooking foodstuff ...

21.11.2022
Ice Age temperatures and precipitation reconstructed from earthworm granules

New method for determination of past climate data on land applied comparatively for the first time / Ice Age summers in Central Europe were at times warmer than previously known ...

15.11.2022
Using quantum sensor technology to improve brain tumor operations

Quantum technology on its way into society: Joint project DiaQNOS to develop quantum sensors ...

10.11.2022
Previously unknown monumental temple discovered near the Tempio Grande in Vulci

Researchers discover temple as part of the Vulci Cityscape project launched in 2020 ...

04.11.2022
IceCube neutrinos give us first glimpse into the inner depths of an active galaxy

Mainz-based scientists have been members of the IceCube consortium since 1999 ...

03.11.2022
Sustainable recycling using electrochemistry: Carl Zeiss Foundation supports new research project

Halocycles project aims to develop a halogen recovery technique contributing to the stabilization of the power grid and the defossilization of the future industrial society ...

02.11.2022
Iodine accelerates formation of cloud condensation nuclei in the atmosphere

International research team reports effect of iodine-organic chemistry on the generation of new particles in the marine atmosphere and the recycling of iodine during particle growth ...

28.10.2022
Millions in funding for the FORTHEM Alliance of European universities

European Commission to provide some EUR 14.4 million to support JGU and partners establish a transnational European University / Start of the second funding period with two new partners ...

27.10.2022
Inspired by nature: Silencing bacteria

Cerium dioxide nanoparticles work in biological processes like natural enzymes and change signaling molecules, thereby preventing the formation of biofilms ...

26.10.2022
Using chirality for faster, smaller, and more efficient data storage devices

Mainz University succeeds in the first round of the new Carl Zeiss Foundation Wildcard program ...

24.10.2022
Mainz team of scientists succeeds in seeing through the diffuse ice of Antarctica

Newly discovered optical effect allows IceCube to deduce ice crystal properties ...

21.10.2022
The conundrum of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon

New calculations based on fundamental theories deviate from the currently accepted theoretical value ...

17.10.2022
From theory to application: DFG-funded Research Unit 2811 to develop switchable polymer gels

German Research Foundation approves second funding period for the investigation of polymer gels with a controlled network structure / New focus on biomaterial applications ...

13.10.2022
Teaching self-regulation early – with sustainable effects on children’s educational success

Research study by the universities of Mainz and Zurich demonstrates high effectivity in developing the ability for self-regulation in young primary school students ...

11.10.2022
10 years PRISMA Cluster of Excellence at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Significant scientific success and fantastic research opportunities at the Mainz Gutenberg Campus ...

04.10.2022
Erwin Schrödinger Prize for international research team at HIM

Interdisciplinary approach significantly improves analysis in magnetic resonance imaging for medicine and research ...

27.09.2022
Symbiotic bacteria protect beetle larvae from pathogens

Bacteria produce antifungal compound protecting the eggs, larvae, and pupae from infections / Bacterial community is retained even during molting stages ...

26.09.2022
The neighbors of the caliph: Archaeologists uncover ancient mosaics on the shore of the Sea of Galilee

Geomagnetic surface survey provides accurate information for productive future excavations / Discovery of an ancient settlement close to Khirbat al-Minya ...

23.09.2022
Scientists propose test for hypothesis of Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg

Quantum mechanics put to the test ...

16.09.2022
Towards a better understanding of depression

Researchers at JGU examine ways of alleviating depressive states using the Drosophila fruit fly as a model ...

15.09.2022
Pushing the boundaries of chemistry: Properties of heaviest element studied so far measured at GSI/FAIR

Superheavy element 114 (flerovium) is a volatile metal ...

15.09.2022
Path to the brown coloration of diatoms discovered

Biosynthetic pathway of the light-harvesting carotenoid fucoxanthin is surprisingly complex / Photoprotective pigments serve as precursors ...

13.09.2022
How animals use their circalunar clock to control sexual maturation and reproduction

International research team deciphers molecular mechanism that allows bristle worms to discriminate between sun- and moonlight ...

05.09.2022
Conflict of interest resolved: Wax on the body surface of ants can simultaneously optimize two essential requirements

Few components of an ant's complex waxy layer are enough to recognize members of its own colony ...

01.09.2022
Less risk, less costs: Portable spectroscopy devices could soon become real

New method for the detection of alcohols combines zero- to ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance with the SABRE-Relay hyperpolarization technique ...

29.07.2022
European University Alliance FORTHEM granted EUR 14.4 million by the European Commission for additional four years

FORTHEM partners will further expand their mobility offerings for students and staff as well as their common infrastructure moving toward a transnational European University ...

27.07.2022
Driving the energy transition: Iron as a potential key material in facilitating the large-scale storage and transport of carbon-free energy

TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and the Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes of the German Aerospace Center collaborate in the new Clean Circles project ...

26.07.2022
Urban sites such as Berkeley and Brooklyn have their individual magnetic pulse

Multidisciplinary study uses magnetometers to investigate the magnetic fields of metropolitan areas ...

25.07.2022
Clusters4Future approval for JGU to translate electro-organic synthesis

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research will provide up to EUR 45 million in funding to regional research network / Cluster at the Mainz University Medical Center studying cardiovascular diseases also successful in national competition ...

22.07.2022
Half-time for the FIT FORTHEM project

Project of the European Universities FORTHEM Alliance will continue its successful activities over the coming 18 months ...

14.07.2022
Most complex protein knots

Theoretical physicists at JGU put Google's artificial intelligence AlphaFold to the test and find the most complex protein knots so far ...

06.07.2022
Photorhabdus luminescens – a true all-rounder: Insect pathogenic bacterium also helps to combat fungal infestation

Using beneficial microorganisms in plant protection not only as bioinsecticides but also as biofungicides could make agriculture more sustainable and improve food security ...

04.07.2022
Obstacle course for microscopic whirlwinds

Joint project involving experimental and theoretical physicists and coordinated by JGU is providing greater insight into the pinning effects of skyrmions ...

04.07.2022
After three years: Start of first particle collisions at unprecedented energies at LHC

The ATLAS detector more powerful than ever – with major contributions from Mainz University ...

28.06.2022
Lava ejected during Cumbre Vieja eruption was unusually fluid

Researchers at Mainz University determine that the lava from the recent volcanic eruption on La Palma was particularly low in viscosity ...

21.06.2022
Excellent scores for Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in the 2022 U-Multirank

Top rankings in the dimensions of Teaching & Learning, Research, Knowledge Transfer, and International Orientation ...

20.06.2022
Damaged plants and fake perfumes can be identified reliably in real time

Researchers develop a highly sensitive novel technique capable of detecting chiral molecules within complex gas mixtures ...

09.06.2022
Third funding period for collaborative research center investigating soft matter simulation

German Research Foundation approves further four-year funding of the joint Collaborative Research Center/Transregio 146 of JGU, TU Darmstadt, and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research ...

09.06.2022
German Research Foundation approves funding for excellent research in JGU's core research areas

Successful collaborative projects confirm research strength of the Rhine-Main Universities strategic alliance ...

03.06.2022
A novel path for sustainable photon upconversion with non-precious metals

Scientists in Mainz and Berlin use chromium for efficient green-to-blue photon upconversion ...

30.05.2022
Hans Lennernäs will use his Humboldt Research Award to join colleagues at JGU

Leading international pharmaceutical scientist from Uppsala University will collaborate with his JGU host Peter Langguth to reduce side effects of chemotherapy ...

19.05.2022
Award for meta-analysis on the relationship between job stressors and burnout

Researchers of Mainz University and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin receive the 2022 Schmidt-Hunter Meta-Analysis Award for a publication in Psychological Bulletin ...

13.05.2022
Genetic origins of the world’s first farmers clarified

New study published in the journal Cell ...

03.05.2022
Researchers at the University Medical Center Mainz develop drug against fatty liver hepatitis

Innovative fatty acid proves highly effective and well tolerated in clinical trial ...

26.04.2022
New invisibility cloak for therapeutics: Holger Frey receives ERC Advanced Grant to support his innovative research

Future process aims at preserving the advantages of PEGylation for the use in nanomedicine while avoiding recognition of the new PEG structures by the immune system ...

19.04.2022
Gutenberg Research Award 2022 for Rainer Blatt

JGU to bestow its most prestigious research award on quantum physicist Rainer Blatt of the University of Innsbruck ...

11.04.2022
Photon-photon interactions in the Standard Model and beyond: New research unit at JGU granted DFG funding

A pure quantum effect as the key to a better understanding of the subatomic world / New research program in Mainz bundles a wide range of expertise ...

05.04.2022
Local motion detectors in fruit flies sense complex patterns generated by their own motion

Direction-selective neuron subtypes detect complex motion patterns and not uniform directions of motion ...

04.04.2022
Marion Silies receives ERC Consolidator Grant for research on adaptive functions of visual systems

EU funding for work on the adaptive properties of visual systems of insects ...

25.03.2022
Artificial hail for more accurate weather forecasts

Vertical wind tunnel at Mainz University supplies important data to facilitate the prediction of heavy rain, hail, and graupel precipitation ...

17.03.2022
Health communication needs to be adapted to the needs of differing social groups, especially in times of crisis

A representative survey of 500 ultra-Orthodox Israeli adults during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the role that digital media can play in promoting safer behavior by increasing compliance with government health regulations ...

16.03.2022
Climate change considerably threatens Europe's beech forests

Tree ring analyses reveal growth declines over recent decades / Researchers expect further, even drastic declines, especially in southern Europe ...

03.03.2022
Major political transformations can have an influence on employee wellbeing

Work in times of Brexit: New survey on the relationship between macropolitical events and personal wellbeing ...

02.03.2022
Carl Zeiss Foundation to provide funding for interdisciplinary TOPML research center for machine learning

Researchers will examine decisions made by algorithms with regard to transparency and fairness as well as data protection and the efficient use of resources ...

21.02.2022
Gutenberg Research Award for Wil Roebroeks

Most prestigious research award of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz goes to Dutch archaeologist ...

07.02.2022
Researchers find link between excessive R-loop levels and DNA damage to be a potential cause of disease

New proteomics method identifies proteins binding to R-loops and decodes the role of the DDX41 protein in opposing double-strand breaks in the cells' DNA ...

02.02.2022
Collaborative research project on quantum technology starts on the International Space Station

BECCAL will allow experiments to be conducted on board the ISS using ultracold atoms for fundamental research and for the development of quantum sensors of the future ...

01.02.2022
EUR 16 million for photonic quantum processors

BMBF project PhotonQ brings together seven universities and research institutions as well as industrial partners ...

01.02.2022
Dorothee Dormann and Rosa Rademakers collaborate in a research project on rare forms of dementia

Rademakers has won the 2021 Generet Award for Rare Diseases and will be endowed with EUR 1 million / Part of the funding will be used for research at Mainz University ...

20.01.2022
Worldwide coordinated search for dark matter

Sensor network GNOME publishes comprehensive data in Nature Physics for the first time / Nine stations in six countries involved ...

18.01.2022
Conspiracy mentality around the globe tends to be particularly pronounced on the political fringes

Results of surveys involving more than 100,000 participants in 26 countries show a correlation between belief in conspiracies and identification as far-left, and, in particular, far-right ...

10.01.2022
Matter-antimatter symmetry and antimatter gravity studied at once

BASE collaboration sets new standards / Research group from the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz involved in publication in Nature ...