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07 April 2026 / TUM

Report on digital safety for children and youths

US courts have ruled against platform providers for failing to protect children, and the…

02 April 2026 / University of Augsburg

One atom makes all the difference: Heat transport through molecules controlled in a targeted manner for the first time

In close collaboration with researchers from the University of Michigan (USA), physicists…

02 April 2026 / TUM

Proof for theory of visual perception

• 60-year-long scientific dispute resolved

• Signal flow in the brain visualized at the…

31 March 2026 / Hof UAS

Using AI to Improve Recycled Plastics: “SmartReUSE” Strengthens the Environment and the Circular Economy

Hof, March 31, 2026 – The plastics industry is facing a major challenge: it must…

31 March 2026 / TUM

Teaching robots to harvest asparagus

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are developing a harvesting…

30 March 2026 / Hof UAS

Better Recycled Plastics Through Artificial Intelligence

Hof – The plastics industry faces a major challenge: it must use more recycled materials…

30 March 2026 / University of Bayreuth

New insights into the formation of a potential anti-cancer agent

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have, for the first time, deciphered key steps…

27 March 2026 / University of Bayreuth

Bayreuth Polymer Scientist Receives the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

Chemist Prof. Dr Alex J. Plajer from the University of Bayreuth has been awarded the 2026…

27 March 2026

Surprise in Amber: Exotic Harvestmen Once Lived in Europe

A German-Bulgarian research team led by SNSB paleontologist Christian Bartel has…

27 March 2026 / TUM

Making perovskite solar cells weather-resistant

• Promising technology for more affordable solar power

• Temperature fluctuations as the…