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11 December 2020 / JMU Würzburg

The secret behind male ornaments

In many species all over the animal kingdom, males have eye-catching characteristics.…

11 December 2020 / University of Passau

For what reasons—and in what ways—do we divulge our data? Bidt funds pioneering interdisciplinary project

To what extent does our cultural background and the legal environment affect how willing…

11 December 2020 / JMU Würzburg

The Pressure Sensor of the Venus Flytrap

The display of a smartphone reacts to finger pressure. The carnivorous Venus flytrap, on…

11 December 2020 / FAU

Record resolution in X-ray microscopy

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Paul Scherrer…

10 December 2020 / University of Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth Study: Natural environmental conditions facilitate the uptake of microplastics into living cells

The environment is polluted by microplastics worldwide. The tiny particles enter food…

09 December 2020 / TUM

High-precision measurements of the strong interaction between stable and unstable particles

The positively charged protons in atomic nuclei should actually repel each other, and yet…

09 December 2020 / JMU Würzburg

ERC Consolidator Grant for Christina Felfe

Christina Felfe, Professor of Economics in Würzburg, has raised two million euros for her…

09 December 2020 / University of Bamberg

University of Bamberg Welcomes its First Double ERC Recipient

Historian Peter Riedlberger secures an ERC Consolidator Grant of 2 Million Euros.

08 December 2020 / University of Bayreuth

Large number of extinct bird species leads to misinterpretation of evolutionary dynamics

In the course of evolution, birds have adapted to the unique conditions of remote oceanic…

08 December 2020 / FAU

Three new Collaborative Research Centres at FAU

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved three new Collaborative Research…