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04 December 2020 / University of Passau

Alcohol at 16 harms young people from socially disadvantaged families

In German-speaking countries, teenagers are allowed to drink alcohol from the age of 16.…

02 December 2020 / University of Bayreuth

Bayreuth microbiologists discover key protein for controlling cell shape in magnetic bacteria

The living cells of all organisms contain a cytoskeleton that stabilises their internal…

02 December 2020 / JMU Würzburg

Cell Membranes in Super Resolution

For the first time ever, expansion microscopy allows the imaging of even the finest…

01 December 2020 / TUM

Precious metal-free silicone curing: Sustainable processes could replace valuable metals in silicone crosslinking

Silicones are tried and tested in the private and professional domains. In many…

01 December 2020 / Landshut UAS

Highlights of battery research

The ProZell Competence Cluster presents the key results of the first funding phase of…

01 December 2020 / TUM

On the trail of the genetic code - Overlapping gene found in SARS-CoV-2

Viruses are infectious organic structures that spread by transmission and can only…

30 November 2020 / University of Passau

BMBF project CAROLL: algorithms trained in rhetoric to combat hatred on the Web

Algorithms that Aristotle would have liked: a team at the University of Passau is…

26 November 2020 / University of Bayreuth

Start-up-friendly Uni Bayreuth awarded HOCHSPRUNG Award in Bavaria-wide competition

The University of Bayreuth is a good place for start-ups: It has a large number of…

26 November 2020 / TUM

Sun model completely confirmed for the first time: Borexino detector succeeds in measuring the sun's CNO fusion cycle

The Borexino experiment research team has succeeded in detecting neutrinos from the sun's…

25 November 2020 / FAU

Results of aerosol study with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Scientists from the University Hospitals of Munich and Erlangen investigate aerosol…