Physicists in Würzburg have experimentally demonstrated a novel effect for the first time by exploiting topological metamaterials. They published their results in the journal Nature Physics.
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Small Protein, Big Impact
06/04/2020In meningococci, the RNA-binding protein ProQ plays a major role. Together with RNA molecules, it regulates processes that are important for pathogenic properties of the bacteria.
moreThe Physics of Parasites
05/28/2020Using a new approach, scientists are applying the techniques of physics to investigate the relationships between parasites and their hosts. The programme is led by the Würzburg cell biologist Markus Engstler.
moreInnovative Satellite-based Sensor Networks
05/26/2020Four nano-satellites from Würzburg are facing launch. They will fly demonstrate formation control in a three-dimensional configuration first time worldwide.
moreAn Escapade With Consequences
05/15/2020Environmental pollution is responsible for matings between two fish species that usually don't mix. In their offspring, scientists have now identified genes relevant for the development of skin cancer.
moreThe genomes of three carnivorous plants – the Venus flytrap, spoon-leaved sundew and the waterwheel plant – have been decoded. The result has caused some surprises.
moreHerpes Virus Decoded
04/27/2020The genome of the herpes simplex virus 1 was decoded using new methods. Hundreds of previously unknown gene products were found. The virus causes lip herpes, but can also be life-threatening.
moreCoronavirus: finding the weak spot
04/20/2020Dr. Andrea Thorn, a structural biologist from Würzburg, is leading an international coronavirus research network. The results of her work are important for developing vaccines and drugs.
moreInsight Into the Synapses
04/16/2020"Distance keeping" is not exactly the motto of the glutamate receptors: Using high-resolution microscopy, it now was discovered that the receptors usually appear in small groups at the synapses and are in contact with other proteins.
moreThe Retention Effect of Training
04/15/2020Company training increases the loyalty of its employees. Loyalty also increases if the training improves the employees' chances on the labour market.
moreCoronavirus: rapid drug testing
04/08/2020A Würzburg research group uses tissue models of the human respiratory mucosa to identify drugs to treat the novel coronavirus.
moreImpulse for Research on Fungi
04/08/2020For the first time, the cells of fungi can also be analysed using a relatively simple microscopic method. Researchers from Würzburg and Cordoba present the innovation in the journal "Frontiers in Microbiology".
moreInnovative Technologies for Satellites
04/07/2020It does not require any cabling and its supporting structure is at the same time a battery: research teams from Braunschweig and Würzburg are working on such a cleverly constructed small satellite.
moreSturgeon genome sequenced
03/30/2020Sturgeons lived on earth already 300 million years ago and yet their external appearance seems to have undergone very little change. A team of researchers from Würzburg and Berlin has now succeeded in sequencing their genome.
moreA funnel of light
03/27/2020Physicists of the University of Würzburg, in a joint collaboration with colleagues from the University of Rostock, have developed a light funnel apparatus. It could serve as a new platform for hypersensitive optical detectors.
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