How drastic are the consequences of climate change for our region? What can we still do about it? Renowned climate expert Heiko Paeth will answer these questions in a lecture at the University of Würzburg on 30 January.
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Topological Quantum Device Produced
01/22/2024A significant breakthrough has been achieved by quantum physicists from Dresden and Würzburg. They’ve created a semiconductor device where exceptional robustness and sensitivity are ensured by a quantum phenomenon.
moreScientists Reveal a Black Hole Shadow
01/19/2024One year after the discovery image of the black hole M87*, improved observations of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration give a better picture showing a persistent black hole shadow.
moreChase Beisel, CRISPR expert at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant. The aim of his research is to simplify the production of cell-based therapies.
moreThe Faculty of Arts and the Humanities at JMU is becoming even more interdisciplinary: The new centre for "Modern and Contemporary Studies" provides new opportunities for collaborative research and teaching.
moreA team led by Würzburg hematologist Hermann Einsele has defined a new first-line therapy for bone marrow cancer. The antibody "Daratumumab" is being used.
moreWürzburg computer scientists dive down
01/12/2024Researchers at the University of Würzburg have developed a virtual reality (VR) application for training astronauts. It allows the training of various mission scenarios under water.
moreNatural killer cells of the innate immune system can permanently remain in infected tissue and thus contribute to immunological memory. Researchers at the University of Würzburg have now discovered this.
moreThe African Matabele ants are often injured in fights with termites. Their conspecifics recognise when the wounds become infected and initiate antibiotic treatment.
moreOf Note Events and Neural Networks
12/22/2023A research group at the University of Würzburg develops fundamental methods for analyzing music with the help of machine learning. The project is led by Professor Christof Weiß at CAIDAS.
moreThe colour of dragonfly communities reacts to seasonal variation in solar radiation. Over the last 30 years, however, this colour pattern has changed – probably as a result of climate change.
moreUsing optogenetics, Würzburg researchers have detected a new acid sensor in plant cells that is addressing a cell-internal calcium store, as they report in the journal "Science".
moreNew Insights into Ecosystem Functions
12/14/2023A DFG research group led by the University of Würzburg has developed a method that makes it possible to analyse the relationship between biodiversity within and between ecosystems and the multifunctionality of entire landscapes.
moreA team at the University of Würzburg led by systems immunologist Wolfgang Kastenmüller has received a grant of around 440,000 euros from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for research into dendritic cells.
moreHow Immune Cells Recognize their Enemies
12/08/2023In order for immune cells to do their job, they need to know against whom they should direct their attack. Research teams at the University of Würzburg have identified new details in this process.
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