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Tailored laser fields reveal properties of transparent crystals -
Pressemitteilung, 17.06.2021
The surface of a material often has properties that are very different from the properties within the material. An international research team from the University of Göttingen, the Max Planck …
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Sacred natural sites protect biodiversity in Iran -
Pressemitteilung, 15.06.2021
How much do traditional practices contribute to the protection of local biodiversity? Why and how are sacred groves locally valued and protected, and how can this be promoted for environmental…
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Lies to hide doping in professional sport -
Pressemitteilung, 15.06.2021
How do top athletes talk about doping when they themselves are using performance-enhancing drugs? Or do they just avoid the issue? New research by Göttingen University reveals that any decisio…
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Origin of fairy circles: Euphorbia hypothesis disproved -
Pressemitteilung, 09.06.2021
The fairy circles of the Namib are one of nature’s greatest mysteries. Millions of these circular barren patches extend over vast areas along the margins of the desert in Namibia. An early hyp…
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X-ray flash imaging of laser-induced bubbles and shockwaves in water -
Pressemitteilung, 08.06.2021
Gas bubbles rise up naturally in sparkling water. But the bubbles that were created for this experiment were ten times smaller and contained water vapour at a pressure around a hundred thousan…
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Clever biomolecular labelling enables identification of immune cells -
Pressemitteilung, 07.06.2021
Biomolecules regulate the biological functions inside every living cell. If scientists can understand the mo-lecular mechanisms of such functions, then it is possible to detect severe dysfunct…
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Warm seas when the Earth was still young? -
Pressemitteilung, 31.05.2021
For decades, there has been controversy about the water temperatures of the first oceans on Earth. Scientists from the Universities of Cologne, Göttingen and Århus have now combined their res…
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What is the true cost to companies of IT security? -
Pressemitteilung, 26.05.2021
How can companies evaluate whether specific measures taken will strengthen their Information Technology (IT) security? How can they find out what the real costs to their business will be? Rese…
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Apps to fight a crisis? -
Pressemitteilung, 18.05.2021
How can apps like the Corona-Warn app help combat the pandemic? How can people use their data to help manage crises in our society without putting their data at risk of misuse? What role can t…
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Reduced plant species richness means insects at risk -
Pressemitteilung, 17.05.2021
Where plant species diversity decreases, insect diversity decreases too and with it biodiversity as a whole. From the intensively managed meadows and pastures to dense and dark beech forests, …
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What does your voice say about you? -
Pressemitteilung, 11.05.2021
Everyone has at some point been charmed by the sound of a person’s voice: but can we believe our ears? What can a voice really reveal about our character? Now an international research team le…
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Popcorn! Packaging for the future? -
Pressemitteilung, 07.05.2021
Modern packaging must do much more than simply meet the specific requirements for transport, storage and presentation: it must also be sustainable. A research group at the University of Göttin…
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Fundamental regulation mechanism of proteins discovered -
Pressemitteilung, 05.05.2021
Proteins perform a vast array of functions in the cell of every living organism with critical roles in almost every biological process. There are numerous chemical switches that control the st…
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Scrap for cash before coins -
Pressemitteilung, 05.05.2021
How did people living in the Bronze Age manage their finances before money became widespread? Researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and Rome have discovered that bronze scrap found in…
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Revealing the secret cocoa pollinators -
Pressemitteilung, 03.05.2021
The importance of pollinators to ensure successful harvests and thus global food security is widely acknowledged. However, the specific pollinators for even major crops – such as cocoa – haven…
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