Selected press releases

Applied Laser Technologies 3D printed surfaces inspired by nature

Scientists can use laser radiation to print tiny structures with high precision. This approach enables them to mimic the superpowers of animals and plants and makes them accessible for engineering applications.

Biopsychology Clever birds have cheap neurons

Psychology Replacing social media use by physical activity

Bioinformatics How artificial intelligence can explain its decisions

Medicine How hepatitis E tricks the immune system

Medicine Online teaching triggers a different response in the body

Biology How do plants regulate their sugar metabolism?

Biology This is how highly resistant strains of fungi emerge

Biology An off switch for aggression

Biology Early Alzheimer’s detection up to 17 years in advance

Biology An Achilles heel shared by plants and animals

Biology This is how water fleas defend themselves against carnivorous plants

Bioinformatics Artificial intelligence folds RNA molecules

IT security How daycare apps can spy on parents and children

Future-Proof Data Encryption Bochum researchers win worldwide post-quantum cryptography competition

Energy Why natural gas is not a bridge technology

Cardiology How the coronavirus attacks the heart

Virology Chemically modified plant compounds work against hepatitis E virus

Genetics Suspect factor for hereditary brain disease

Multiple sclerosis Tenascin proteins inhibit regeneration of cell envelope

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