Selected press releases

Protein research Reverse optogenetic tool developed

Unlike conventional light-controllable proteins, the newly characterized optogenetic tool can be switched off, not switched on, by light. It could be suitable for investigating the basic principles of epilepsy.

IT security How Android unlocking patterns could be made more secure

Plasma physics Pinpointing reactive particles in plasma

IT security What users think about the PIN function of the messaging app Signal

Underwater plasmas Igniting plasmas in liquids

Biology Sexual reproduction without mating

Neurology More older people suffer a traumatic brain injury due to falls

Protein research Fast IR imaging-based AI identifies tumour type in lung cancer

Biology Two tricks for biocatalysis

Neurology If the right hand is hypersensitive due to an injury to the left

IT Security What users think about logging in without a password

Neurobiology How long-known genes continue to surprise researchers

IT Security A backdoor in mobile phone encryption from the 90s still exists

Biochemistry What happens in brain cells affected by Alzheimer’s disease?

Medicine Internal compression stocking helps against varicose veins

Protein research Cancer-promoting Ras protein exists in a pair within cells

IT Security Transparent data collection increases trust among users

Neurobiology Protein tenascin-C important in retinal blood flow disorders

IT Security Two new attacks break PDF certification

Optogenetics Understanding light-activated proteins in order to improve them

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