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Everyone else is better than me. That’s the impression you get when you look at profiles on social networks.

A further important milestone on the path to becoming a University of Excellence.

Material libraries, high-throughput experiments, big data, and artificial intelligence are expected to ensure that nothing is left to chance when it comes to new discoveries.

Travellers entering China from Kyrgyzstan have to install an app on their phones, as was unearthed by investigative journalists. IT experts from Bochum have analysed the application’s function.

The researcher integrates plant enzymes into sensors and fuel cells.

Precious metals are often efficient catalysts. But they are expensive and rare. However, it has so far been difficult to determine how efficient non-precious metal alternatives are.

Solvated acids tend to release a proton. However, they display more complex behaviour under space conditions.

Both individual nerve cells and large neuronal assemblies appear to be relevant for spatial navigation. But what’s the relationship between both?

“The theoretical possibilities seem almost too good to be true,” says researcher Tobias Löffler.

Since they are so tiny, it is difficult to investigate single nanoparticles. However, this is exactly what researchers are aiming for in order to tailor their properties. A novel approach: particle at the stick.