Selected press releases

Virology How to inactivate common cold viruses

There is something we can all do to prevent the common cold virus RSV from spreading: disinfecting hands and surfaces as well as gargling with mouthwash when symptoms occur.

Citzien Science Counting lights for science

Research funding Ultrafast lasers for materials processing

IT Security How randomized data can improve our security

IT security How do people really feel about electronic health records?

Physics A new type of quantum bit in semiconductor nanostructures

Biophysical chemistry Detection of bacteria and viruses with fluorescent nanotubes

British Cultural Studies Brexit anticipated

Geography Improving urban planning with virtual reality

IT security Satellite security lags decades behind the state of the art

Award Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for Marcella Woud

The human factor How safe do people around the world feel on the internet?

Deep fakes How artificially generated images give themselves away

IT-Security Researchers discover vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office application

Virology Single hepatitis E mutation renders sofosbuvir therapy ineffective

Neurology Tracing the evolutionary origin of cognitive flexibility

Materials research Powder-filled wires for highly customizable alloys

Medicine Aggressive cancer cells grow by protecting their identity

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship F. Ömer Ilday comes to Ruhr University

Medicine Progesterone’s protective potential against Parkinson’s

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