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Unexpected Science Photography: 437 Entries Explored

Scientists responded to the call launched by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) last November. 239 candidates from all over the country submitted 437…

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EU Advances Interdisciplinary Tinnitus Research via ESIT Program

Chronic tinnitus affects around 42 million people in Europe. For many sufferers, the annoying ringing in the ear leads to significant long-term reduction in…

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ERC Awards Six Advanced Grants to Helmholtz Research

“In the tenth anniversary year of the European Research Council its funding continues to be as attractive as it has always been. I am pleased that six of our…

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German Federal Government Promotes Health Care Research

In order to shape health care in Germany so that it is viable in the future, the Federal Government has launched the Innovation Fund. Each year from 2016 to…

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Yuan Chang and Patrick Moore: Cancer Virus Discovery Awarded

Two Americans, Yuan Chang and Patrick S. Moore, will receive the 2017 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize today in Frankfurt's Paulskirche for their…

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BMBF Funds Innovative Pancreas Chip for Diabetes Research

In various types of diabetes, the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas are destroyed. Science is focusing more and more on replacement and regeneration…

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Sarah Amalia Teichmann Wins Helmholtz International Fellow Award

“I cannot imagine a better award winner,” says Prof. Dr. Dr. Fabian Theis, Director of the Institute of Computational Biology (ICB) at the Helmholtz Zentrum…

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Kiel University Leads €1M Project in Inflammation Research

Academic and industry partners from nine different countries join forces to achieve the ambitious goals of the project which has started at the beginning of…

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Radio Astronomers Win EU Funding for Research Support

RadioNet will provide support for various aspects of radio astronomical research in Europe; it will enable scientists from all over the world to use the radio…

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Europe Unites for Spinal Cord Injury Research with €1.34M Grant

Six European research teams including Dr. Michell Reimer and his team at the DFG-Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) – Cluster of Excellence at…

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Discovering Earth’s Oldest Ice: A Quest in Antarctica

In Antarctica internationally leading ice and climate scientists of 14 institutions from ten European countries are looking for the oldest ice on Earth. Goal…

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Empa Innovation Award: New Flame Retardant for PU Foams

We frequently encounter polyurethane (PU) foams in everyday life: they are in the insulation in house façades and refrigerators, in car seats, in living room…

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Continued Funding Boosts Research on Programmed Cell Death

Programmed cell death is a basic pre-requisite for life, and its underlying mechanisms are immensely interesting not only for cancer research. The tri-national…

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International Bionic Award Highlights Innovations in Bionics

During the bionics congress “Patents of Nature”, which took place on 21 October 2016 in Bremen, Kai Winands and Mario Pothen from the Fraunhofer IPT and their…

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Affordable Electricity Innovations from Solar Contest Winners

The Canopus Foundation and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, who collaboratively organized the 2nd »Solar for All« Contest for Innovative…

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Emmy Noether junior research group investigates new magnetic structures for spintronics applications

Theoretical physicist Dr. Karin Everschor-Sitte will be setting up an Emmy Noether independent junior research group at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz…

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