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Empowering Home-Based Product Development with 3D Printing

Nowadays, everybody can, on a smaller scale, produce like large manufacturers. Not only do fab labs, 3D printers and similar innovations make these home-based…

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Toxicology in flux – Fraunhofer ITEM is participating in the European research project “EU-ToxRisk”

The European Commission is funding this large-scale project “EU-ToxRisk” under its research and innovation funding scheme “Horizon 2020”. The aim is to…

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ZMT Secures €500K from BMBF to Boost Coastal Ecosystem Research

Research at the ZMT lays the scientific foundation for the protection and sustainable use of tropical coastal ecosystems. Mangrove forests, coral reefs and…

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EGU 2016 Science Journalism Fellowships Open for Applications

Rather than awarding a published piece of science reporting, EGU Science Journalism Fellowships distinguish themselves from other science journalism prizes by…

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EU-Funded Project Advances Proteomics for Clinical Use

Proteins are the major functional actors within cells and exert most of the cells’ functions. Over the past decade the analysis of the protein inventory of…

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New DFG Research Unit Boosts Agricultural Transitions in Germany

With this decision, the DFG is strengthening the successful cooperation of the agricultural science faculties at the University of Kassel and the University of…

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Understanding the fruit fly’s nose

How odours influence actions is one of the fundamental questions in neuroscience. Richard Benton, associate professor at the Center for Integrative Genomics at…

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Fighting Parkinson's disease: 1.25 million Euros for young Tübingen-based researcher

Michela Deleidi is studying human ageing processes and age-related neurological disorders with a particular focus on Parkinson's disease. She wants to employ…

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Helmholtz Welcomes 17 New Young Investigators Group Leaders

A total of 250 researchers applied to become a Young Investigators Group leader. “There were many outstanding scientists from top international locations among…

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Light-Controlled Nerve Cells: A Breakthrough in Brain Research

Gero Miesenböck was the first to insert a light-controlled on/off switch into brain cells. His pioneering method allows scientists to switch nerve cells on and…

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Rhineland-Palatinate Invests €2M in Mainz University Cyclotron

The Institute of Nuclear Chemistry at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) will get a subterranean building for its new cyclotron. Parallel to the…

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Professor Ignacio Cirac Wins Hamburg Prize for Quantum Innovation

On the basis of quantum mechanics his investigations are leading to new concepts for quantum computers – devices based on a system of quantum particles that…

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Looking into the retina—Philipp Berens receives Bernstein Award 2015

The Bernstein Award will be presented by Dr. Matthias Kölbel from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) on September 15, 2015 during the…

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International Research Project Secures Major Funding Boost

Antibodies are protein molecules that are produced by the body to fight pathogens. Their formation basically follows the principle of evolution. The best…

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Fraunhofer IAO’s Research Wins Three Awards at ICPR 2015

Every two years, the prestigious ICPR offers production researchers a platform for professional knowledge sharing and discussion. At this year's International…

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Bionorica Phytoneering Award 2015: Honoring Innovation in Botanicals

The award given biannually by the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA) and Bionorica SE, a leading company in the area of…

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