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Insulation using popcorn? -
Pressemitteilung, 16.11.2021
Good exterior building insulation reduces heating costs, meaning lower CO2 emissions. Insulation must also be sustainable: the material should be environmentally friendly; made from renewable …
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Forest biodiversity -
Pressemitteilung, 15.11.2021
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended funding for the Research Training Group “Enrichment of European beech forests with conifers: impacts of functional traits on ecosystem functio…
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Less than one-third of high cholesterol patients in low- and middle-income countries treated -
Pressemitteilung, 11.11.2021
Healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is poorly prepared for the increasing number of individuals with high cholesterol (i.e. hypercholesterolemia). A study on 35 LMICs shows …
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Black hole found hiding in star cluster outside our galaxy -
Pressemitteilung, 11.11.2021
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers including Göttingen University discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at how it influences t…
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“Tug of war” between cells – When crucial connections are missing -
Pressemitteilung, 09.11.2021
The ability of cells to move together in harmony is crucial for numerous biological processes in our body. This movement is made possible by the connections between individual cells. A researc…
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Younger generation eat climate-consciously -
Pressemitteilung, 08.11.2021
Climate change is now attracting enormous media attention and, in particular, affects the future of young people. Many factors have an influence on the climate. One of them, which consumers ca…
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Aquatic plant’s genome reveals evolutionary surprises -
Pressemitteilung, 04.11.2021
Quillworts are aquatic plant belonging to an ancient lineage of vascular plants - plants that have tissues to transport water, sap and nutrients. They diverged from other vascular plants over …
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Not yet silent spring: shifting sounds of birdsong -
Pressemitteilung, 02.11.2021
Natural sounds, and birdsong in particular, play a key role in building and maintaining our connection with nature. Birds have been declining due to changing land use and other factors. But ho…
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Göttingen University Senate elects new Vice-President -
Pressemitteilung, 28.10.2021
The Senate of the University of Göttingen unanimously elected Professor Christian Ammer as Vice-President of the University. The forest scientist will take over the Presidential Board's “Stude…
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Student numbers at the start of the semester -
Pressemitteilung, 25.10.2021
At the beginning of this semester, 4,780 new students enrolled at Göttingen University. For just under 3,350 of the new students, this is the first time that they have enrolled at a German uni…
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‘Feeling’ the living cell’s life cycle using optical tweezers -
Pressemitteilung, 22.10.2021
Living cells are the basic building blocks of all organisms. Humans are basically a collection of trillions of living cells! And all these cells emerge from a single fertilized egg which is wh…
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How the Sun’s magnetic forces arrange gas particles -
Pressemitteilung, 13.10.2021
Solar prominences hover above the visible solar disk like giant clouds, held there by a supporting frame-work of magnetic forces, originating from layers deep within the Sun. The magnetic line…
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Protective role of cells in overwintering fungi -
Pressemitteilung, 12.10.2021
Scientists have discovered a new role for cells that are known to nurture the reproductive structures in the fungus Aspergillus nidulans through the winter. The findings suggest that Hülle cel…
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Jan Huisken takes up Humboldt Professorship -
Pressemitteilung, 08.10.2021
Physicist Professor Jan Huisken has taken up his Alexander von Humboldt Professorship at the University of Göttingen. As a member of the Cluster of Excellence “Multiscale Bioimaging: From Mole…
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Novel quantum effect discovered in naturally occurring graphene -
Pressemitteilung, 06.10.2021
Under special circumstances electrical resistance can adopt a fixed value and is “quantised”. This quantisation normally occurs within strong magnetic fields and at very low temperatures when …
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