Press Archives 2005-2008

19.12.2008: Ice-Cold Deceleration: Physicists at Mainz University generate ultracold neutrons at the TRIGA Reactor
Worldwide unique new process for the generation and storage of ultracold neutrons developed using the TRIGA research reactor at Mainz University
 ... Link: Ice-Cold Deceleration: Physicists at Mainz University generate ultracold neutrons at the TRIGA Reactor 
15.12.2008: Scientists in Mainz and Zurich have contested a popular hypothesis concerning the emergence of multiple sclerosis (MS)
Interleukin 17 proteins appear to play no essential role in the emergence of autoimmune diseases of the brain like multiple sclerosis
 ... Link: Scientists in Mainz and Zurich have contested a popular hypothesis concerning the emergence of multiple sclerosis (MS) 
10.12.2008: Small molecules - large effect: How cancer cells ensure their survival
Scientists at Mainz University identify a mechanism of chemotherapy resistance
 ... Link: Small molecules - large effect: How cancer cells ensure their survival 
09.12.2008: North/south divide: European bird species lay more eggs
The temperature difference between summer and winter plays a significant role in the egg clutch size of birds
 ... Link: North/south divide: European bird species lay more eggs 
09.12.2008: Between dormancy and self-renewal: Mainz mouse model shows blood stem cells in action
Toxicologists from Mainz University develop a mouse model with a gene switch for labeling the genes in blood stem cells - Publication in Cell
 ... Link: Between dormancy and self-renewal: Mainz mouse model shows blood stem cells in action 
05.12.2008: Clear cooling effect: wind screen on the Rhône glacier in Switzerland creates cold air cushion
Geography students from the University of Mainz present the results of a project study on the effects of climate change on the Rhà´ne glacier  ... Link: Clear cooling effect: wind screen on the Rhône glacier in Switzerland creates cold air cushion 
04.12.2008: Quantum Simulator for Complex Electronic Materials
Researchers from Mainz, Cologne and Jülich simulate complex electronic insulator with ultracold atoms in artificial crystals of light  ... Link: Quantum Simulator for Complex Electronic Materials 
18.11.2008: Earliest authentic molecular genetic evidence of the existence of a nuclear family in Late Stone Age society
Scientists from Germany, the UK, and Australia detect family relationships in a 4,600-year-old stone age burial / Publication in PNAS  ... Link: Earliest authentic molecular genetic evidence of the existence of a nuclear family in Late Stone Age society 
17.11.2008: Shakespeare goes digital: The new Shakespeare Illustration Archive Oppel-Hammerschmidt
Previously unpublished University of Mainz collection of the work of artists on the plays of William Shakespeare is now available on the Internet at no charge
 ... Link: Shakespeare goes digital: The new Shakespeare Illustration Archive Oppel-Hammerschmidt 
21.10.2008: Archaeologists from Mainz University uncover ancient governor's palace in Turkey
International excavation project discovers hitherto undisturbed cremation sites  ... Link: Archaeologists from Mainz University uncover ancient governor's palace in Turkey 
20.10.2008: Microscopic structure of quantum gases made visible
Physicists of Mainz University have first managed to plot the distribution of individual gases in the Bose-Einstein condensate / Published in Nature Physics
 ... Link: Microscopic structure of quantum gases made visible 
17.10.2008: Europeans are sedentary, but highly mobile as commuters and on business trips
First representative study on job-related spatial mobility in Europe shows: One in two people in gainful employment has experience with mobility
 ... Link: Europeans are sedentary, but highly mobile as commuters and on business trips 
16.10.2008: No higher risk of leukemia for children living near powerful radio or television transmitters
Scientists from Mainz University investigate the association between the exposure to high frequency electromagnetic fields and childhood leukemia
 ... Link: No higher risk of leukemia for children living near powerful radio or television transmitters 
06.10.2008: Important cultural assets in Palestine could be lost - Europe could also lose part of its historic heritage
It is still not possible to conduct excavations in the Palestinian territories  ... Link: Important cultural assets in Palestine could be lost - Europe could also lose part of its historic heritage 
10.09.2008: School transition: Discrimination against children of less-educated, lower income parents
Sociologists at Mainz University investigate the educational opportunities of year four pupils in Wiesbaden relative to their social background
 ... Link: School transition: Discrimination against children of less-educated, lower income parents 
19.08.2008: Catching cold mountain air could save Europe’s glaciers
Student project of Mainz University installs wind-catching screen at the Swiss Rhône glacier to test its effect on its melting rate  ... Link: Catching cold mountain air could save Europe’s glaciers 
14.07.2008: Fraud with cultured pearls can be detected
Scientists at Mainz University have developed a method for objectively distinguishing between Japanese and Chinese fresh-water cultured pearls
 ... Link: Fraud with cultured pearls can be detected 
04.07.2008: Horse racecourse in ancient Olympia discovered after 1600 years
An archaeological sensation: Modern geophysical methods have made it possible to discover the site of the hippodrome and determine its geographical dimensions
 ... Link: Horse racecourse in ancient Olympia discovered after 1600 years 
24.06.2008: Shells - a unique climate archive on the ocean floor
Mollusk shells document the climate of the past and climate changes attributable to humans  ... Link: Shells - a unique climate archive on the ocean floor 
12.06.2008: Mainz University involved in new DFG Transregional Collaborative Research Center in the field of immune responses
Laboratories in Würzburg, Berlin and Mainz are investigating the genetic regulation of specialized T cells
 ... Link: Mainz University involved in new DFG Transregional Collaborative Research Center in the field of immune responses 
04.06.2008: Myelin accelerates stimuli: Shedding light on the mechanisms of myelin formation in the central nervous system
Investigations conducted by the Department of Molecular Cell Biology published in the Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Cell Biology  ... Link: Myelin accelerates stimuli: Shedding light on the mechanisms of myelin formation in the central nervous system 
03.06.2008: Even fruit flies have an orientation memory: Recall tested in a virtual space
Scientists from Mainz University have demonstrated that Drosophila has an orientation memory / Publication in Nature
 ... Link: Even fruit flies have an orientation memory: Recall tested in a virtual space 
30.05.2008: Sedentary, but highly mobile: In Germany every second person of working age has experience with occupational mobility
Sociologists of Mainz University are coordinating a Europe-wide study on the prevalence, diversity, and consequence of occupational mobilty
 ... Link: Sedentary, but highly mobile: In Germany every second person of working age has experience with occupational mobility 
22.04.2008: Day of Teaching 2008: Award for the Germersheim Friday Conference concept
read on Project of Faculty 06 receives the Excellence Award for Learning and Teaching of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
 ... Link: Day of Teaching 2008: Award for the Germersheim Friday Conference concept 
22.04.2008: Day of Teaching 2008: Authoring tool project for developing a web-based virtual physics laboratory wins state prize
read on Faculty of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science of Mainz University receives the Rhineland-Palatinate Excellence Award for Learning and Teaching
 ... Link: Day of Teaching 2008: Authoring tool project for developing a web-based virtual physics laboratory wins state prize 
22.04.2008: Day of Teaching 2008: Awards for five lecturers and two teaching projects at Mainz University
Authoring tool for virtual physics lessons and the Friday Conference for practicing interpreting under conference conditions come out tops in the state Excellence Competition
 ... Link: Day of Teaching 2008: Awards for five lecturers and two teaching projects at Mainz University 
21.04.2008: Generous private donation for the Botanic Garden at Mainz University
Professor Elisabeth Gateff supports the planned Green School with €50,000
 ... Link: Generous private donation for the Botanic Garden at Mainz University 
13.03.2008: The German Donors’ Association honors Mainz University for its outstanding quality management concept
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz qualifies as a pilot university in the Quality Management in Institutions of Higher Education program / Funding of €300,000 approved
 ... Link: The German Donors’ Association honors Mainz University for its outstanding quality management concept 
20.12.2007: How atoms change places
Physicists from the University of Mainz simulate quantum magnetism with ultracold atoms
 ... Link: How atoms change places 
27.02.2007: Early Europeans could not digest milk
New palaeogenetic study based in Mainz and London sees development of lactase persistence as the result of a natural selection process
 ... Link: Early Europeans could not digest milk 
01.02.2006: Successful generation of ultracold neutrons
TRIGA research reactor at Mainz University takes leading position worldwide
 ... Link: Successful generation of ultracold neutrons 
11.11.2005: Europeans most probably descended from hunter-gatherers
Modern Europeans and the European farmers of the Neolithic period share only very few genetic similarities
 ... Link: Europeans most probably descended from hunter-gatherers 

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