What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds? Researchers ...

The project team aims to lay the foundation for future scalable photonic quantum technologies. Scalable quantum information technology that processes information according to the laws of quantum ...

People with ataxia often experience stress-induced motor incoordination. Researchers have now discovered which receptor is responsible for this. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, ...

Researchers in Bochum have discovered a control mechanism that may also operate beyond plants. How lipids in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum of plant cells interact with proteins to organize ...

Researchers hope to use plasmas to make the production of hydrogen and steel more environmentally friendly. The key to this is a tornado that they generate in a lab. There is a storm brewing in the ...

A new method reconstructs carbon dioxide levels and photosynthesis from fossilized tooth enamel. A previously untapped source of data sheds new light on the climate of the early Earth: fossilized ...

For animals, sleeping on their left side is not about comfort. It is a survival strategy. Cats prefer to sleep on their left side. This is the conclusion drawn by an international research team that ...

Researchers are investigating the mechanisms and identifying new areas of the brain that can benefit patients when stimulated. Persons with Parkinson’s disease increasingly lose their mobility over ...

Starting in the Early Modern Period, anatomical theaters served as a venue for the public dissection of human bodies. An act between visualization and concealment. This production is worth the price ...

Das Buch legt vor allem in der Lehre ab Master/Promotions-Level und in der Forschung eine Basis für die Zukunft. Einen breiten Überblick über die Biokatalyse bietet der Band „Biocatalysis“, den der ...

A misfolded protein facilitates reliable diagnosis even in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease in body fluids. Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is usually diagnosed in its ...

Um Informationen sicher zu transportieren, erzeugen Forschende einzelne Lichtteilchen in einem hochreinen Kristall. Ein Bochumer Team ist Meister in der Produktion der erforderlichen Hardware. Wann ...