Rivers, lakes and streams are getting warmer – with consequences for their inhabitants. Researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen have compiled the largest collection of data on the heat tolerance of freshwater organisms to protect animals and preserve ecosystems.
Entrepreneurial potential in science is honoured at the Falling Walls Summit in Berlin: the start-up Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, nominated by the University of Duisburg-Essen, is one of the 25 winners that will pitch today at the Falling Walls Venture platform.
Urban mining in thermal waste recycling: UDE and industrial partners have developed an economical process to recover waste incineration slag as a raw material for cement production. Metals and minerals are separated and cleaned.
Researchers from UDE and HHU have succeeded in identifying and synthesizing a group of molecules that act in a new way against the tuberculosis trigger. This involves so-called callyaerins, which disrupt the metabolism of the tuberculosis bacterium.
Is it worth repairing the lysosome? Or is its dissolution safer? Researchers at the UDE have identified a new signaling pathway for our cells to make the decision to degrade the organelle. The biologists have published their findings in Molecular Cell.
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He can predict what cannot be measured: Professor Leonid Zhigilei from the University of Virginia (USA) is awarded the Humboldt Research Award for his research on nanoparticle synthesis. For the associated research stay he has chosen the UDE.
They are tiny particles made of only a handful of atoms, but they are incredibly stable. However, they weaken when exposed to light – which is why UDE researchers want to develop these "magic sized nano clusters" into optical sensors.
A good school education reduces the risk of developing dementia. This has been the case so far. Health economist Prof. Martin Karlsson is now questioning this assumption. He and his team evaluated a reform in Sweden that prolonged schooling by one year.
What works against stress? A team of scientists at the UDE has looked into this question and developed an app, which helps to reduce stress with targeted recommendations. They are now looking for volunteers to test the app.
In a joint project, RWE, duisport and UDE have investigated whether liquefied natural gas is suitable as an environmentally friendly alternative fuel. The results are very promising.
The Port of Duisburg handles over 4 million containers annually. With increasing digitalization, more and more data is being generated about the processes in the terminals. This data can be used for forecasts. A paluno team has developed a special prototype.
Why is old dirt being researched? Is there nothing more important? Dr. Eric Parteli researches how it influences the weather and the water cycle in our country. The physicist was accepted into the Heisenberg Programme of the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Again and again hackers try to exploit programming errors in the code, for example to steal crypto currency. paluno has developed and evaluated a technique that enables published smart contracts to be improved instantly.
It has long been clear that the new anode material makes lithium-ion batteries significantly more powerful, and now UDE's scientists are collaborating with Evonik to make them ready for the market. The BMWi is funding the project with €2.3 million.
