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Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues, and the partial mobilization ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin even raises fears of a further escalation. At the same time, Russian intellectuals and artists are increasingly…

Perennial flower strips attract diverse bee communities over the years. (Photo: Vivien von Königslöw)Farmers should create a network of perennial flower strips in combination with hedges to provide wild bees with a continuous supply of…

On 23 September 2022 at 7 pm, the NEXUS Experiments platform invites to the opening of the NEXUS Lab in the Intelligent Machine-Brain Interfacing Technology (IMBIT) at the University of Freiburg in its new event space. NEXUS Experiments…

Di Ventura's research area is synthetic biology. She is a member of the Cluster of Excellence CIBSS - Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies at the University of Freiburg and holds one of the core professorships at BIOSS -…

"The repeatedly proven and much lamented lack of courage of political stakeholders in German Corona policymaking" was the trigger for this symposium, explained Prof. Dr. Bernd Kortmann, Director of Humanities and Social Sciences at the…

Many facades contain biocides. These are toxins that inhibit the growth of algae and fungi on walls. Rainwater can wash these biocides out of the facade paints, allowing the toxins to find their way into the groundwater. “Some of these…

Energy saving is a key concern for the University of Freiburg, especially with regard to further promoting climate protection and sustainable development. The University of Freiburg is also preparing for a possible energy crisis in…

The small silver-gray box in Jan Behrends’ hand seems rather unremarkable: It has a hatch to open, two buttons, and a blue display. Yet this small box is an analytical instrument with astonishing capabilities. It can detect and…

In recent years, there have been repeated flash floods in Germany, some with devastating effects, which have been triggered by localized heavy rainfall. Up to now, it has often not been possible to warn of such events because their…

A record-breaking 400 femtoseconds: that’s the incredibly short period of time in which the experimental physicist Prof. Dr. Frank Stienkemeier managed to transmit energy between two helium atoms. He did it using a combination of…