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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · 2d

Third dimension of #DataStorage: Three-dimensional magnetic vortices in synthetic #antiferromagnets move differently than magnetic vortices in two dimensions 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/third-dimension-of-data-storage/

#spintronics #skyrmions #QuantumComputing #physics

Three-dimensional magnetic skyrmion tube in a synthetic antiferromagnet (ill./©: Mona Bhukta)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · 8d

TORF, a new DFG-sponsored Research Unit, investigates the drowned coastal landscape of medieval #NorthFrisia / Interdisciplinary project by #UniMainz, @uni-kiel.de, @leizarchaeology.bsky.social, ALSH, and NIhK is funded by @dfg.de 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/torf-a-new-d...

#DFG #Geography #Archaeology

Traces of a lost medieval settlement in the tidal flats near the island of Hallig Südfall (photo/©: Bente Majchczack)

Examining the remains of the former church of Rungholt in the tidal flats off Hallig Südfall (photo/©: Dirk Bienen-Scholt)

With the help of the techniques of geophysics and coring, it is possible to detect cultural remains that would otherwise be inaccessible by archeological excavations. (photo/©: Hanna Hadler)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · 9d

Zoom fatigue is a thing of the past: Recent study undertaken by #UniMainz has revealed that online meetings are not more exhausting than face-to-face meetings 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/zoom-fatigue...

#ZoomFatigue #OnlineMeetings #psychology

Zoom fatigue is a thing of the past | Press and Public Relations

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · 16d

Economics as a school subject leads to more #entrepreneurship: Recent study of #ifoInstitute and #MainzUniversity shows connection between economics classes in schools and entrepreneurial activity in adulthood 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/economics-as...

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · 19d

Possible breakthrough in the development of effective #biomaterials for internat. research team led by Shikha Dhiman: Receptor speed in membranes, not binding strength, is crucial to the binding of modell cell membranes to biomaterials 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/possible-bre...
#chemistry #biotechnology

Professor Dr. Shikha Dhiman (photo/©: Ankit Sakhuja)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · 20d

WMO report on global water resources: 2024 was characterized by both extreme drought and intense rainfall / Robert Reinecke major contributor to the report of the World Meteorological Organization 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/wmo-report-o...

#water #WaterResources #WorldWaterReport #WMO #meteorology

A water discharge measuring point in Tyrol (photo/©: Robert Reinecke)

Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 28

#RhineMainUniversities sign new cooperation agreement: For its 10th anniversary, RMU sends strong signal for its future with new cooperation agreement 👉 www.rhein-main-universitaeten.de/en/news/rhin...

@rheinmainunis.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social #UniMainz

The presidents of the Rhine-Main Universities Darmstadt, Frankfurt, and Mainz signed a new RMU cooperation agreement. (photo/©: Peter Pulkowski / RMU)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 27

Researchers of #MainzUniversity are involved in the HALO-South mission over the Southern Ocean near New Zealand 👇

Read more at 👉 www.dlr.de/en/latest/ne...

German Aerospace Center (DLR) @dlr-en.bsky.social · Aug 26

✈️ HALO-South Takes Flight!

Our #HALO research aircraft is heading down south!🧭 Starting this September, HALO will fly over the Southern Ocean – one of the cloudiest and cleanest regions on Earth. A rare look at unpolluted skies!
#HALOSouth #AtmosphericResearch #CleanAir

The HALO research aircraft flying through a cloudy sky.

Two DLR researchers preparing the Cloud Imaging Probe (CIP), mounted on the outside of the HALO research aircraft.

An image showing cloud phase measurements over the Southern Ocean, taken by the Himawari-9 JAXA satellite in 2024. A red line shows the planned HALO research flight around New Zealand.

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 27

Common metal, unusual power: New manganese(I) complex breaks lifetime record for excited states / Combination of a #manganese salt and a ligand paves the way for future large-scale applications of #photochemistry 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/common-metal...

#SustainableChemistry #SusInnoScience

The figure shows the molecular structure of the manganese complex (center), a cuvette containing a solution of the purple manganese complex (top left), the absorption spectrum of the complex, which explains its high color intensity (purple), and the luminescence spectrum of the complex, which was used to measure its long lifetime (green). (ill./©: Katja Heinze)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 27

JUNO completed liquid filling and begins taking data: New type of detector enables deeper understanding of the universe 👉 www.prisma.uni-mainz.de/outreach/pre...

#neutrinos #ParticlePhysics #NeutrinoDetector #ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA #JUNOexperiment #JUNOdetector

View of the JUNO detector (© JUNO Collaboration)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 27

Indirect effects drive evolution: Researchers of #MainzUniversity, @eawag.bsky.social & @unibas.ch present first direct evidence that species that never interact can profoundly influence each other's #evolution 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/indirect-eff...

#EvolutionaryBiology #biology

Organisms living in terrestrial and aquatic habitats can influence each other through indirect ecological interactions. (ill./©: Shuqing Xu // icons/©: biorender.com)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 25

Researchers at #MainzUniversity and #HelmholtzInstituteMainz have developed a novel method for investigating the internal structure of atoms and discovered previously unknown atomic transitions in samarium, a rare earth element 👉 www.prisma.uni-mainz.de/outreach/pre...

#spectroscopy #physics

New method developed for investigating the internal structure of atoms | PRISMA+ – Precision Physics, Fundamental Interactions and Structure of Matter

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 22

#QuantumChromodynamics: Computer simulations describe particle properties with unprecedented precision 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/computer-sim...

#physics #ParticlePhysics #LatticeQCD #supercomputers #StrongInteraction #quarks #ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA

The MOGON NHR South-West high-performance computer in the JGU server room (photo/©: Peter Pulkowski / JGU)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 11

Tiny projections on the surface of human cells can determine whether we stay healthy or develop a genetic disorder. Cell biologist Helen May-Simera is an expert on the hair-like structures called #cilia 👉 www.magazine.uni-mainz.de/the-big-impa...

#CellBiology #MolecularBiology #BardetBiedlSyndrome

Professor Helen May-Simera conducts research in the field of molecular cell biology, in particular on ciliopathies. (photo/©: Peter Pulkowski / JGU)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 6

Heroes, victims – and rarely collaborators: International study based on an online survey with 5,474 participants from eight European countries reveals how people across Europe reinterpret their nation's role during the Nazi era 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/heroes-victi...

#psychology #SocialPsychology

This chart illustrates how people in eight European countries recall their nation's role during World War II. In most cases, citizens are seen as victims or reluctant collaborators. Voluntary collaboration is rarely acknowledged. (ill./©: Fiona Kazarovytska)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 5

#Dinosaur teeth as time capsules of #climate data: New method to reconstruct carbon dioxide concentrations and global primary production from fossilized tooth enamel 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/dinosaur-tee...

#ClimateResearch #paleontology #TyrannosaurusRex #dinosaurs #palaeontology #IsotopeGeology

Skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex discovered at Murray Ranch, Montana, USA (© Naturalis Biodiversity Center)

Tooth of a Tyrannosaurus rex that was excavated in Alberta, Canada (photo/©: Thomas Tütken)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 4

First real-time observation of two-dimensional melting process: Researchers at #MainzUniversity unveil new insights into magnetic vortex structures 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/first-real-t...

#skyrmions #MagneticField #DataStorage #physics #TopDyn

Snapshots of the skyrmion lattice during the melting: an ordered skyrmion lattice on the left while the lattice structure has vanished on the right. (photo/©: Raphael Gruber)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Aug 4

#JGUinternational: International German Language School at #MainzUniversity welcomes 60 students from 20 countries, 5 of them from the #FORTHEMAlliance / German courses for language levels A1-C1 plus German history, literature, and culture

More information at 👉 summer.uni-mainz.de

#SummerSchool

Students from 20 countries are currently taking part in the 2025 International German Language School at Mainz University. (photo/©: Peter Pulkowski / JGU)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Jul 4

How #ants actively protect themselves against dehydration: Researchers at #MainzUniversity and Université #ParisCité have for the first time investigated the physical properties of the wax layer surrounding the bodies of #insects 👉️ press.uni-mainz.de/how-ants-act...

#biology #dehydration

Ant of the species Myrmica rubra carrying a plant seed (photo/©: Dr. Philipp Hönle)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Jul 3

Neanderthals ran "fat factories" 125,000 years ago: Groundbreaking discovery in Germany reveals large-scale fat processing by Neanderthals 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/neanderthals...

The Neumark-Nord 2/2B site was excavated through year-round campaigns by a core team from 2004 to 2009, alongside an international field school that included more than 175 students in total. (photo/©: Wil Roebroeks)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Jul 2

The #WaterManagement of ancient #Arles: Using #carbonate fragments, researchers from Mainz, Oxford, and Innsbruck have deciphered the complex history of the Arles #aqueduct system 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/the-water-ma...

#RomanAqueduct #Roman #ancient #geoarchaeology #geosciences #Barbegal #geoscience

Bridge of the Roman aqueduct in Arles, France (photo/©: Cees Passchier)

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Jun 25

Olena Pchelintseva values the quiet, peaceful sky over Mainz. "After living with constant air raid sirens, you come to appreciate that kind of silence." The linguist is currently at #MainzUniversity through a fellowship from the Philipp Schwartz Initiative 👉 www.magazine.uni-mainz.de/research-in-...

Professor Olena Pchelintseva is currently conducting research at Mainz University with the support of a fellowship from the Philipp Schwartz Initiative. (photo/©: private)

Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Jun 24

The #ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA+ is searching for #NewPhysics beyond the #StandardModel of #ParticlePhysics. Its core feature is the construction and operation of the #ParticleAccelerator MESA 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=brAn... 👇

@dfg.de @wissenschaftsrat.de
#ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA

The MESA particle accelerator

YouTube video by Uni Mainz

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Jun 20

Join our online info session in English on the new interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree program "Languages, Cultures, Communication" 👇 on Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 at 6 p.m. CEST 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/new-bachelor...

#FTSKUniMainz #StudyInGermany #StudyInEurope #Bachelor #languages #communication

Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Jun 18

New interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree program "Languages, #Cultures, #Communication" provides qualification in #multilingualism in transcultural contexts / Start in the 2025/2026 winter semester @ftsk-unimainz.bsky.social 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQf6... & press.uni-mainz.de/new-bachelor...

Der Bachelor Sprachen, Kulturen, Kommunikation an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · Jun 19

New permanent magnet configurations deliver strong and homogeneous fields: Physicists develop efficient alternatives to the classic Halbach design – with potential for a wide range of applications 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/new-permanen...

#physics #magnets #MagneticField #PermanentMagnets

Focused magnet system consisting of two stacked rings, each with 16 FeNdB magnet cuboids with a side length of 20 millimeters. The inner diameter is 160 millimeters. The magnetic field of 20 mT exhibits a homogeneity of approximately five per mille over a spherical volume with a diameter of 50 millimeters. (photo/©: Peter Blümler)