Scientists can use laser radiation to print tiny structures with high precision. This approach enables them to mimic the superpowers of animals and plants and makes them accessible for engineering ...

Researchers have uncovered the pivotal role of a previously overlooked protein in the development of the serious illness. Hypertension in the lungs is a relatively rare but very serious disease that ...

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, ...

Mice unlearn fear more quickly when certain brain cells are activated. This opens up new approaches to understanding anxiety disorders. Unlearning fear responses is a fundamental learning process in ...

Projects are funded in electrical engineering and information technology, chemistry and psychology. Receiving a grant from the European Research Council (ERC) is one of the most prestigious awards in ...

With funding from the Research Development Fund, WUN is supporting a project led by Bochum-based scientist Sadik-Zada, which aims to develop a model for a fair energy transition in Africa. Since 2022, ...

In a hybrid cascade, climate-damaging CO 2 is turned back into valuable methanol. An international research team has shown how this works. In order to recover valuable substances from CO 2, it must be ...

Ein Transferzentrum aus der Bochumer Chemieforschung soll sich in Herne ansiedeln. Die Ruhr-Universität und die Stadt Herne haben eine entsprechende Absichtserklärung unterzeichnet. Die ...

Styrene oxide isomerase is proving to be a multifunctional helper for biotechnology. The bacterial membrane enzyme styrene oxide isomerase can convert toxic compounds into valuable materials.

Research findings reinforce new approaches in psychology, using psychedelic substances under medical supervision to treat certain clinical conditions. Psychedelic substances are increasingly being ...

New results from physicists in Bochum have challenged the Standard Model of Cosmology. “Since time immemorial people have been looking at the sky and trying to understand how much stars, planets, ...

Study combines highly precise genome diagnostics with functional neuroscience. Despite modern high-throughput sequencing, the genetic cause of most rare movement disorders remains unclear. A research ...