Research releases published in English

February 2013

• How the Ocean loses nitrogen
  Scientists identify key factor that controls nitrogen availability in the Ocean
  

  (56/2013, 25.02.2013)

December 2012

• Superconductors Which Work by Themselves
  Scientists from Tübingen, Tel Aviv and Kiel discover new possibilities in chryoelectronics
  

  (356/2012, 03.12.2012)

November 2012

• Predicting material fatigue
  Polymer composites: luminescent zink oxide tetrapod filler makes inner damage visible
  

  (352/2012, 29.11.2012)

• Sieve holds nanoparticles and acts as solar absorber
  Scientists of the “Helmholtz-University Young Investigators Group” from Kiel and Geestacht in Germany publish their research results
  

  (348/2012, 26.11.2012)

• Solving the mystery of ageing
  Longevity gene makes Hydra immortal and humans grow older
  

  (332/2012, 13.11.2012)

• Researchers of Kiel University discover a new type of toxic protein
  

  (327/2012, 12.11.2012)

October 2012

• Evolutionary biology: German research team solves toll-receptor puzzle
  

  (310/2012, 31.10.2012)

• A molecular scissor related to Alzheimer’s Disease
  

  (278/2012, 04.10.2012)

September 2012

• Burying the hatchet in the laser lab
  New method provides answers to long lasting dispute about electrical insulators
  

  (265/2012, 25.09.2012)

August 2012

• Joining the Un-Joinable
  New polymer linking technology based on nano crystals developed in Kiel
  

  (237/2012, 24.08.2012)

• Flexible snake armour
  Biology could inspire systems in engineering with minimized abrasion
  

  (230/2012, 15.08.2012)

• “The beetle shows us how”
  

  (227/2012, 08.08.2012)

July 2012

• World Record: Scientists from Northern Germany Produce the Lightest Material in the World
  

  (212/2012, 17.07.2012)

June 2012

• It’s not getting rougher! Smoothing the way for copper wires
  Kiel Physicists discover anomalous deposition of copper
  

  (182/2012, 22.06.2012)

• Watching the quantum race of electrons
  

  (181/2012, 20.06.2012)

• Switchable nano magnets
  Research group at Kiel University switches magnetism of individual molecules
  

  (169/2012, 13.06.2012)

May 2012

• Newly identified gene helps to increase sugar beet yields
  

  (143/2012, 16.05.2012)

• What do marine snails and insulin have in common?
  Scientists at Kiel University are following a new approach to treat diabetes
  

  (135/2012, 10.05.2012)

• The electronic „Pavlov’s Dog“
  Nanotechnology scientists and memory researchers at the Kiel University redesigned a mental learning process using electronic circuits
  

  (131/2012, 08.05.2012)

April 2012

• Nano materials for medical measuring devices
  New magnetoelectric sensors for deep brain stimulation
  

  (121/2012, 26.04.2012)

• People, population and diseases in the Middle Ages
  Interreg-Project “Bones4Culture“: the first analyses of 700 skeletons from the city of Schleswig
  

  (98/2012, 16.04.2012)

February 2012

• Eat and let die
  Kiel biologist discovers new animal enzyme to use plant toxins for self-defence
  

  (48/2012, 21.02.2012)

November 2011

• From the banks of the Kiel Fjord all the way to Mars
  NASA and DLR place their trust in technology developed in Kiel, Germany
  

  (201/2011, 25.11.2011)

• Kiel’s world record in efficient data transmission
  

  (182/2011, 10.11.2011)

October 2011

• At the cutting edge
  International Master’s degree programme ‘Digital Communications’ files patent applications
  

  (155/2011, 13.10.2011)

• Closer to the sun
  ESA chooses Solar Orbiter mission
  

  (146/2011, 05.10.2011)

September 2011

• If insurance companies pay out too often, farmers will be threatened with ruin in the long term
  First study on the ecological consequences of rain-index insurance
  

  (131/2011, 20.09.2011)

August 2011

• Exotic Quantum crystal discovered
  Kiel researchers discover novel state of crystal matter
  

  (104/2011, 10.08.2011)

• Lattice of magnetic vortices
  Researchers find magnetic skyrmions in atomically thin metal film
  

  (100/2011, 01.08.2011)

March 2011

• Rapid etching X-rayed
  Physicists unveil processes during fast chemical dissolution
  

  (27/2011, 22.03.2011)

• Ultra high speed film
  Kiel nano-scientists take snapshots of electronic states
  

  (21/2011, 09.03.2011)

• Stem cell research without animal experiments
  International research team develops innovative test for stem cells
  

  (19/2011, 07.03.2011)

January 2011

• Tiny magnetic switch discovered
  Scientists at Kiel University develop molecular machine in form of record player
  

  (7/2011, 28.01.2011)

December 2010

• Shift work and metabolic disorders
  A German-Danish co-operation project investigates twins
  

  (188/2010, 21.12.2010)

• Water pathways from the deep-sea to volcanoes
  Marine scientists prove water cycle in subduction zones
  

  (187/2010, 20.12.2010)

• Therapy for incurable childhood diseases is in sight
  Kiel University research project receives around six million euros
  

  (184/2010, 08.12.2010)

• Electron "Pairing"
  Triplet superconductivity proven experientially for first time
  

  (176/2010, 01.12.2010)

November 2010

• Five atoms for good contact
  A team of scientists headed by Kiel University physicist studies molecules as conductors
  

  (166/2010, 15.11.2010)

• Discovery of an anti-inflammatory substance
  Biochemists at Kiel University, along with international scientists, have identified an important messenger in the immune system
  

  (164/2010, 08.11.2010)

October 2010

• Protecting embryos against microbes
  Scientists at Kiel University decipher fundamental protective mechanisms
  

  (153/2010, 05.10.2010)

• Disappearing glaciers enhanced biodiversity
  Fossils reveal history of marine diversity in Chile
  

  (152/2010, 04.10.2010)

April 2010

• Bone-eating worms 30 Mio. years old
  Scientists at University of Kiel, Germany, find traces of Osedax in fossil whale bones
  

  (64/2010, 20.04.2010)

November 2009

• In Touch with Molecules
  

  (114/2009, 12.11.2009)

August 2009

• X chromosomal genetic variant delays progression to AIDS in HIV-infected women
  

  (78/2009, 13.08.2009)

February 2009

• Periodontitis and myocardial infarction: a shared genetic predisposition
  

  (19/2009, 13.02.2009)

• Living longer thanks to the "longevity gene"
  Kiel scientists prove that 100-year-old Europeans carry a special sequence variation of the FOXO3A gene
  

  (12/2009, 02.02.2009)

January 2009

• Genetic defect in human epilepsy
  Scientists find link between genetic defect on chromosome 15 and epilepsy
  

  (3/2009, 14.01.2009)

November 2008

• "Orphan" genes play an important role in evolution
  

  (107/2008, 18.11.2008)

October 2008

• Can genetic information be controlled by light?
  Researchers at Kiel University report sequence-dependent effects of light on DNA
  

  (92/2008, 10.10.2008)

September 2008

• The green Sahara, a desert in bloom
  

  (88/2008, 30.09.2008)

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