2026 #GutenbergResearchAward goes to Bissera Pentcheva, one of the leading international scholars in the field of Byzantine and Medieval #ArtHistory: Art historian from Stanford University wins most prestigious research award of #MainzUniversity 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/2026-gutenberg-research-award-goes-to-bissera-pentcheva/
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Neanderthals in Central Europe hunted pond turtles: Shells of captured reptiles may have been used as ladles / Research collaboration of #MainzUniversity & @paleomonrepos@mastodon.social / #LEIZA & #UniLeiden 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/neanderthals-in-central-europe-hunted-pond-turtles/
Hunted by Neanderthals: Giant elephants traveled hundreds of kilometers across ice-age Europe / International research team analyzes prehistoric teeth of European straight-tusked elephants 👉 https://www.rhein-main-universitaeten.de/en/news/hunted-by-neanderthals-giant-elephants-traveled-hundreds-of-kilometers-across-ice-age-europe
#elephants #Neanderthals #palaeontology #research #RhineMainUniversities
Hypertriton more strongly bound than previously assumed: International research team at the Mainz Microtron MAMI achieves most precise measurement of hypertriton binding energy to date / New insights into the strong nuclear forces that hold matter together 👉 https://www.fb08.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/04/17/precision-measurement-at-the-mainz-microtron-mami-hypertriton-more-strongly-bound-than-previously-assumed/
#StandardModel of #ParticlePhysics verified to one trillionth accuracy: Experiments with hydrogen confirm fundamental #QuantumTheory up to the 13th decimal place and solve proton radius puzzle 👉 https://prisma.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/03/11/standard-model-of-particle-physics-tested-to-a-trillionth-of-a-percent-accuracy/
Sustainable hydrogen production with self-activating catalysts: Researchers at #MainzUniversity develop a core framework for designing self-activating catalysts for green hydrogen production 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/sustainable-hydrogen-production-with-self-activating-catalysts/
#SustainableChemistry #electrolysis #hydrogen #GreenHydrogen #chemistry #SusInnoscience #electrolyzer
Muon g-2 collaboration with strong contribution from #MainzUniversity wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics: Research group from the #ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA++ provided crucial measurement capabilities and analysis strategies to explore subtle wobble of a subatomic particle 👉 https://prisma.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/05/07/myon-g-2-kollaboration-mit-starker-mainzer-beteiligung-gewinnt-breakthrough-prize-in-fundamental-physics/
After Rome: genomic insights from southern Germany on the formation of Central European societies / International research team led by #MainzUniversity analyzed genomes from the period around the end of the Western Roman Empire 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/after-rome-genomic-insights-from-southern-germany-on-the-formation-of-central-european-societies/
#anthropology #bioinformatics #history #archaeology #PopulationGenetics #genome
#MainzUniversity and the German #Police University launch joint research project on qualified language mediation for efficient forensic #communication #surveillance, funded with approx. EUR 880,000 by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space 👉https://press.uni-mainz.de/mainz-university-and-german-police-university-launch-joint-research-project-on-qualified-language-mediation-for-efficient-forensic-communication-surveillance/
Computer scientist Professor Sarah Neuwirth of #MainzUniversity is among the #SCW75. With inclusion in this list, Scientific World Computing is honoring 75 individuals who are shaping the future of scientific computing worldwide, including high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures and AI-driven research 👉 https://www.scientific-computing.com/scientific-computing-world-75
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#MainzUniversity is successful with five funding applications for Collaborative Research Centers: Approval of the German Research Foundation boosts JGU's research profile 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/johannes-gutenberg-university-mainz-successful-with-five-funding-applications-for-collaborative-research-centers/
#CRC #DeutscheForschungsgemeinschaft #DFG #GermanResearchFoundation #CollaborativeResearchCenter
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Artificial intelligence struggles to understand the Mainz dialect: New study of #MainzUniversity finds that language models misinterpret words in regional varieties 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/artificial-intelligence-struggles-to-understand-the-mainz-dialect/
#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #LargeLanguageModels #LLMs #dialects #ComputationalLinguistics #dialect
Molecules shed light on #DarkMatter: Analysis of precision measurements of unexplored interactions between electrons and atomic nuclei give information of new particles 👉 https://prisma.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/05/11/molecules-shed-light-on-dark-matter/
#ParticlePhysics #physics #antimatter #universe #cosmology #ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA
Drinking water near coasts is under threat worldwide: A recent study shows how the salinization of groundwater due to over-abstraction and rising sea levels is becoming a global problem 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/drinking-water-near-coasts-is-under-threat-worldwide/
New dual-frequency Paul trap tested at #MainzUniversity // Heavy calcium ions or light #electrons captured in the same trap 👉https://prisma.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/04/10/milestone-on-the-way-to-creating-antihydrogen-in-mainz-new-dual-frequency-paul-trap-tested/
#ParticlePhysics #physics #ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA++ #antihydrogen #antimatter
Gravitational waves as possible candidates for the origin of dark matter: New calculations explore the early universe / #ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA++ involved in new study 👉 https://prisma.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/04/01/gravitational-waves-as-possible-candidates-for-the-origin-of-dark-matter/
#ParticlePhysics #DarkMatter #universe #physics #GravitationalWaves
Hunting for the neutrino mass with "cool" detectors: Current research results presented by the ECHo Collaboration are the basis for large-scale experiments to get closer to the mass of "ghost particles" 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/hunting-for-the-neutrino-mass-with-cool-detectors/
#physics #neutrino #NeutrinoMass #ParticlePhysics #neutrinos
The #RhineMainUniversities launch a unique Master's program in #ParticleAccelerator Science – the first trilateral RMU degree program, in close collaboration with #GSI and FAIR.
Our video features Prof. Joachim Enders and physics student Fatemeh Moujani sharing what makes this program so fascinating 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDsHI3Gg5ho 👇
Interested? Applications are open until March 1, 2026.
#physics #AcceleratorScience #StudyInGermany #MaterialsScience #Master