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21
Sep 2016
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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHEMISTRY IN SOLUTION

Europe’s leading conference for theoretical chemistry returns to Bochum after more than 30 years. It focuses on chemical processes in solutions.

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15
Sep 2016
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ERC STARTING GRANT FOR NICOLAS PLUMERE

Storing power from renewable energy sources is a challenge. Nicolas Plumeré wants to meet that challenge with funding from the European Research…

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15
Sep 2016
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ERC STARTING GRANT FOR VIKTORIA DÄSCHLEIN-GESSNER

Prof. Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner develops new ligand systems with unique bonding properties. For her research the European Research Council (ERC)…

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05
Sep 2016
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MARTINA HAVENITH RECEIVES SOPHIE LA ROCHE PRIZE

Prof. Martina Havenith receives the Sophie La Roche prize for her extraordinary commitment to the support of women in science.

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27
Jul 2016
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NEW CATALYST FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

Nature Comm.: The RESOLV members Prof. Rochus Schmid, Dr. Harun Tüysüz, Prof. Martin Muhler and Prof. Wolfgang Schuhmann publish their work about…

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13
Jul 2016
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EUROPÄISCHER FORSCHUNGSPREIS FÜR BORDIGNON

RESOLV PS Prof. Enrica Bordignon hat am 3. Juli 2016 im dänischen Aarhus den AMPERE-Preis erhalten. Mit der mit 3000 Euro dotierten Auszeichnung ehrt…

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05
Jul 2016
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HOW WATER GETS ITS EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTIES

PNAS: Using artificial neural networks, RESOLV PI Dr. Jörg Behler and coworkers have examined the atomic interactions of water molecules.

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04
Jul 2016
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FROM CLIMATE KILLER TO FUELS AND POLYMERS

Nature Comm.: RESOLV PS Prof. Beatriz Roldan and coworkers have discovered a catalyst that performs highly selective conversion of the greenhouse gas…

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30
Jun 2016
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THE ROLE PLAYED BY SOLVENTS AT EXTREME PRESSURE

Angew. Chem.: The team of RESOLV PIs Prof. Dominik Marx, Prof. Roland Winter and Prof. Stefan M. Kast from the Technical University Dortmund examined…

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15
Jun 2016
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NEW RNA THERMOMETER

PNAS: The team around RESOLV PS Prof. Franz Narberhaus and their colleagues at Helmholtz Center for Infection Research in Braunschweig and Leipzig…

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30
May 2016
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NEW INSIGHTS INTO HYDROGENASE COFACTOR ASSEMBLY

Angew. Chem.: The team around RESOLV PS Prof. Thomas Happe gained new insights into the cofactor assembly of hydrogenase.

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19
May 2016
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OPENING OF ZEMOS RESEARCH BUILDING

The Ruhr University of Bochum opened its first research building. ZEMOS will become the new home of Solvation Science by bringing together 100…

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10
May 2016
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INVITATION TO THE OPENING OF ZEMOS

The Ruhr University of Bochum cordially invites to the opening of its first research building: ZEMOS - center for molecular spectroscopy and…

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25
Apr 2016
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FOLDING MOLECULES INTO SCREW-SHAPED STRUCTURES

Angew. Chem.: An international research team around RESOLV PS Prof. Nils Metzler-Nolte describes the methods of winding up molecules into screw-shaped…

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25
Apr 2016
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MODIFYING COMPOSITION OF BACTERIA GENOME

Nucleic Acids Res.: The group of RESOLV PS Prof. Franz Narberhaus carried out a successful study where they controlled the type of proteins a…

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15
Apr 2016
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EU GRANTS 2.5 MILLION EUROS TO RESOLV SPEAKER

RESOLV speaker Prof. Martina Havenith beat a fierce competition envisioning a new method to infer real time heat and energy changes at the…

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31
Mar 2016
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CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS

Angew. Chem.: RESOLV member Dr. Marc Nowaczyk and Prof. Robert Kourist from the junior research group "Mikrobielle Biotechnologie" at RUB publish in…

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15
Mar 2016
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NEW ELECTRODE FOR ION CONCENTRATION ANALYSIS

Angew. Chem.: The group of RESOLV PI Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schuhmann designed an electrode that measures the concentration of specific positive ions in a…

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10
Mar 2016
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EFFICIENCY OF WATER ELECTROLYSIS DOUBLED

Nature Comm.: The group of RESOLV PI Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schuhmann together with researchers from the Technical University of Munich and Universiteit…

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17
Feb 2016
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BOCHUMER DIDAKTIK-PROJEKT ERHÄLT 50.000 EURO

Das Projekt KEMIE (Kinder erleben mit ihren Eltern Chemie) von RESOLV PS Prof. Dr. Katrin Sommer hat den mit 50.000 Euro dotierten ersten Preis der…

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