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05
Jul 2016
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How water gets its exceptional properties

PNAS: Water is liquid at room temperature – astounding for such a small molecule. Insights into the causes are provided by a new simulation method,…

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04
Jul 2016
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From climate killer to fuels and polymers

Nat. Comm.: Converting the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful chemical would be highly desirable. However, the catalysts available to date…

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30
Jun 2016
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The role played by solvents at extreme pressure

Angew. Chem.: Some living organisms thrive under extraordinary conditions, such as the deep sea. But just how do they withstand the enormous pressure?

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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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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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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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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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02
Feb 2016
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RNA HAIRPIN FOLDING IN THE CROWDED CELL

Angew. Chem.: The RESOLV groups of Prof. Dr. Simon Ebbinghaus (RUB) and Prof. Dr. Roland Winter (TU Dortmund) report their results in "Angewandte…

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21
Jan 2016
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NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE OF WATER

Phys. Rev. Let.: Using molecular dynamics simulations, the team of RESOLV PI Prof. Dominik Marx analysed how to study the Widom line experimentally by…

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07
Jan 2016
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MEMBRASENZ FÜR KLIMAEXPO.NRW AUSGEWÄHLT

Wasserstoff könnte sich in Zukunft mit weniger Energieaufwand und höherer Reinheit produzieren lassen – dank einer neuen Membran, die ein RUB-Team am…

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15
Jun 2015
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A PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR SENSITIVE CATALYSTS

Angew. Chem.: Researchers from Bochum, Mülheim and France found a way to protect sensitive catalysts from oxygen-caused damage. RESOLV members T.…

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08
Jun 2015
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN SCIENTIST MEETING

On 16th and 17th of June 2015 the International Women Scientist Meeting takes places at Ruhr-University Bochum.

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10
Feb 2015
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Fluorenyl cation isolated in water ice

Angew. Chem.: RESOLV members Prof. Wolfram Sander from RUB, Dr. Elsa Sanchez-Garcia from MPI for coal research and coworkers characterized the…

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05
Jan 2015
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SENSOR SHOWS LACK OF SPACE IN LIVING CELLS

Angew. Chem.: RESOLV members Prof. Simon Ebbinghaus from RUB, Dr. Matthias Heyden from MPI for coal research and coworkers published a new method to…

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26
Nov 2014
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CLASSICAL ENZYMATIC THEORY REVISED BY INCLUDING WATER MOTIONS

PNAS: RESOLV probes real-time changes in water dynamics during enzymatic reactions.

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17
Oct 2014
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WHAT SQUEEZES ATOMS

Mol. Phys.: Longuet-Higgins Young Author's Prize for RUB researcher - A glimpse into the world of the smallest particles.

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21
Feb 2013
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When water speaks - Solvents make catalysts more efficient

Phys. Rev. Lett.: RUB researchers analyse interfaces between water and catalyst with computer simulations. Prof. Dominik Marx and coworkers describe…

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