Latest Press Releases issued by the Helmholtz Association and its Helmholtz Research CentresHelmholtz-Associationhttp://www.helmholtz.de/atom10/en/press/press_releases/?tx_a21feeds_pi1%5Buid%5D=15&cHash=416941334d26674552a2b36604ab9ff12013-01-12T12:43:19+01:00Thomas Gazligpresse@helmholtz.dehttp://www.helmholtz.de/uploads/tx_a21feeds/HG_LOGO_HELMHOLTZ_140x55_04.gifhttp://www.helmholtz.de/uploads/tx_a21feeds/tx_libfeedcreator2013-01-11T13:30:00+01:002013-01-11T13:30:00+01:00http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/UK/EN/2013/13-01-10HGF.htmlHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Jülich, 10 January 2013 – The physicist Dr. Craig D. Roberts from Argonne National Laboratory, USA, has received the Helmholtz International Fellow Award. This prize worth € 20,000 is awarded by the Helmholtz Association and gives winners an opportunity to organize flexible research stays at one or more Helmholtz centres. Craig D. Roberts is planning to conduct research at the interface of nuclear and particle physics at Forschungszentrum Jülich's Nuclear Physics Institute (IKP) and Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS). The 50-year-old senior physicist heads the Theory Group at Argonne National Laboratory and is among the most cited nuclear physicists worldwide. He has been cooperating closely with IKP for a number of years, and since 2010, has spent several weeks at Jülich each year as a visiting scientist. The award for Craig D. Roberts also strengthens the new Forces and Matter Experiments section of the Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA-FAME).

Jülich, 10 January 2013 – The physicist Dr. Craig D. Roberts from Argonne National Laboratory, USA, has received the Helmholtz International Fellow Award. This prize worth € 20,000 is awarded by the Helmholtz Association and gives winners an opportunity to organize flexible research stays at one or more Helmholtz centres. Craig D. Roberts is planning to conduct research at the interface of nuclear and particle physics at Forschungszentrum Jülich's Nuclear Physics Institute (IKP) and Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS). The 50-year-old senior physicist heads the Theory Group at Argonne National Laboratory and is among the most cited nuclear physicists worldwide. He has been cooperating closely with IKP for a number of years, and since 2010, has spent several weeks at Jülich each year as a visiting scientist. The award for Craig D. Roberts also strengthens the new Forces and Matter Experiments section of the Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA-FAME).2013-01-10T13:00:00+01:002013-01-10T13:00:00+01:00http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/UK/EN/2013/13-01-09CLIB.htmlHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Bielefeld/Dortmund/Düsseldorf/Jülich, 9 January 2013 – Funding has been renewed for the CLIB Graduate Cluster Industrial Biotechnology (CLIB-GC), which was launched in 2009 by Bielefeld University, TU Dortmund University, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich. The cluster will receive funding for a further three years from the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia as well as from the universities involved.

Bielefeld/Dortmund/Düsseldorf/Jülich, 9 January 2013 – Funding has been renewed for the CLIB Graduate Cluster Industrial Biotechnology (CLIB-GC), which was launched in 2009 by Bielefeld University, TU Dortmund University, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich. The cluster will receive funding for a further three years from the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia as well as from the universities involved.2013-01-09T16:02:00+01:002013-01-09T16:02:00+01:00http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-02-Award-Winning-Research-for-the-Patient.phpHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

The jury at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) chose two outstanding young researchers, Matthias Eder and Mathias Heikenwälder, whose research findings can be directly translated into clinical practice.

The jury at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) chose two outstanding young researchers, Matthias Eder and Mathias Heikenwälder, whose research findings can be directly translated into clinical practice.2013-01-09T13:30:00+01:002013-01-09T13:30:00+01:00http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_events/news/view/article/complete/award_for_indian_hzi_researcher/Helmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Singh Chhatwal receives Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2013. In Kochi, India, the HZI scientist Prof Gursharan Singh Chhatwal was honoured today with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2013. With this award, the Indian government dignifies the merits non-resident Indians that have helped to improve the international reputation of India. Chhatwal has continually rendered outstanding services to the Indo-German scientific cooperation. The award was ...

Singh Chhatwal receives Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2013. In Kochi, India, the HZI scientist Prof Gursharan Singh Chhatwal was honoured today with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2013. With this award, the Indian government dignifies the merits non-resident Indians that have helped to improve the international reputation of India. Chhatwal has continually rendered outstanding services to the Indo-German scientific cooperation. The award was ...2013-01-09T13:17:00+01:002013-01-09T13:17:00+01:00http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-02c-Scientists-Generate-Oncolytic-Viruses-for-Targeted-Attack-on-Cancer-Stem-Cells.phpHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Researchers from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) have been the first to generate oncolytic viruses which specifically infect and kill CD133-positive cancer stem cells. Using such viruses, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg were able to substantially reduce tumor growth in cell cultures and in an animal model. Cancer Research reports on these research results in its online edition of January 4, 2013.

Researchers from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) have been the first to generate oncolytic viruses which specifically infect and kill CD133-positive cancer stem cells. Using such viruses, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg were able to substantially reduce tumor growth in cell cultures and in an animal model. Cancer Research reports on these research results in its online edition of January 4, 2013.2013-01-08T17:50:00+01:002013-01-08T17:50:00+01:00http://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-5990/Helmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

For 205 days in 2011, Jens Titze, Professor of Electrolyte and Circulatory Research at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, and his team strictly controlled the diet for the Mars500 test subjects during their virtual flight to Mars. Sometimes the selected food contained a lot of salt, sometimes very little. The unexpected result of the longest sodium metabolism study to date was that the assumption that the human body would excrete the salt within 24 hours was incorrect. Instead, the human body stores salt for much longer before releasing it – an important discovery for medical research and patient care.

For 205 days in 2011, Jens Titze, Professor of Electrolyte and Circulatory Research at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, and his team strictly controlled the diet for the Mars500 test subjects during their virtual flight to Mars. Sometimes the selected food contained a lot of salt, sometimes very little. The unexpected result of the longest sodium metabolism study to date was that the assumption that the human body would excrete the salt within 24 hours was incorrect. Instead, the human body stores salt for much longer before releasing it – an important discovery for medical research and patient care.2013-01-08T00:00:00+01:002013-01-08T00:00:00+01:00http://www.kit.edu/visit/pi_2013_12446.phpHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Information from former times survived centuries on stone and paper. Modern hard disks, DVDs, and magnetic tapes are less stable and lose reliability after a few years already. However, they are used for the storage of data that have been gathered by modern research projects funded by millions of Euros. In the “Alliance for Research Data Storage” established in the beginning of this year, computer scientists of KIT develop strategies to overcome this dilemma in cooperation with colleagues from Cologne and Göttingen.

Information from former times survived centuries on stone and paper. Modern hard disks, DVDs, and magnetic tapes are less stable and lose reliability after a few years already. However, they are used for the storage of data that have been gathered by modern research projects funded by millions of Euros. In the “Alliance for Research Data Storage” established in the beginning of this year, computer scientists of KIT develop strategies to overcome this dilemma in cooperation with colleagues from Cologne and Göttingen.2013-01-07T00:00:00+01:002013-01-07T00:00:00+01:00http://www.kit.edu/visit/pi_2013_12443.phpHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

In the case of earthquakes, only seconds may remain for a safe escape from buildings. Debris falling down and obstructing the escape routes may even aggravate the situation. A product developed at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) extends the time for saving lifes by reinforcing walls and keeping off the debris. An innovative building material manufacturer now has launched the mature innovation on the market.

In the case of earthquakes, only seconds may remain for a safe escape from buildings. Debris falling down and obstructing the escape routes may even aggravate the situation. A product developed at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) extends the time for saving lifes by reinforcing walls and keeping off the debris. An innovative building material manufacturer now has launched the mature innovation on the market.2013-01-04T00:00:00+01:002013-01-04T00:00:00+01:00http://www.kit.edu/visit/12436_12442.phpHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

An efficient, robust, and compact wind power plant with a 10 MW superconducting generator is being developed by partners from industry and science within the recently established EU project SUPRAPOWER. Superconduction enables considerable savings of energy and raw materials. Within SUPRAPOWER, researchers at KIT’s Institute for Technical Physics (ITEP) develop a rotating cryostat cooling the superconducting coils down to minus 253°C - a temperature crucial for electric current flow without resistance.

An efficient, robust, and compact wind power plant with a 10 MW superconducting generator is being developed by partners from industry and science within the recently established EU project SUPRAPOWER. Superconduction enables considerable savings of energy and raw materials. Within SUPRAPOWER, researchers at KIT’s Institute for Technical Physics (ITEP) develop a rotating cryostat cooling the superconducting coils down to minus 253°C - a temperature crucial for electric current flow without resistance.2013-01-03T11:27:00+01:002013-01-03T11:27:00+01:00http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-01-A-Shield-Against-Cancer.phpHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Tumors grow more rapidly if their genetic material is not sufficiently tagged with methyl groups, as scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have discovered. Such tags in the DNA appear to act as a shield against cancer-promoting influences.

Tumors grow more rapidly if their genetic material is not sufficiently tagged with methyl groups, as scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have discovered. Such tags in the DNA appear to act as a shield against cancer-promoting influences.2013-01-03T00:00:00+01:002013-01-03T00:00:00+01:00http://www.kit.edu/visit/12436_12441.phpHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Shopping is more than the rational exchange of goods against money. Emotions, however, do not only play a role when buying a red sports car or the fiftieth pair of shoes. At the stock exchange or during auctions, bidders also are often influenced by irrational motives. In the current issue of the International Journal of Electronic Commerce, KIT scientists point out that the end price of auctions depends on the framework conditions and the emotional pressure of the bidders.

Shopping is more than the rational exchange of goods against money. Emotions, however, do not only play a role when buying a red sports car or the fiftieth pair of shoes. At the stock exchange or during auctions, bidders also are often influenced by irrational motives. In the current issue of the International Journal of Electronic Commerce, KIT scientists point out that the end price of auctions depends on the framework conditions and the emotional pressure of the bidders.2012-12-27T01:00:00+01:002012-12-27T01:00:00+01:00http://www.mdc-berlin.de/en/news/2012/20121227-mdc_celebrates_its_20th_anniversary_and_pl/index.htmlHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

In a ceremony under the motto “Research and Responsibility” the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday, December 7, 2012. Germany’s Education and Research Minister Annette Schavan gave the keynote address in the Max Delbrück Communications Center (MDC.C). Also present at the event were Cornelia Yzer, the Berlin Senator for Economics, Technology and Research, Professor Jürgen Mlynek, President of the Helmholtz Association of which the MDC is a member, and numerous representatives from politics and science.

In a ceremony under the motto “Research and Responsibility” the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday, December 7, 2012. Germany’s Education and Research Minister Annette Schavan gave the keynote address in the Max Delbrück Communications Center (MDC.C). Also present at the event were Cornelia Yzer, the Berlin Senator for Economics, Technology and Research, Professor Jürgen Mlynek, President of the Helmholtz Association of which the MDC is a member, and numerous representatives from politics and science.2012-12-27T01:00:00+01:002012-12-27T01:00:00+01:00http://www.mdc-berlin.de/en/news/archive/2012/20121227-mdc_celebrates_its_20th_anniversary_and_pl/index.htmlHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

In a ceremony under the motto “Research and Responsibility” the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday, December 7, 2012. Germany’s Education and Research Minister Annette Schavan gave the keynote address in the Max Delbrück Communications Center (MDC.C). Also present at the event were Cornelia Yzer, the Berlin Senator for Economics, Technology and Research, Professor Jürgen Mlynek, President of the Helmholtz Association of which the MDC is a member, and numerous representatives from politics and science.

In a ceremony under the motto “Research and Responsibility” the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday, December 7, 2012. Germany’s Education and Research Minister Annette Schavan gave the keynote address in the Max Delbrück Communications Center (MDC.C). Also present at the event were Cornelia Yzer, the Berlin Senator for Economics, Technology and Research, Professor Jürgen Mlynek, President of the Helmholtz Association of which the MDC is a member, and numerous representatives from politics and science.2012-12-21T10:00:00+01:002012-12-21T10:00:00+01:00http://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/pubbin/news_seite?nid=13643;sprache=en;typoid=3228Helmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Dr. Andrei Varykhalov and his colleagues in the group of Prof. Dr. Oliver Rader investigated at BESSY II the electronic properties of nickel coated with graphene and achieved an astonishing result. They could show that the conduction electrons of the graphene behave rather as light than as particles. Physicists had originally expected such behavior only for freestanding graphene layers which show a perfect honeycomb structure and not for graphene on nickel which disturbs the perfect hexagonal symmetry. Their results are supported by calculations of two theoretical groups using novel concepts. Their report was published yesterday evening in the open access journal, Phys. Rev. X, the new top...

Dr. Andrei Varykhalov and his colleagues in the group of Prof. Dr. Oliver Rader investigated at BESSY II the electronic properties of nickel coated with graphene and achieved an astonishing result. They could show that the conduction electrons of the graphene behave rather as light than as particles. Physicists had originally expected such behavior only for freestanding graphene layers which show a perfect honeycomb structure and not for graphene on nickel which disturbs the perfect hexagonal symmetry. Their results are supported by calculations of two theoretical groups using novel concepts. Their report was published yesterday evening in the open access journal, Phys. Rev. X, the new top...2012-12-20T08:00:00+01:002012-12-20T08:00:00+01:00http://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-5925/Helmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Reliably monitoring extensive areas of the sea is a major challenge for the coastguard and emergency relief services. Unmanned aircraft are expected to make a critical contribution to this in the future.

Reliably monitoring extensive areas of the sea is a major challenge for the coastguard and emergency relief services. Unmanned aircraft are expected to make a critical contribution to this in the future.2012-12-20T00:00:00+01:002012-12-20T00:00:00+01:00http://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=99&pOid=38346Helmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Am HZDR wird zum 1. Januar 2013 ein neues Institut für Radioonkologie gegründet. Institutsdirektor ist der Dresdner Krebsforscher Prof. Michael Baumann, der auch die Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie am Universitätsklinikum Dresden leitet sowie für das Dresdner OncoRay-Zentrum spricht.

Am HZDR wird zum 1. Januar 2013 ein neues Institut für Radioonkologie gegründet. Institutsdirektor ist der Dresdner Krebsforscher Prof. Michael Baumann, der auch die Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie am Universitätsklinikum Dresden leitet sowie für das Dresdner OncoRay-Zentrum spricht.2012-12-20T00:00:00+01:002012-12-20T00:00:00+01:00http://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=99&pOid=38346Helmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Am HZDR wird zum 1. Januar 2013 ein neues Institut für Radioonkologie gegründet. Institutsdirektor ist der Dresdner Krebsforscher Prof. Michael Baumann, der auch die Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie am Universitätsklinikum Dresden leitet sowie für das Dresdner OncoRay-Zentrum spricht.

Am HZDR wird zum 1. Januar 2013 ein neues Institut für Radioonkologie gegründet. Institutsdirektor ist der Dresdner Krebsforscher Prof. Michael Baumann, der auch die Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie am Universitätsklinikum Dresden leitet sowie für das Dresdner OncoRay-Zentrum spricht.2012-12-19T12:26:05+01:002012-12-19T12:26:05+01:00http://www.awi.de/en/news/press_releases/detail/item/death_in_the_egg/?cHash=6e98259ab49edba336bb03a9efc25426Helmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Up to now the shore crab has belonged to those animal species thought by scientists to be more or less immune to climate change. One reason for this was that the crabs are highly tolerant to extremes temperature and feel just as at home in the eight degrees offered by the Atlantic as they do in the 20 degrees warm Mediterranean. A study conducted by German and Italian scientists has now shown, however, that shore crabs react most sensitively to temperature anomalies at certain times of life – as embryos in the egg.

Up to now the shore crab has belonged to those animal species thought by scientists to be more or less immune to climate change. One reason for this was that the crabs are highly tolerant to extremes temperature and feel just as at home in the eight degrees offered by the Atlantic as they do in the 20 degrees warm Mediterranean. A study conducted by German and Italian scientists has now shown, however, that shore crabs react most sensitively to temperature anomalies at certain times of life – as embryos in the egg.2012-12-19T10:00:00+01:002012-12-19T10:00:00+01:00http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/UK/EN/2012/12-12-19geoverbund.htmlHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Aachen, Bonn, Jülich, Cologne, 19 December 2012 – Geoscience students at RWTH Aachen University and the universities of Bonn and Cologne can now take part in lectures and seminars at all three sites free of charge if they are enrolled at one of the universities. This only used to be possible if students were prepared to pay a three-figure sum per semester to register at a second university. The offices of the three rectors have now signed an agreement implementing this innovation. This measure was initiated by the Geoverbund ABC/J, a network comprising Forschungszentrum Jülich, RWTH Aachen University, and the universities of Bonn and Cologne, focusing on the human-earth system in the context of global change.

Aachen, Bonn, Jülich, Cologne, 19 December 2012 – Geoscience students at RWTH Aachen University and the universities of Bonn and Cologne can now take part in lectures and seminars at all three sites free of charge if they are enrolled at one of the universities. This only used to be possible if students were prepared to pay a three-figure sum per semester to register at a second university. The offices of the three rectors have now signed an agreement implementing this innovation. This measure was initiated by the Geoverbund ABC/J, a network comprising Forschungszentrum Jülich, RWTH Aachen University, and the universities of Bonn and Cologne, focusing on the human-earth system in the context of global change.2012-12-17T11:27:00+01:002012-12-17T11:27:00+01:00http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2012/dkfz-pm-12-66-Preventive-Detention-for-Oxidizing-Agents.phpHelmholtz-Gemeinschaftonline@helmholtz.de© Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft

Oxidative stress is believed to cause a number of diseases. Up to now, it has been common practice to measure oxidative stress levels by determining the oxidation state of a small molecule called glutathione in cell extracts. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have been the first to discover that cells under stress deposit their oxidized glutathione in a cellular waste repository. This protects cells from oxidative stress – and questions the validity of the conventional measuring method.

Oxidative stress is believed to cause a number of diseases. Up to now, it has been common practice to measure oxidative stress levels by determining the oxidation state of a small molecule called glutathione in cell extracts. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have been the first to discover that cells under stress deposit their oxidized glutathione in a cellular waste repository. This protects cells from oxidative stress – and questions the validity of the conventional measuring method.