https://www.helmholtz.de/aktuell/presse-und-medien/mediathek/rss-feeds/ Presseinformationen der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft en-en Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:05:41 +0200 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:05:41 +0200 Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft news-196844 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:09:44 +0200 https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/media-center/newsroom/news-detail/north-german-science-prize-for-the-deep-dv-research-consortium/ “Chronic viral infections and their long-term consequences are becoming increasingly significant in an ageing society and for vulnerable groups. By pooling scientific expertise and state-of-the-art technologies, we aim to gain a better understanding of persistent viral infections and develop new approaches to prevention and treatment,” says Prof. Nicole Fischer, co-spokesperson for the consortium, Director of the Institute for Molecular Virology and Tumour Virology at the UKE, and... Presseinformation HZI news-196843 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200 https://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/pubbin/news_seite?nid=35266;sprache=en Ultra-thin nickel oxide coatings can significantly improve the performance of anion exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolysers, a promising technology for producing green hydrogen. This was demonstrated by a team led by HZB scientist Dr. Michelle Browne. The results show that a nickel oxide film only 10 nanometres thick outperformed conventional nickel oxide powder electrodes while using less than 1% of the catalyst material. The study is published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Presseinformation HZB news-196833 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200 https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/media-center/newsroom/news-detail/discovery-of-molecular-virulence-mechanism-of-pseudomonas-aeruginosa/ Bacterial phospholipases (PLCs) are enzymes that breakdown lipids in cell membranes and are therefore essential virulence factors required for the efficient infection of host cells. Based on a study of clinical isolates conducted at HZI, Kolbe’s lab “Structural Infection Biology” identified PLC H and PLC N as relevant pathogenic factors in P. aeruginosa. “While we recognized that PLC H and PLC N played a significant role in infection, we had limited insight into how these enzymes actually... Presseinformation HZI news-196837 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:23:00 +0200 https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/news/archive/press-release/2026/launch-jion-quantum-computer-juelich Forschungszentrum Jülich and Siegen-based start-up eleQtron have officially inaugurated the quantum computer JION. Developed in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), JION will be made available to research institutions and industry through the JUNIQ user infrastructure, enabling hybrid computations with Jülich’s supercomputers. NRW Minister-President Hendrik Wüst and NRW Science Minister Ina Brandes hailed JION as a technological milestone. Presseinformation FZJ news-196831 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200 https://www.hzdr.de/db/PresseLink?pId=1753 The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Starting Grant of approximately two million euros to Dr. Karin Schwarzenberger of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). In her project InterTrace, she wants to directly visualize flows at gas-liquid interfaces and measure them in a reliable manner for the first time. Presseinformation HZDR news-196839 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:37:00 +0200 https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/news/archive/press-release/2026/two-erc-starting-grants-for-julich-researchers Dr. Viviana Rincón Montes and Dr. Casey Paquola from Forschungszentrum Jülich have each been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. In their projects, they are exploring new ways of integrating brain implants into nerve tissue and of improving how we understand and predict mental health conditions in adolescence using patterns of individual brain development. Presseinformation FZJ news-196829 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:22:00 +0200 https://www.dkfz.de/en/news/press-releases/detail/triple-erc-success-at-the-german-cancer-research-center?mtm_campaign=hgf&mtm_kwd=pm-en Three researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have each been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) this year. Daniel Kirschenbaum, Lena Kutscher, and Michael Scherer impressed the ERC with their innovative research approaches to fundamental questions in cancer medicine. With the funding, they plan to investigate why certain brain tumors occur more frequently in boys than in girls, how brain tumors suppress the immune system, and which epigenetic characteristics make cancer cells resistant to drugs. Presseinformation DKFZ news-196823 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:16:58 +0200 http://www.kit.edu/kit/english/pi_2026_076_more-computing-power-built-fast-for-research-digital-autonomy-and-climate-protection.php More Computing Power Built Fast for Research, Digital Autonomy and Climate Protection Presseinformation KIT news-196825 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=36336&webc_pm=37/2026 Presseinformation UFZ news-196819 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200 https://www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/newsroom/news-all/artikel/ai-designed-proteins-enable-a-new-generation-of-rna-transporters Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed Synthetic Transfer Vehicles (STVs), an entirely new class of RNA transporters. To do so, they combined naturally occurring protein building blocks with synthetic protein structures designed using generative AI. Systematic screening identified STV-C8 as the most efficient candidate: In cell culture, it transports RNA far more efficiently than the lipid nanoparticles tested and can be adapted to different RNA cargoes and target cells. In animal models, the team demonstrated that the system also works in a living organism. Presseinformation Helmholtz Munich