The COVID-19 lockdowns and energy-saving measures resulting from the war in Ukraine have clearly dimmed the lights across much of Europe. This is shown by a new analysis of satellite data. Viewed from ...

Ingrid Fritsch is conducting research as a Fulbright scholar at Kristina Tschulik’s department. Professor Ingrid Fritsch has received one of the coveted Fulbright fellowships and is now conducting ...

A combination of photochemistry and mechanochemistry saves 98 per cent solvent and 80 per cent energy in a number of reactions. What’s more, the process takes less time than it does in solution. Light ...

A researcher in Bochum theorizes that mental time travel can activate the reward system of the brain. The behavior thus reinforces itself. In order to predict the potential consequences of actions, it ...

Stadt Bochum und Ruhr-Universität verfassen eine gemeinsame Absichtserklärung zur Stärkung des Sports in Bochum. Die Stadt Bochum und die Ruhr-Universität haben am Mittwoch, 8. April 2026, eine ...

Mice unlearn fear more quickly when certain brain cells are activated. This opens up new approaches to understanding anxiety disorders. Unlearning fear responses is a fundamental learning process in ...

Researchers have created a miniature biocatalyst for hydrogen production. It works efficiently with electrons from photosynthesis. Natural hydrogen-producing enzymes are large and extremely sensitive ...

Projects are funded in electrical engineering and information technology, chemistry and psychology. Receiving a grant from the European Research Council (ERC) is one of the most prestigious awards in ...

Persons under stress may have a harder time spatially orienting themselves. Researchers in Bochum have discovered why. The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain’s navigational system. It impairs ...

Mysterious and supposedly unpredictable systems do not scare the scientist who came from Bilkent University, Turkey, to Bochum. Since January 2023, Professor Serim Ilday has been appointed Chair of ...

Researchers in Bochum have discovered a control mechanism that may also operate beyond plants. How lipids in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum of plant cells interact with proteins to organize ...

Understanding the function of a specific bacterial enzyme has paved the way for the biotechnological degradation of styrene. Polystyrene is made from styrene building blocks and is the most widely ...