The project team aims to lay the foundation for future scalable photonic quantum technologies. Scalable quantum information technology that processes information according to the laws of quantum ...

People with ataxia often experience stress-induced motor incoordination. Researchers have now discovered which receptor is responsible for this. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, ...

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 ...

Styrene oxide isomerase is proving to be a multifunctional helper for biotechnology. The bacterial membrane enzyme styrene oxide isomerase can convert toxic compounds into valuable materials.

Der bisher an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum beschäftigte Chemiker Dr. Mario Wiesenfeldt erhält einen Starting Grant des European Research Council. Er wechselte zum 1. September 2025 als Juniorprofessor ...

A new method reconstructs carbon dioxide levels and photosynthesis from fossilized tooth enamel. A previously untapped source of data sheds new light on the climate of the early Earth: fossilized ...

Researchers ask physicians to consider anti-IgLON5 disease if certain symptoms are present, as the only promising approach is early treatment. It often starts with restless sleep. Mobility, swallowing ...

Ein Transferzentrum aus der Bochumer Chemieforschung soll sich in Herne ansiedeln. Die Ruhr-Universität und die Stadt Herne haben eine entsprechende Absichtserklärung unterzeichnet. Die ...

Nach jahrelanger Vorbereitung hat ein neues Observatorium in Chile seinen Betrieb aufgenommen. Im Juni 2025 wurden die ersten Bilder der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert. Das leistungsstärkste ...

The partners of the University Alliance Ruhr succeed in the Excellence Strategy and will continue their cooperation. The German Research Foundation (DFG) announced on May 22, 2025 which Clusters of ...

Newly detected [FeFe]-hydrogenase from a thermophilic bacterium is not degraded by oxygen. In the absence of air, microorganisms produce hydrogen using an enzyme called [FeFe]-hydrogenase, one of the ...

Linguistic symptoms and an onset early in life: Disorders to which this applies are frequently associated with left-handedness resp. mixed-handedness. The fact that left-handedness resp.