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“Young Scientists”

Today, Die Junge Akademie’s childrens book “Young Scientists” has been published by Hanser-Verlag. In the publication, biologist Gisela Kopp - member of the Zukunftskolleg, Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour (CASCB) and Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) at the University of Konstanz - reveals how she researches animals even without meeting them in person.

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Microalgae: Sustainable Chemical Production in a Mini Factory

Renewable raw materials that can be used as alternatives to fossil resources already exist. However, to turn them into everyday products, plant oils and other renewable raw materials not only have to be extracted, but often have to undergo complex chemical processing. Researchers at the University of Konstanz have now converted microalgae cells into tiny refineries to produce and upgrade raw materials, and thus create a supply of sustainable chemicals.

Automated detection of embryonic developmental defects

Researchers at the University of Konstanz publish image analysis software that automatically detects and classifies defects of animal development. Thanks to artificial intelligence, "EmbryoNet" outperforms human experts in terms of speed, accuracy and sensitivity.

Interkultureller Workshop im BiSE-Unterrichtslabor

Studierende des Master-Programms "Digital Communication and Project Management" der Universität Paris 8 besuchen das BiSE-Unterrichtslabor, um an einem interkulturellen Workshop zum Einsatz von VR in der grenzübergreifenden Projektarbeit teilzunehmen.

Tennisclub trifft Wissenschaft

Maria Moreno sucht nach molekularbiologischen Grundlagen für die positiven Auswirkungen von Sport auf das Immunsystem. Dabei spielen Mitglieder des Tennisclubs Dettingen-Wallhausen eine entscheidende Rolle.

#besserBahnfahren

Prof. Dr. Britta Renner von der Universität Konstanz beteiligt an der Entwicklung der ARD Mitmachaktion #besserBahnfahren