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Moving furniture in the micro-world

Have you ever noticed when moving furniture that heavy objects are easier to move if you rotate them at the same time as you push? Many people intuitively do this right. An international research team from Konstanz (Germany), Trieste and Milan (Italy) has now investigated this phenomenon – the reduction in static friction caused by simultaneous rotation – on the microscopic scale.

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HIER UND JETZT im Museum Ludwig. Antikoloniale Eingriffe

8. Ok­to­ber 2022 – 5. Fe­bruar 2023

Kün­stler*in­nen: Palo­ma Ay­ala, Páv­el Agui­lar, Daniela Or­tiz, Pau­la Baeza Pail­amil­la

Ku­ra­torin: Joanne Ro­driguez

Das achte Pro­jekt der Ausstel­lungs­rei­he HI­ER UND JET­ZT im Mu­se­um Lud­wig un­tern­immt ei­nen an­tikolo­nialen Streifzug durch die ständige Samm­lung. Zusam­men mit den Kün­stler*in­nen Daniela Or­tiz (*1985 in Pe­ru), Pau­la Baeza Pail­amil­la (*1988 in Chile), Páv­el Agui­lar (*1989 in Hon­duras) und Palo­ma Ay­ala…

How did policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis affect corruption in public procurement? A comparative analysis of Italy and Germany (An INSPER Online Seminar)

Public procurement is crucial for effective crisis responses, but also prone to corruption. To ensure a swift provision of medical supplies in the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union (EU) and its member states relaxed public procurement regulations. However, the implications for corruption are unknown.

In this Academic Online Seminar of ISPER, Prof. Eva Thomann presents her work, which analyses how political responses to the COVID-19 crisis influence corruption in public procurement.

New way to make new species

Evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer's team discovered a new type of speciation in cichlid fishes in a crater lake in Nicaragua

Neue Art, neue Arten zu machen

Das Team des Evolutionsbiologen Axel Meyer entdeckte eine neue Art von Artentstehung bei Buntbarschen in einem Kratersee in Nicaragua.

New way to make new species

Evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer's team discovered a new type of speciation in cichlid fishes in a crater lake in Nicaragua