© Christian Jenewein

Thu, 20-01-2022

Binary mesocrystals from the nano-building kit

Team led by Konstanz researcher produces three-dimensional mesocrystals from two different types of nanocrystals - platinum and magnetite - for the fi

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KonDATA: platform for open research data

Sharing research data is essential for research and science: All University of Konstanz researchers can now use the new repository KonDATA to internat

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© Andreas Groß

Tue, 06-06-2023

High-tech microscope for protein structures

Research network at the University of Konstanz is working on advancing and adapting spin-based quantum light microscopy for the structural elucidation

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© Anna Roik

Wed, 13-10-2021

Helping coral reefs survive under climate change

A biologist from the University of Konstanz, along with an international group of re-searchers, calls for extending the natural adaptive capacity of c

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© AG Becks

Fri, 09-07-2021

Evolution in real time

Biologist Professor Lutz Becks and his team observe the genetic imprint of the surprisingly rapid transition from unicellular to multicellular life

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© USA-Reiseblogger, Pixabay

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Smartphone bans in the workplace

Study on smartphone bans in the workplace reveals possible benefits of “soft” bans – research project involving the University of Konstanz

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© Agamaszota, Pixabay

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Germans (mis-)interpret inequality

In their new “Inequality Barometer”, Konstanz researchers demonstrate: The German population often assesses the level of inequality incorrectly, under

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© Michael Griesser

Tue, 01-06-2021

Trust among corvids

Corvids use social information to protect themselves against deception by conspecifics from neighbouring territories

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© Trevor Fristoe and Mark van Kleunen. The Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)

Mon, 31-05-2021

Dimensions of invasion success

Patterns and drivers of alien plant species invasiveness in Europe identified by an international research team led by Konstanz biologists

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© M. Nouvian. Alerted honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Wed, 26-05-2021

To sting or not to sting?

Scientists from Konstanz and Innsbruck uncovered how honeybees organise their collective defence in response to predators and used computational model

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Mon, 27-09-2021

Self-healing plastic from Konstanz

Plastic that repairs itself and can easily be recycled: More than five years ago, the team led by Konstanz chemist Professor Helmut Cölfen introduced

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© James Herndon

Mon, 26-04-2021

Learning about system stability from ants

Army ants collectively form complex, adaptable structures, without a need for communication

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© Dennis Horvath, University of Konstanz

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A general influenza vaccine

New vaccination method for lasting protection against all known influenza mutations in preclinical testing phase – potentially effective also against

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User-friendly AI for animal behaviour

Developed by PhD student Tristan Walter and Professor Iain Couzin, the easy to use tool automatically tracks hundreds of individual animals.

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Mon, 17-05-2021

When fly larvae are hungry

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© AG Burkard | Schematic image of the new spin qubits consisting of four electrons (red) with their spins (blue) in the surrounding semi-conductor structure (grey)

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The road to quantum computing

How is quantum computer development currently progressing in Germany and Europe?

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Mon, 22-03-2021

More acceptance for animal-free research methods

University of Konstanz is part of newly founded “3R Network Baden-Württemberg”

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© University of Konstanz/Kathrin Zander

Thu, 28-10-2021

Expanded SARS-CoV-2 screening at the University of Konstanz

Since the beginning of November 2020, the Department of Biology at the University of Konstanz started offering voluntary RT-PCR-based rapid testing fo

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© Danai Papageorgiou

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Group size and makeup affect how social birds move together

Scientists from the University of Konstanz and co-located Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have used high-resolution GPS tracking methods to pr

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© The Jordan Lab, Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie

Mon, 19-10-2020

Why bad bosses can be lonely at the top

Scientists taught groups of fish to solve a task to earn a reward—and in the process shed light on why aggressive leaders might be the least effective

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