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Wednesday, 17 February, 2021

Did Darwinian evolution begin before life itself?

LMU physicists demonstrate that fundamental characteristics of polymeric molecules, such as their subunit composition, are sufficient to trigger selection processes in a plausible prebiotic setting. more …

Tuesday, 16 February, 2021

Cells use concentration gradients as a compass

LMU biophysicists have developed a new theory, which accounts for the observation that cells can perceive their own shapes, and use this information to direct the distribution of proteins inside the cell. more …

Tuesday, 16 February, 2021

It takes two to tango: when cells interact

Normal, motile cells typically avoid collision, cancer cells behave differently. A new statistical analysis sheds light on that difference.  more …

Monday, 15 February, 2021

Detecting single molecules and diagnosing diseases with a smartphone

LMU researchers show that the light emitted by a single molecule can be detected with a low-cost optical setup. Their prototype could facilitate medical diagnostics.  more …

Wednesday, 10 February, 2021

Isabella Graf receives Theodor Hänsch PhD Award

Dr. Isabella Graf is the second recipient of the Theodor Hänsch PhD Award by the Faculty of Physics. She received the award for her outstanding dissertation in theoretical biophysics. The Theodor Hänsch PhD Award is donated by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation for the Faculty of Physics and more …

Tuesday, 09 February, 2021

How kinesin motors can reverse their direction

In this interdisciplinary work, we have combined experimental and theoretical approaches to reveal the mechanism underlying directionality switching of kinesin motors – a long-standing problem in the field of motor proteins. more …

Monday, 01 February, 2021

Basement membrane stiffness determines metastases formation

Extraordinary CeNS member Prof. Hauke Clausen-Schaumann and his co-workers from Erler Group at the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) in Copenhagen have discovered that the rigidity of a thin membrane structure encompassing cells and lining all vessels regulates how easily cancer cells can more …

Wednesday, 20 January, 2021

The toolbox always at hand

Self-regeneration and self-healing of DNA-based molecular structures more …

Friday, 15 January, 2021

Fluorescence microscopy at highest spatial and temporal resolution

LMU researchers simplify the MINFLUX microscope and have succeeded in differentiating molecules that are extremely close together and tracking their dynamics. more …

Thursday, 31 December, 2020

Positions in nanoscience and biophysics

International call for applications at CeNS more …

Tuesday, 22 December, 2020

Layers step out of line

Nanochemistry more …

Friday, 18 December, 2020

Topological phases in biological systems

Ecosystem dynamics more …

Tuesday, 15 December, 2020

Nanoparticles as weapons against cancer

Nanotechnology more …

Wednesday, 09 December, 2020

Two ERC grants for CeNS members

Jan Lipfert and Ralf Jungmann receive Consolidator Grants more …

Wednesday, 09 December, 2020

PHOENIX awards the "Oscar of Pharmacy"

Prof. Olivia Merkel wins PHOENIX Pharmaceutical Science Award more …

Friday, 04 December, 2020

Election of the CeNS board

Prof. Emiliano Cortés and Prof. Joachim Rädler join the CeNS board more …

Friday, 04 December, 2020

CeNS Publication Awards 2020

Every year, CeNS awards prizes for excellent publications of CeNS members which have been published during the past 12 months. On Friday, December 4, the winners of this year's CeNS Publication Awards were announced online. Ten awards were presented in the categories "Best Interdisciplinary more …

Thursday, 03 December, 2020

Römer Awards 2020 go to CeNS associates and member

For the 15th time, the Roemer Prize for outstanding achievements in biochemistry and chemistry was awarded this year at the LMU Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy.

Prof. Hanna Engelke, now University of Graz, was one of the three winners in the category "Junior Research Groups".Among the more …

Wednesday, 25 November, 2020

Geometry supersedes simulations

LMU physicists have introduced a new method that allows biological pattern-forming systems to be systematically characterized with the aid of mathematical analysis. The trick lies in the use of geometry to characterize the dynamics. more …

Friday, 20 November, 2020

CeNS scientists among most highly cited interdisciplinary researchers

Citation analysis more …

Thursday, 29 October, 2020

Smart bottle brushes

Neutrons make structural changes in molecular brushes visible

They look like microscopic bottle brushes: Polymers with a backbone and tufts of side arms. This molecular design gives them unusual abilities: For example, they can bind active agents and release them again when the temperature more …

Wednesday, 28 October, 2020

Soak up the sunlight and swim in the dark

Microswimmers are small particles that actively move in liquids. But they need a continuous energy supply. A team from the e-conversion cluster of excellence led by LMU chemist Bettina Lotsch has now equipped the particles with a sophisticated charging function that allows them to continue swimming more …

Wednesday, 21 October, 2020

Sponges as biomonitors of micropollution

Sponges are filter feeders that live on particulate matter – but they can also ingest microscopic fragments of plastics and other pollutants of anthropogenic origin. They can therefore serve as useful bioindicators of the health of marine ecosystems. more …

Friday, 09 October, 2020

Welcome!

Prof. Leonardo de Souza Menezes becomes CeNS member more …

Monday, 21 September, 2020

Successful at the Science4life Venture Cup

Start-up Deoxy wins 3rd prize in Business Plan Contest more …

Wednesday, 09 September, 2020

Welcome!

Dr. Friedhelm Serwane is a new CeNS member more …

Wednesday, 09 September, 2020

Welcome!

Dr. Amelie Heuer-Jungemann becomes extraordinary CeNs member more …

Wednesday, 09 September, 2020

Spectral classification of excitons

Nanophysics more …

Friday, 21 August, 2020

How cells learned to talk

Grant from the Volkswagen Foundation for an international research team led by Ralf Jungmann more …

Monday, 03 August, 2020

CeNS Annual Report 2019

Read about research and activities more …

Monday, 27 July, 2020

Chemical evolution in a tiny Gulf Stream

Origins of Life more …

Friday, 24 July, 2020

Welcome!

Olivia Merkel is new CeNS member more …

Friday, 24 July, 2020

Nano Innovation Award 2020

On July 24, the Nano Innovation Award 2020 was presented at the Center for NanoScience (CeNS) of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich. Three graduate students from Würzburg and Munich received the award for promising, application-oriented results as part of their thesis in nanosciences. more …

Monday, 29 June, 2020

Bubbling and burping droplets of DNA

Liquid droplets formed from DNA display a peculiar response to enzymes more …

Friday, 12 June, 2020

Origami in the microcosm: how to clamp genes

CeNS scientists show how proteins cooperate in our cell nucleus for efficient gene reading more …

Wednesday, 29 April, 2020

Minister Sibler gets informed about current research

SARS-CoV-2 more …

Saturday, 18 April, 2020

Acidic alert

LMU researchers have synthesized nanoparticles that can be induced by a change in pH to release a deadly dose of ionized iron within cells. This mechanism could potentially open up new approaches to the targeted elimination of malignant tumors.

Ions play crucial roles in all aspects of cell more …

Friday, 17 April, 2020

The big triple of teaching

CeNS member Jan Lipfert wins three teaching awards at LMU more …

Friday, 17 April, 2020

CeNS at home

Video-based course offers for the time in home office more …

Friday, 17 April, 2020

Nano Innovation Award 2020

Eight finalists still in the running more …

Wednesday, 01 April, 2020

Neurimmune and Ethris Sign Collaboration Agreement to Rapidly Develop Inhaled mRNA-based AntibodyTherapy for the Treatment of Covid-19

CeNS spin-off active against Covid-19 more …

Friday, 27 March, 2020

GNA Biosolutions developing system for rapid Covid-19 batch testing

CeNS spin-off provides 15-minutes testing more …

Thursday, 26 March, 2020

Lifting the lid on beta-barrels

Photocatalysis more …

Friday, 06 March, 2020

Getting the most energy out of the sunlight

Photocatalysis more …

Wednesday, 04 March, 2020

New CeNS Student Representatives

Results of the online election more …

Thursday, 27 February, 2020

Stefan Maier honored

ACS Nano Lectureship Award goes to CeNS member  more …

Wednesday, 26 February, 2020

Welcome!

Christine Papadakis is new extraordinary CeNS member more …

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Finding the right blend!

Battery Research more …

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Logistics of self-assembly processes

Physics of Living Systems more …

Wednesday, 12 February, 2020

Lane change in the cytoskeleton

Physics of Life more …