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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 …
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 …
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. Amelie Heuer-Jungemann becomes extraordinary CeNs member 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 …
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 …
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 …
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, 27 February, 2020
Stefan Maier honored
ACS Nano Lectureship Award goes to CeNS member more …
Monday, 27 January, 2020
Positions in nanoscience and biophysics
International call for applications at CeNS more …
Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
Jan Lipfert wins teaching prize
Prof. Jan Lipfert was awarded a teaching prize of the Department of Biology. The award recognized his outstanding commitment for teaching and in his lecture “Introduction to Physics for Chemists and Biologists”. more …
Friday, 22 November, 2019
CeNS Publication Award Winners 2019!
Authors of outstanding publications receive Publication Awards more …
Thursday, 21 November, 2019
“Smart” implant coatings to nip infections in the bud
Newly developed coating releases antimicrobial ions - but only as quickly as necessary more …