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Carbon Dioxide As Geothermometer

For the first time it is possible to measure, simultaneously and with extreme precision, four rare molecular variants of carbon dioxide (CO2) using a novel laser instrument. [More...]

Was Our Primeval Sun Hyperactive?

Shortly after its birth, our Sun was probably a very turbulent, hyperactive star. This is indicated by geoscientific analyses of rock inclusions from a meteorite originating in our early Solar System. [More...]

Digital Quantum Simulators: Astonishingly Robust

Using numerical demonstrations and analytical arguments, researchers have now shown that digital quantum simulation is much more "robust" and hence more stable than previously assumed. [More...]

Failed Stars Or Super-Planets?

Brown dwarfs fill the “gap” between stars and the much smaller planets. The question of their origin has not been clarified. An answer could now be provided by astronomers at the University of Heidelberg. [More...]

Research Training Group In Dermatology

The Research Training Group “Hallmarks of Skin Cancer” has succeeded in gaining funding from the German Research Foundation and will receive funding in the amount of 5.1 million euros. [More...]

New Class of Fellows at the Marsilius-Kolleg

A new class of fellows took up its work at the Marsilius-Kolleg of Heidelberg University: Fifteen Heidelberg scientists engage in interdisciplinary research projects. [More...]

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