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Engineering for a Sustainable Future" - with this goal in mind, people from almost 100 nations study and work together at TU Ilmenau.

Researchers studying the science of cultural evolution have conducted a comprehensive study of the role of 'first-mover advantage' in music, the power of being first, mirroring the concept's proven importance in the business world. Data collected from nearly one million songs across 110 music genres supports the hypothesis that pioneering artists and bands who lay the groundwork for new genres achieve greater popularity than their later contemporaries.

Event Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: Zinnwald, Goldwasserthal, Silberstrasse and above all'Erzgebirge - these place or field names give a clear indication of the treasures that the land in southern Saxony harbours.

Chronic inflammation contributes to many common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, fatty liver and intestinal diseases, and also increases the risk of cancer. To treat these diseases, medicine has so far mainly relied on substances that inhibit the body's immune response.

Loneliness is not a disease. And yet it is a significant health problem. Depression, heart disease or dementia - people who are permanently lonely have a higher risk of becoming ill. The team led by Jana Lieberz from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), who also conducts research at the University of Bonn, and Dirk Scheele (Ruhr University Bochum) have investigated how loneliness can be specifically combated.

From skill sets to an overall concept For the first time, the assistance robot GARMI demonstrates that it can directly combine specific skills and support seniors throughout the day. With the help of a digital twin, artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, the care assistant from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) conducts caregiving tasks such as bringing water and breakfast to the bedside, booking medical appointments and setting up and facilitating telemedical examinations.

This recent study by Silvia Loi and colleagues examines how life events like job loss and divorce affect the health of immigrants using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel.

Adults spend an average of 59 times a day thinking about the future. This helps them to cope with upcoming challenges.

Online intervention helps to promote social skills and reduce mental health problems Mental health problems, loneliness already among the youngest and polarization are rapidly increasing, especially after the Covid19 pandemic.

Rod and reel fishing is much more than a recreational activity: It makes an important contribution to the diet in many regions of the world.

The University of Würzburg is proud to establish two new Research Training Groups in physics and chemistry.

Christian Hof is head of the new Chair of Global Change Ecology at the University of Würzburg. His research focuses on how climate change and human activities affect species and biodiversity.

DFG funds new Research Training Group in Biology at the University of Göttingen   A new Research Training Group (RTG) in Biology at the University of Göttingen has been funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Information systems specialist Christian Grimme explains the principle of evolutionary algorithms In many ways, nature serves as a model for processes and functions which we use in our everyday lives.

The Vietnamese government is not the only one with an interest in the growth of the chip industry in Vietnam; so is the West.

In five years' time, a large asteroid will fly very close to Earth - a unique opportunity to study it.

To limit global warming, Germany is set to become climate-neutral in 2045.