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On 1 October, the TU Ilmenau is launching a junior research group that will be researching computationally efficient algorithms that are not installed as software on a conventional computer, as was previously the case, but are implemented as physical hardware.

Researchers from Bonn and Tübingen clarify the neuronal basis of the mathematical concept of "zero" Despite its importance for mathematics, the neuronal basis of the number zero in the human brain was previously unknown. Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn and the University of Tübingen have now discovered that individual nerve cells in the medial temporal lobe recognize zero as a numerical value and not as a separate category "nothing".

Neural networks are easily disrupted by adversarial attacks. Scientists at the University of Würzburg and the Technical University of Munich are now developing new methods to make these systems more robust.

PISA study The creative thinking ability of 15-year-olds in Germany corresponds to the OECD average.

New Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) in Medicine / CRC in Mathematics extended The University of Münster is delighted at approvals given for two large-scale projects.

New funding and an extension: DFG funds two Research Training Groups at the University of Göttingen The German Research Foundation (DFG) will be funding a new Research Training Group (RTG) at the University of Göttingen from next year.

Researchers discuss at a four-day symposium of the TRAs "Modelling" and "Life and Health" and the Clusters of Excellence HCM and ImmunoSensation2 Mathematical modelling and analysis are nowadays essential for all fields of the life sciences, ranging from basic research to clinical application.