21.02.2011 Erfolgreiche Ideen aus Würzburg

Die zehn Gewinnerteams der ersten Phase des Businessplan-Wettbewerbs Nordbayern 2011 bei der Prämierung in Schweinfurt. Mit dabei sind drei Teams aus Würzburg. Foto: Karen Köhler, Netzwerk Nordbayern

Als Quelle für Innovationen ist die Universität ergiebig: Erneut waren junge Gründer aus der Uni mit ihren Geschäftsideen beim Businessplan-Wettbewerb Nordbayern erfolgreich. Gleich drei Teams kamen unter die besten Zehn.

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18.02.2011 One ID card for three universities

Signing of the contract

Over the coming months, all students in Würzburg will be receiving new ID cards. The new card is multifunctional and forgery-proof thanks to its modern encryption technology. The project has three sponsors.

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18.02.2011 A Cancer Gene Keeps Itself in Check

A breast cancer cell (yellow) under the electron microscope. Scientists from the Biozentrum of the University of Würzburg describe in the latest issue of “Molecular Cell” a feedback mechanism that regulates the activity of the Myc cancer gene. Photo: Kristian Pfaller

Cancer can develop when genes get out of control. A feedback mechanism to prevent just that is reported by scientists from the Biozentrum of the University of Würzburg in “Molecular Cell”.

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08.02.2011 Number Jumble on the Mobile

[Translate to Englisch:] Handy-Tastatur

People who feel they just do not get enough calls should perhaps take a closer look at their phone number. If the string of digits, written as an SMS, would produce a word with an unpleasant connotation, potential callers may feel ill at ease dialing it - even if they are completely unaware of its literal meaning.

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