Cell Movement Without Motors
Physicists from the Universities of Bayreuth and Grenoble have discovered a new mechanism of cell mobility. Their findings challenge the classical dogma that the molecular motor myosin is essential for the movement of mammalian cells. This insight paves the way for new strategies to control cell movement, with potential implications for the treatment of diseases. ...more
Silver Medal for Young Physicists from the University of Bayreuth’s Student Research Center
A team from the TAO Student Research Centre (SFZ) at the University of Bayreuth has won the silver medal at the German Young Physicists’ Tournament (GYPT). Benjamin Graf, Elisa Schöps, and Daniil Schulgin impressed the jury with their project on droplet formation - a phenomenon familiar from a leaking faucet. ...more
Invisibility Cloak for Magnetic Obstacles
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have developed a method that makes objects on a magnetic field invisible within a particle stream. Until now, this so-called cloaking had only been studied for waves such as light or sound. They report their results in Nature Communications. ...more
Bayreuth and Bristol physicists use AI to resolve a 150 year-old problem
Combining concepts from statistical physics with machine learning, researchers at the University of Bayreuth have shown that highly accurate and efficient predictions can now be made as to whether a substance will be liquid or gaseous under given conditions. ...more
Microorganisms go with the Flow
Researchers from the University of Bayreuth and the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation in Göttingen have investigated the movement patterns of unicellular, hydrogen-producing green algae under different light intensities. Their findings will contribute to optimising the use of these microorganisms in biotechnological applications, such as the production of renewable energy sources. ...more
Bilingual Excellence in Cutting-Edge Research
Bayreuth-based young physicist Dr. Winfried Schmidt has been awarded the 2025 Dissertation Prize of the Franco-German University (FGU). His dissertation focuses on the theoretical physical description of the directed movement of biological cells. ...more
