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IceCube particle detector detects neutrinos from the Milky Way
The results open up a new view of our cosmic home.
Young researchers benefit from international exchange
Two plasma physicists explain the many benefits of Franco-German collaboration and how their students grow from the experience.
Physics Colloquium on 6/26/2023: "Building Radio Detectors to Search for Astrophysical Neutrinos."
On Monday, June 26, 2023, at 12:00 pm c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Anna Nelles (DESY Zeuthen, Erlangen) on the topic "Building...
Mars finds city
In the Science Year 2023 - Our Universe, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is sending citizens of all ages on a journey to the limits of human imagination.
Physics in summer: vacation workshops for young people
As part of the Year of Science 2023, the Alfried Krupp School Laboratory of Science at Ruhr-Universität Bochum is offering various workshops for children and young people during the summer...
Physics Colloquium on 6/19/2023: "Soccer, Physics Modeling, Social Habits and COVID Data."
In the Physics Colloquium, Dr. Bechtle links soccer, COVID, and social behavior using physical models.
New images on campus
Glimpses of the universe are shown in two large-format pictures that have recently been adorning the walls on the stairways to the university library.
Physics Colloquium on 12/06/2023: "Insights into the Underlying Physics and Possible Applications of Superconducting Spintronics."
On June 12, Prof. Dr. Sebastián Bergeret will speak about the utility of special superconducting states of matter in the field of spintronics.
Cohesion in miniature
If there were no bonds between atoms, our world would not exist. Materials scientist Ralf Drautz is concerned with this special cohesion.
Physics Colloquium on 05.06.2023: "Partonic Imaging of Hadrons: Status and Perspectives - In Memory of Prof. Dr. Maxim Polyakov".
On Monday, June 5, 2023, at 12:00 pm c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker will be Prof. Dr. Marc Vanderhaeghen (Johannes Gutenberg University...
Bochum researchers involved in "Euclid" space mission
The Euclid space telescope is intended to solve one of the greatest mysteries of physics. Bochum researcher Hendrik Hildebrandt is contributing a crucial piece of the puzzle for the evaluation of the data.
Joint open day
Soon the joint open day of biology, chemistry and physics will take place. Here impressions of the departments can be collected.
Finally they are here!
On the occasion of the BMBF Science Year "Our Universe", we have two particularly impressive art prints on campus. On display is the galaxy NGC 2336, which is about 100 million light-years...
Physics Colloquium on 05/22/2023: "Strange Particles"
On Monday, May 15, 2023, at 12:00 pm c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker will be Prof. Dr. Tord Johansson (Uppsala Universitet) on the topic...
Exhibit on the MS Wissenschaft explains turbulence in space
On May 9, 2023, the exhibition ship MS Wissenschaft set off again on its journey across Germany. The focus this year: the universe.
Physics Colloquium on 5/15/2023: "Superconductivity: There's Plenty of Cream at the Bottom".
Prof. Dr. Peter Hirschfeld shows in his contribution that there is still a lot to explore in the field of superconductors.
Physics Colloquium on 08.05.2023: "50 Years of QCD"
Prof. Dr. Eberhardt Klempt celebrates the 50th anniversary of quantum chromodynamics with this lecture.
From semester ticket to Germany ticket
At the start of the Deutschlandticket, students also have the opportunity to upgrade their semester ticket and use local public transportation nationwide.