Measure squeezing in a novel way

A potential starting point for high-precision sensor technology: Scientists at the Department of Physics at the University of Konstanz have developed a completely new method of measuring squeezing. Read the article in our online magazine campus.kn.

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Economic alien plants more likely to go wild

An international team of researchers led by University of Konstanz ecologist Mark van Kleunen has compiled a global overview of the naturalization success of economic plants, showing that economic use in general, as well as the number and nature of economic uses, are crucial to their establishment in the wild.

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„Es gab eine klare politische Priorität. Es gab einfach keine Alternative dazu.“

Das Coronavirus zwang die öffentliche Verwaltung zu einer Digitalisierung aus dem Stegreif heraus. Wie gut ist ihr das gelungen? Die Konstanzer Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaftlerin Prof. Dr. Ines Mergel schildert im Interview im Online-Magazin der Universität Konstanz, welche Kompetenzen nun besonders gefordert sind und was entscheidend ist, um den Digitalisierungsschub in die Zeit nach der Krise zu übertragen.

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Artificial intelligence in science

Study on the role of artificial intelligence in basic research – Volkswagen Foundation research grant for philosopher Professor Thomas Müller (University of Konstanz) and physicist Professor Hans Briegel (University of Innsbruck)

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Human Presence Weakens Social Relationships of Giraffes

Living close to human settlements disturbs the social networks of giraffes. They have weaker bonds with other giraffes and fewer interactions with other members of the species, an international study led by the University of Zurich, the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and the University of Konstanz, on the social structure of over 500 female giraffes in Tanzania has shown.

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