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Tuesday, 25. May 2021

To sting or not to sting?

© M. Nouvian. Alerted honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Scientists from Konstanz and Innsbruck uncovered how honeybees organise their collective defence in response to predators and used computational modelling to identify potential evolutionary drivers of the behaviour.
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Monday, 10. May 2021

Self-healing plastic from Konstanz

Plastic that repairs itself and can easily be recycled: More than five years ago, the team led by Konstanz chemist Professor Helmut Cölfen introduced a new bio-inspired plastic in the journal "Angewandte Chemie".
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Sunday, 02. May 2021

For research, the campus and more!

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Through the examples from research into clinical neuropsychology, limnology and sport science, campus.kn has given an impression of the wide spectrum of services offered by Scientific Engineering Services. But that's not all!
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Sunday, 02. May 2021

Greenhouse gas monitoring: delivered from Lake Constance…

© Inka Reiter/Universität Konstanz

The electronics and mechanics teams from Scientific Engineering Services have impressive equipment that makes it possible for them to construct prototypes of devices as well as laboratory equipment, experimental set-ups and furniture on the University of Konstanz campus.
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Sunday, 02. May 2021

Balance – an example from the field of sport science

The mechanics team in Scientific Engineering Services is equipped with a computer-controlled woodworking centre, among other things.
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Sunday, 02. May 2021

The audio-visual media team – for digital and print…

© Inka Reiter/Universität Konstanz. Peter Dauphy from WWA's printing service checks the printed image of a scientific presentation poster with a magnifying glass.

The audio-visual media team (WWA) is located in building M – a central location on the university campus. The WWA team currently consists of eight staff: three in graphic design and five in the print shop.
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Sunday, 02. May 2021

From building a prototype to creating a user handbook – an…

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For some researchers, the University of Konstanz’s Scientific Engineering Services were a key factor in their decision to come to Konstanz.
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Sunday, 02. May 2021

Scientific Engineering Services at the University of…

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Scientific Engineering Services, or "Wissenschaftliche Werkstätten" in German, provides equipment and technical expertise in a single location, a central point of contact for technical services and are a special feature of the University of Konstanz.
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Monday, 26. April 2021

Learning about system stability from ants

© James Herndon

Army ants collectively form complex, adaptable structures, without a need for communication
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Tuesday, 06. April 2021

Hosting the first-ever TEDxKonstanz

Students from the University of Konstanz and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior overcame the difficulties of a pandemic year to host the first-ever TEDxKonstanz event.

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