Plastics soon to be more easily degradable?
15.04.2024
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, in collaboration with the Technical University of Darmstadt, have developed a new type of polymer - the main component of plastics - that is more easily degradable…
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Cancer and inflammation: end of a dangerous connection soon?
04.03.2024
Researchers at the University of Fribourg have discovered a mechanism in the body that can have serious consequences for women with breast cancer. Granulocytes, a type of white blood cell that is active…
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Scientists at the University of Fribourg have revealed a mechanism that can reduce age-related neuroinflammation
04.03.2024
The more we age, the less our cells are capable of "cleaning out" the waste they produce. The consequences of this degeneration are serious since it can cause inflammation and dysfunction throughout the…
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Carbon emissions: do the ends justify the means?
07.02.2024
They are both the problem and the solution. While emitting vast quantities of carbon, oil companies also happen to be technically in the best position to artificially extract CO2 from the atmosphere and…
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Global warming: glacial records lost forever
07.02.2024
It took no more than two years for the Corbassière Glacier in Valais to become practically useless for studying climate change. This has been made clear by core sampling done as part of the Ice Memory…
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A long-known fossil site yields new secrets
08.01.2024
For paleontologists, there is a shortage of fossils for tracing the evolutionary history of the Amazon region, a place that boasts unparalleled biodiversity. By drawing on new data collected at a site…
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New Spark Grants for 9 Unifr Researchers (And soon for you?)
18.12.2023
The SPR is pleased to announce that a total of nine Spark grants have been awarded to researchers at the University of Fribourg.
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Announcement of the Environmental Research Prize 2024
22.11.2023
The Environmental Research Prize of Fribourg University aims to promote disciplinary and interdisciplinary research in the field of environmental sciences and sustainability. The prize is awarded to young…
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New grant to create perfectly white materials
08.11.2023
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, the University of Fribourg, and New York University are investigating materials that could diffusely reflect all rays of incoming light, with long-term potential…
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