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University of Konstanz: Open Science as a guiding principle

The University of Konstanz is one of the first German universities to adopt an Open Science Policy and declare a broader understanding of open researc

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© Christian Jenewein

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Binary mesocrystals from the nano-building kit

Team led by Konstanz researcher produces three-dimensional mesocrystals from two different types of nanocrystals - platinum and magnetite - for the fi

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© Maxim Tsarev

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Qubits from Beam Electrons

Konstanz-based physicists use laser light to modulate free electrons into qubits – binary quantum systems for potential use in quantum information

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© Anna Roik

Wed, 13-10-2021

Helping coral reefs survive under climate change

A biologist from the University of Konstanz, along with an international group of re-searchers, calls for extending the natural adaptive capacity of c

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© Credit: Wouter Vansteelant

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How land birds cross the open ocean

Migrating birds choose routes with the best wind and uplift conditions, helping them to fly nonstop for hundreds of kilometers over the sea.

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© AG Becks

Fri, 09-07-2021

Evolution in real time

Biologist Professor Lutz Becks and his team observe the genetic imprint of the surprisingly rapid transition from unicellular to multicellular life

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© USA-Reiseblogger, Pixabay

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Smartphone bans in the workplace

Study on smartphone bans in the workplace reveals possible benefits of “soft” bans – research project involving the University of Konstanz

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© Agamaszota, Pixabay

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Germans (mis-)interpret inequality

In their new “Inequality Barometer”, Konstanz researchers demonstrate: The German population often assesses the level of inequality incorrectly, under

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© Michael Griesser

Tue, 01-06-2021

Trust among corvids

Corvids use social information to protect themselves against deception by conspecifics from neighbouring territories

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© Trevor Fristoe and Mark van Kleunen. The Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)

Mon, 31-05-2021

Dimensions of invasion success

Patterns and drivers of alien plant species invasiveness in Europe identified by an international research team led by Konstanz biologists

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

Wed, 26-05-2021

To sting or not to sting?

Scientists from Konstanz and Innsbruck uncovered how honeybees organise their collective defence in response to predators and used computational model

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