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New Emmy Noether Group Researches Interstellar Ice Mixtures

A team from the Chair of Organic Chemistry II at Ruhr University Bochum plans to explore exactly how chemical processes in ice mixtures contributed to the emergence of life on Earth. The research group has set out to gain insights into how the building blocks of life were created by recreating conditions from space on Earth.

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HPI and UP Invite Applications for 6 Professorships in Computer Science

The joint Digital Engineering Faculty of the University of Potsdam and the Hasso Plattner Institute invites applications for six professorships in Computer Science to be filled as soon as possible.

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Quantum Computers in Action

Quantum computers are one of the critical future technologies of the 21st century. They have the edge when it comes to solving complex computing tasks, but they require extremely high computing resources to do this. Researchers at Paderborn University have come up with an algorithm to solve this problem.

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Protection for digital contracts

Anyone who uses digital contracts – also called smart contracts – should be careful about hacker attacks. Prof. Dr. Lucas Davi from University of Duisburg-Essen’s Institute of Software Technology paluno is developing a solution to find and fix security gaps in the contracts during programming and later in use. For this, he received a starting grant of 1.5 million euros from the European Research Council (ERCA).

Interview with Dr. Eva Bosbach

10 Years University of Cologne New York Office

The University of Cologne’s North America Office celebrated its 10th anniversary at the German House in New York on May 26 with a festive in-person event, featuring art, music, networking, and the panel discussion “Transatlantic Perspectives on Quantum Science and Technologies.” The honorary guest was Rector Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Axel Freimuth, heading a delegation from the University of Cologne. The DWIH team took this anniversary as an opportunity to talk with Dr. Eva Bosbach, Executive Director of the University of Cologne North America Office.

Entering the Quantum Age

Competence Network “EIN Quantum NRW” launched

Further expanding national lea­der­ship in the re­search and development of quantum technologies, train­ing specialists for this fu­ture field and developing applications for business and large-scale industry in the heart of Europe – these are the goals of the new quantum computing network “EIN Quantum NRW,” which pools the ex­per­tise of its partners. TU Dort­mund Uni­ver­sity, member of the DWIH NY supporter organization “University Alliance Ruhr”, is on board as a uni­ver­si­ty partner.

Germany and Canada Sign Quantum Computing Agreement

A  memorandum signed by German and Canadian institutions establishes a German-Canadian network for quantum computing and data analytics.