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New cooperation strengthens international AI research at Lamarr
The Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, the University of Bonn, and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and an Agreement on Student Exchange. The agreements provide the framework for long-term cooperation in research, teaching, and scientific exchange at the interface of AI-supported life sciences, bioinformatics, chemical informatics, data science, and materials science. The cooperation is an example of targeted international research that goes far beyond symbolic collaboration.
Spectacular discovery in the Sinai
The find is spectacular: an unusually old inscription dating back around 5,000 years in the southwest of the Sinai Peninsula shows in a terrifying manner how the Egyptians colonized the Sinai and subjugated the inhabitants. The scene prominently depicted on a clearly visible rock shows the Egyptians’ dominance in the form of a large man with his arms raised and a Sinaite with an arrow in his chest kneeling in front of him. Mustafa Nour El-Din from the Aswan Inspectorate at the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities discovered the unusual inscription in Wadi Khamila. Egyptologist Prof. Dr. Ludwig Morenz from the University of Bonn interpreted the scene: It announces the Egyptians’ colonial claim 5,000 years ago.
ERC Proof of Concept Grant for innovation in low-temperature microscopy
Junior-Professor Daqing Wang from the University of Bonn has received a Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his “MinCryo” project. With the grant of €150,000 over one year, the physicist will continue to prepare his research results for practical applications in industry. The technical solution developed by him and his team facilitates a wider and more resource-efficient access to cryogenic – extremely cold - optical imaging that combines microscopes with extremely cold temperatures.
Soft Power and Charismatic Leadership
The origin, development, and significance of soft power and charismatic leadership in German-American relations are the subject of the latest publication by Bonn-based political scientist Hendrik W. Ohnesorge. This is his postdoctoral thesis, in which Ohnesorge examines over five centuries of transatlantic relations up to these present days.

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