Donald Hilvert gave a plausible answer to this question in the Siegfried Hünig Lecture 2023 with fascinating experiments on directed evolution in the laboratory.

A previously unknown form of hydrogel formation has been elucidated: chemists found unusual interactions between polymers.

The "Solar Technologies go Hybrid" research program continues to receive funding of 1.7 million euros from the State of Bavaria. Now the aim is to produce synthetic fuels from carbon dioxide.

Katja Noll receives German Liquid Crystal Society(GLCS/ DFKG)'s Young Scientist Award for poster contribution.

Ravat, junior group leader at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, was awarded the prize, endowed with 5,000 euros, for his outstanding scientific achievements.

Louise Kersting was awarded a poster prize at a renowned international seminar in Klosters (Switzerland).

Chemistry professor Claudia Höbartner is being honoured for her outstanding research on the nucleic acids DNA and RNA: She receives the prestigious Leibniz prize endowed with 2.5 million euros.

Ann-Christin Pöppler receives the Lecturer Award of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie. Her scientific work and her excellent teaching efforts have already been awarded several times.

Their work is most frequently cited in publications of other scientists. Researchers from the University - among them Frank Würthner - are therefore included in the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 List.

Progress has been made on the path to sunlight-driven production of hydrogen. Chemists from Würzburg present a new enzyme-like molecular catalyst for water oxidation.

Completely unexpectedly, the enzyme ceramidase emerges as a new target structure for the therapy of SARS-CoV-2 infections. This is reported by Würzburg researchers in "Cells".

This current topic was presented by the Siegfried Hünig Lecturer 2022, Prof. Peter Bäuerle. A second talk given by Prof. Hans-Ulrich Reißig honored the scientific work of Siegfried Hünig who deceased in 2021.

The 48th German Liquid Crystal Conference (GLCC2022) was the first conference to be held in presence at the University of Würzburg after a two-year break.

Chemists at the University of Würzburg aim to develop a new class of chiral organic semiconductors – for applications of next generation organic electronics. The project is funded by the ERC with 1.5 million euros.