Gutenberg in 1439 was the first European to use the printing press and movable type in Europe. Among his many contributions to printing are: the invention of a process for mass-producing movable type; the use of oil-based ink for printing books; adjustable molds; mechanical movable type; and the use of a wooden printing press similar to the agricultural screw presses of the period. His truly epochal invention was the combination of these elements into a practical system that allowed the mass production of printed books and was economically viable for printers and readers alike. Gutenberg's method for making type is traditionally considered to have included a type metal alloy and a hand mould for casting type. The alloy was a mixture of lead, tin, and antimony that melted at a relatively low temperature for faster and more economical casting, cast well, and created a durable type.
The Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (German:Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg. With approximately 36,500 students (2014) in about 150 schools and clinics, it is among the ten largest universities in Germany. Starting on 1 January 2005 the university was reorganized into 11 faculties of study.
The university is considered one of the most prestigious universities in Germany, especially in the natural sciences and economics.
History
The first University of Mainz goes back to the Archbishop of Mainz, Prince-elector and Reichserzkanzler Adolf II von Nassau. At the time, establishing a university required papal approval and Adolf II initiated the approval process during his time in office. The university, however, was first opened in 1477 by Adolf's successor to the bishopric, Diether von Isenburg. In 1784 the University was opened up for Protestants and Jews (curator Anselm Franz von Betzel). It fast became one of the largest Catholic universities in Europe with ten chairs in theology alone. In the confusion after the establishment of the Mainz Republic of 1792 and its subsequent recapture by the Prussians, academic activity came to a gradual standstill. In 1798 the university became active again under French governance, and lectures in the department of medicine took place until 1823. Only the faculty of theology continued teaching during the 19th century, albeit as a theological Seminary (since 1877 "College of Philosophy and Theology").
Researchers at Johannes GutenbergUniversity Mainz (JGU) have now presented a method for effectively converting carbon dioxide into ethanol, which is then available as a sustainable raw material for chemical applications.
"In situations like these, it is not enough for the photoreceptors to adapt, but an additional corrective mechanism is required," said ProfessorMarion Silies of Johannes GutenbergUniversity Mainz (JGU) ... The recent study with lead author Dr ... DOI ... ....
Researchers at Johannes GutenbergUniversity Mainz (JGU) and the University of Siegen in Germany have developed a novel approach that enables efficient solar energy storage in specialized molecules or photoswitches.
A team of researchers at Johannes GutenbergUniversity Mainz (JGU) and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has now surmounted this difficulty and demonstrated a new method to study the interior of a crystalline drop.
"The year 2023 was indeed much drier than we had expected," said ProfessorRobert Reinecke of Johannes GutenbergUniversity Mainz (JGU) ... Provided by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
The researchers analyzed data from the Gutenberg Prematurity Study, conducted by the UniversityMedical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz in Germany... the university’s medical records.
... said Niehrs, Founding and Scientific Director of the IMB, which was opened on the campus of Johannes GutenbergUniversity Mainz (JGU) in 2011 ... Provided by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
Researchers at Johannes GutenbergUniversity Mainz (JGU) have managed to enhance the framework of Brownian reservoir computing by recording and transferring hand gestures to the system that then used skyrmions to detect these individual gestures.
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press here in 1440, one of the most important developments in human history ... and the summer Johannes Festival, which celebrates the birthday of Gutenberg.
Because Spectrum’s M4i.2212 digitiser cards are being used in lab-scale experiments by teams at the Technical University of Munich and at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz to �characterise the scintillating liquid.
