EIROforum Press Releases

25 January 2012 - ESO
The Wild Early Lives of Today's Most Massive Galaxies
Dramatic star formation cut short by black holes

24 January 2011 - ILL
Unlocking the secrets of DNA
Neutron science provides first experimental data showing how DNA structure changes as it ‘melts’. This knowledge is a step towards technological applications of DNA, such as computer components.

23 January 2012 - ILL
UK scientists produce world’s first magnetic soap
Bristol University team dissolve iron in liquid surfactant to create a soap that can be controlled by magnets.

19 January 2012 - EMBL
Rigged to explode?
Inherited mutation links exploding chromosomes to cancer

19 January 2012 - ESO
The Helix in New Colours
ESO’s VISTA telescope, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, has captured a striking new image of the Helix Nebula

12 January 2012 - EMBL
Evolution by 'copy-paste'
Study provides new insights into an ancient mechanism of mammalian evolution

11 January 2012 - ESO
Planet Population is Plentiful
Planets around stars are the rule rather than the exception

10 January 2012 - ESO
El Gordo - A "Fat" Distant Galaxy Cluster
An extremely hot, massive young galaxy cluster has been studied by an international team using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

8 January 2012 - EMBL
Tracking genes' remote controls
New method for observing enhancer activity during development

5 January 2012 - ESO
ESO Celebrates 50 Years of Reaching New Heights in Astronomy
The year 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in the world.

4 January 2012 - ESO
The Smoky Pink Core of the Omega Nebula
A new image of the Omega Nebula, captured by ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), is one of the sharpest of this object ever taken from the ground.