Conference Presentations

Ceramic proton conductors of the type Ba1.015Zr0.8-xCe0.2YxO3-δ (BZCY) where x = 0.175 and 0.24 were prepared via a modified reactive solid state synthesis route from stoichiometric mixtures of BaCO3 and the corresponding oxides under addition of minor amount of NiO as a sintering aid. Ba excess of 1.5 mol. [...]

We present studies where use of plant growth promoting bacteria resulted in improved plant performance under limited nitrogen (N) or phosphorus (P) in Brachypodium dystachion (Bd) - a model plant for cereals, or for elevated temperature in Arabidopsis thaliana (At). Roots, responsible for plant nutrient uptake, vary thorough space and time [1] and were thus analyzed using non-invasive root phenotyping [2-4] for temporal resolution of the plant-microbe interaction. [...]

The Standard Model (SM) of Particle Physics is not capable to account for the apparent matter-antimatter asymmetry of our Universe. Physics beyond the SM is required and is either probedby employing highest energies (e.g., at LHC), or by striving for ultimate precision and sensitivity(e.g., in the search for electric dipole moments). [...]