The molecular research “booster” evolves: SIMPLAIX collaboration starts the next phase
Computer simulations and Artificial Intelligence are the main pillars of the “SIMPLAIX” collaboration, initiated by the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (…
Registration now open: 4th SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling”
The 4th SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling” will take place in the Studio Villa Bosch in Heidelberg …
Monika Mondal to be “Journalist in Residence” at HITS
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …
Phylogenetic trees, biodiversity and research policy: “Highly Cited Researcher“ at HITS
For ten years running, computer scientist Alexandros Stamatakis from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) has been identified as one …
Deadline 5 October: Call for “HITS Journalist in Residence” in 2026
Call for 2026: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 5 October 2025
Supernovae and cosmological impact
Humboldt Fellow from Taipei, Taiwan, at HITS – Invitation by the Physics of Stellar Objetcs group HITS has welcomed a new Alexander …
Floppy and flexible: How Machine Learning helps to build new proteins
A team of researchers from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP) …
HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2026
Call for 2026: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 5 October 2025
Double detonation: new image shows remains of star destroyed by pair of explosions
For the first time, an international team of astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating …
The faster they rotate, the more magnetic they become
Rotation rate and magnetic fields: Binary stars behave significantly different from single ones. A new study in “Nature Astronomy” investigates their …