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Five researchers from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) are included in the list of the most cited scientists in their field, the so-called "Highly Cited Researchers List." In 2025, this list will once again feature a total of 6,868 of the most influential researchers worldwide.

Forschende der FAU und der Universität Rostock haben einen bahnbrechenden Effekt entdeckt, bei dem Elektronen bereits durch nur eine einzige Schwingung eines Laserpuls stark beschleunigt werden. Bisher war dieser Effekt nur bei langen Laserpulsen sichtbar. Diese Entdeckung könnte zur Entwicklung ultraschneller Optoelektronik beitragen.

AI models are capable of deducing the rules of human language without being provided with explicit information about grammar and word classes. Researchers at FAU have proven this in an experiment.

What should you do if a medical emergency occurs and no one can respond immediately to your call for help? This question is the focus of LUNA ADAPT, a research project led by FAU. On a simulated lunar surface, he and his team investigated how injured people can be given medical care under supervision.

Germany’s first highway with wireless charging technology – a milestone for electromobility One kilometer of future on asphalt: The construction phase on the A6 near Amberg in Germany is complete – now the testing begins. The E|MPOWER project, led by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnber...

The Dies Academicus 2025 celebrations once again highlighted what sets FAU apart: its diversity of perspectives, its spirit of cooperation, and its interdisciplinary approach. FAU President Joachim Hornegger expressed his gratitude to researchers and lecturers, students and staff, friends, and alumni on the occasion of FAU's 282nd anniversary.

The importance researchers are given by their colleagues is measured, among other things, by how often their publications are cited. This measurable factor forms the basis of the CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition for the evaluation of all universities. FAU has achieved excellent rankings this year, especially at the national level.

In 2025, FAU will once again honor exceptional individuals for their services to FAU and for FAU with the FAU Awards in the run-up to Dies Academicus, its founding day. These are this year's winners of the FAU Awards.

Prof. Dr. Bastian Etzold, holder of the Chair of Power-to-X Technologies at FAU, is working on a method to simulate different scenarios for individual companies in the chemical industry in a matter of seconds, providing company managers with a reliable decision-making aid for costly investments.