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31AUG 2023
Alumni
FAU Alumni #MyStory: Aya Jaff
She is a highly regarded figure in the tech industry and was named one of the top “30 under 30” leaders by Forbes magazine: Aya Jaff. The well-known FAU alumna is not only a programmer but also a bestselling author and entrepreneur. Aya Jaff studied business informatics, economics and sinology at our FAU. At Nuremberg […]
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28AUG 2023
FAU news
How brain research is helping artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI), especially the training of AI systems such as ChatGPT, consumes enormous amounts of energy. If AI could work more like human brains, it would be much more efficient. Dr. Achim Schilling and Dr. Patrick Krauss from the Neuroscience Laboratory of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, together […]
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22AUG 2023
FAU news
Teaching energy transition or electric mobility in class? Training for teachers
How can teaching staff integrate current topics like energy transition or electric mobility into their class? Our state of research is constantly changing, making it challenging for curricula and teachers to stay up-to-date. Having become aware of this issue, the department Electrical Engineering at FAU has brought to life a special training for teaching staff. […]
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18AUG 2023
Research
Cleaning water with ‘smart rust’ and magnets
Pouring flecks of rust into water usually makes it dirtier. But researchers of FAU have developed special iron oxide nanoparticles they call “smart rust” that actually makes it cleaner. Smart rust can attract many substances, including oil, nano- and microplastics, as well as the herbicide glyphosate, depending on the particles’ coating. And because the nanoparticles […]
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17AUG 2023
FAU news
Walk from the department to the bakery with LOMOBI
The project “LOMOBI – Learning assistance system for orientation and mobility of visually impaired persons in everyday life” was launched this year at the Institute for Factory Automation and Production Systems (FAPS). Led by medical engineer Sina Martin, researchers at FAU will develop a system within the next two years that is able to navigate […]
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17AUG 2023
FAU news
Investigating injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament
It is a very common complaint among soccer players– an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is not only painful, it can lead to several weeks if not months of imposed rest, depending on the severity of the injury. There are special training programs for protecting the front cruciate ligament that have proven to […]
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16AUG 2023
Research
Advanced treatment for rare neurological “RASopathies”
In the battle to help their children suffering from RASopathies, parents from the Syngap Elternhilfe association initiated a network that is now active across Europe and funded by the European Union: EURAS. Coordinated by Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, EURAS links the perspective of those affected with that of those involved in research. Their aim is to understand […]
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15AUG 2023
FAU news
Shanghai Ranking 2023: FAU remains one of the top 20 universities in Germany
The Shanghai Ranking 2023 has been published and FAU has cause for celebration: Coming in at number 17, FAU retains its place among the top 20 universities in Germany. Internationally, FAU is among the top 10 percent of all universities included in the survey. The ranking focuses on various indicators. Under the category of total […]
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14AUG 2023
FAU news
Early detection of forest fires: When drones read smoke signals
Forest fires are no longer only restricted to southern European regions, they are now increasingly also a problem in Germany. The interdisciplinary project Evolonic from FAU and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB) is focusing on developing effective solutions for the early detection of forest fires. Together with the fire services […]
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09AUG 2023
FAU news
Blumenau-Niesel-Stiftung at FAU
The donors Jutta Blumenau-Niesel and Dr. Hans-Joachim Niesel decided in 2022, together with their long-standing and close friend lawyer Hans-Dieter Beuthan, to establish a trust foundation in honor of the life and work of Dr. Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau at FAU in Erlangen, with a branch in Berlin. “Supporting research on the achievements and life […]
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03AUG 2023
FAU news
Distinguished professorship for expert in electrochemical processes
FAU has received a distinguished professorship from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts: As part of the High-Tech Agenda Bavaria, Prof. Dr. Bastian Etzold, Chair of Power-to-X Technologies, has been awarded five million euros in funding. “Bastian Etzold is an ideal match for FAU in terms of the developments in hydrogen technology. […]
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03AUG 2023
Research
New Distinguished Professorship of Applied Quantum Technologies
“Anyone who might have dared to suggest controlling a single photon, let alone an electron, 20 years ago would have been considered to have lost touch with reality,” states quantum engineer Professor Roland Nagy. Today, researchers like him and his team at FAU are even able to use the effects of such subatomic particles at […]
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