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26AUG 2022
Research
Metasurfaces offer new possibilities for quantum research
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in cooperation with Sandia National Laboratories have successfully created photon pairs at several different frequencies using resonant metasurfaces. A photon is the quantum (the minimum amount involved in an interaction) of any form of electromagnetic radiation, such as light. Photons […]Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in cooperation with Sandia National Laboratories have successfully created photon pairs at several different frequencies using resonant metasurfaces. A photon is the quantum (the minimum amount involved in an interaction) of any form of electromagnetic radiation, such as light. Photons […]
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22AUG 2022
Research
Those suffering from autoimmune diseases require a third coronavirus vaccination
Many patients suffering from an autoimmune disease such as rheumatism, ulcerative colitis or psoriasis have to take medicine that affects their immune system. As the immune system also determines the effectiveness of vaccinations, several of those suffering from autoimmune diseases wonder whether it is safe for them to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 without incurring any […]
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19AUG 2022
FAU news
Shanghai Ranking 2022: Excellent results nationally and internationally
The Shanghai Ranking 2022 has been published. In the national ranking, FAU has retained its position among the top 20 universities at place 17. On an international level, the University is among the best 300 in the world. Data from various fields is incorporated into the ranking. FAU’s performance improved for some indicators, for example, […]
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12AUG 2022
FAU news
Healthier thanks to innovative 14 minute “LOW-HIIT” workouts
Regular exercise is an important component of a healthy lifestyle. “Physical exercise does not only have many preventative health benefits, it also has a significant role to play as a supporting measure in treatment for a number of chronic illnesses,” explains PD Dr. Dejan Reljic, Head of Sport Science and Performance Physiology at the Hector […]
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12AUG 2022
FAU news
Energy supplies in the future: Federal President Steinmeier visits HI ERN in Erlangen
A sustainable energy supply for the future: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was given an overview of the varied and ambitious research being carried out on this central task for society during a visit to the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN). The Federal President visited Erlangen as part of an informative tour with […]
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05AUG 2022
Study
One of the most outstanding students in the world
He is studying Molecular Medicine at FAU. But that is by no means all that Sagithjan Surendra is doing: Whilst studying, he has founded the charity Aelius Förderwerk, which supports disadvantaged children and young people. At the same time he is studying Public Policy at the University of Essex, UK. He has already received several […]
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05AUG 2022
Research
Diagnosis and therapy of ME/CFS: What can we learn from Long Covid?
On Thursday August 4, 2022, Klaus Holetschek, the Bavarian Minister of State for Health and Care and Bernhard Seidenath, the chair of the committee for health and care in the Bavarian parliament, visited the Department of Ophthalmology (director: Prof. Dr. Friedrich E. Kruse) at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen to find out about the current status of research […]
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04AUG 2022
Research
FAU is set to become a beacon in quantum research
In recognition of our outstanding expertise in quantum research: a consortium consisting of eleven researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) will receive roughly three million euros in funding by 2025. The new lighthouse project Quantum Measurement and Control for the Enablement of Quantum Computing and Quantum Sensing (QuMeCo) will ignite basic research into quantum computing, sensing […]In recognition of our outstanding expertise in quantum research: a consortium consisting of eleven researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) will receive roughly three million euros in funding by 2025. The new lighthouse project Quantum Measurement and Control for the Enablement of Quantum Computing and Quantum Sensing (QuMeCo) will ignite basic research into quantum computing, sensing […]
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04AUG 2022
FAU news
Strength in research: FAU received more funding in 2021
In 2021, FAU was awarded almost a quarter of a billion euros in third-party funding. With an increase of more than eight percent, this means FAU, which is the largest university in Northern Bavaria, has once again increased the volume of third-party funding it receives. Particularly pleasing: FAU increased its funding from the German Research […]
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02AUG 2022
Research
Gaining insights into spastic paraplegia
Rare diseases, as the name indicates, only affect a small part of the population. However, for those affected they are particularly challenging, often especially because research into such rare diseases tends to be less of a priority. One of these diseases is hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a disease that causes spasms and weakness in the […]
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01AUG 2022
Research
Fighting cancer with organoid models, cell characteristics and zebrafish
The Erlangen location of the Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (BZKF) is providing start-up funding worth a total of 110,000 euros to three research projects at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. The aim of the projects is to conduct fundamental research into new therapeutic approaches for treating cancer. The research team led by Dr. Gloria Lutzny-Geier and Dr. […]
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01AUG 2022
FAU news
Max Planck Center for Physics and Medicine celebrates topping out ceremony
Another milestone in the construction of the interdisciplinary center in Erlangen has been achieved. Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Hubert Aiwanger, commended the project for creating an ideal research environment at the topping out ceremony for the Max Planck Center for Physics and Medicine (MPZPM). The Center is a joint institution of the Max Planck […]
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