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08SEP 2022
Research
Porridge-making in the Neolithic period
Cereal, milk and meat were the staple diet of people in Britain as long as 5500 years ago. By carrying out a chemical analysis of lipid residues in well-preserved ceramics, a research team led by the University of Bristol and including researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have proven for the first time that people in […]
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06SEP 2022
Research
Gradual global warming as harbinger of major extinction event
At the end of the Permian Period, approximately 250 million years ago, more than 80 percent of all maritime species became extinct after volcanic eruptions in Siberia released huge quantities of greenhouse gases and caused the atmosphere to heat up. Using what is known as a paleothermometer, a team of researchers from the Museum für […]
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06SEP 2022
Research
FAU researchers discover a method for preventing limescale
From cloudy glasses to deposits in dishwashers – limescale is a ubiquitous problem. An international research collaboration led by two researchers at FAU has now investigated which substances could be added to dishwasher detergent to prevent the build-up of limescale. Knowledge about the mechanisms involved can be used to develop more sustainable ingredients. The results […]
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26AUG 2022
FAU news
Searching for traces on Celtic statues: The Glauberg prince
One meter eighty in height, armor reminiscent of the Greek army, a Celtic shield in his hand and on his head a decorated helmet that some might say looks like Mickey Mouse ears: when the Glauberg Price was excavated 26 years ago, the sculpture was a true sensation. It was the first time that opulent […]
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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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