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19FEB 2024
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Scientists identify important factor for brain development
Previously ignored DNA sequence plays important role in brain development An international research team has uncovered that a previously overlooked repetitive DNA element known as Long Interspersed Nuclear Element (L1) helps maintain neural progenitor cells, and thus plays an important role in mammalian brain development. The study, published recently in the journal Cell Reports, was […]
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16FEB 2024
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Chemists at FAU want to continue to increase the efficiency of organic photovoltaics
New molecule design for more solar power Chemists at FAU hope to use optimized carbon-rich molecules to push the boundaries of organic photovoltaics. In the project UP&DOWN, carbon compounds are to be designed in such a way that sunlight striking them is used significantly more effectively, thereby generating more electrical current. Spectroscopy in the femtosecond […]
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16FEB 2024
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New molecular mechanism discovered in inflammatory bone loss
Immune cells strengthen bones In osteoporosis, bone mass is lost and bones break more easily. The increased bone loss is either triggered by a hormonal imbalance or as the result of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. A team of researchers at Department of Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology […]
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13FEB 2024
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Successful in the first round with human rights
FAU cluster passes first hurdle in the Excellence Strategy The Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments is one of the most important and attractive research funding initiatives in Germany, and the competition is fierce. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has submitted high-caliber research proposals in the current call to acquire prestigious excellence clusters. One application […]FAU cluster passes first hurdle in the Excellence Strategy The Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments is one of the most important and attractive research funding initiatives in Germany, and the competition is fierce. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has submitted high-caliber research proposals in the current call to acquire prestigious excellence clusters. One application […]
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13FEB 2024
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Digital twin accelerates solar research
Interdisciplinary team uses AI for the development of organic photovoltaics Artificial intelligence is expected to accelerate the search for the perfect material for solar panels by a factor of ten. An interdisciplinary team from FAU is working on this. Researchers from engineering including materials science, chemistry, and computer science aim to implement a digital twin […]
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13FEB 2024
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Geoscientist receives 1.7 million euros in funding
Deciphering the future of glaciers A flood wave advances on a mountain village. Water is becoming scarce in a nearby town. What sounds like a disaster movie is reality in the Tropical Andes. And all because the glaciers are shrinking. Dr. Thorsten Seehaus, lecturer at the Department of Geography, is investigating how glaciers have developed […]
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01FEB 2024
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Homo sapiens already reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago
New discoveries of bones and tools in a cave in Thuringia The arrival of Homo sapiens in cold northern latitudes took place several thousand years before Neanderthals disappeared in southwest Europe. This is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers including Dr. Marcel Weiß from Chair of Prehistory and Early History at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg […]
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31JAN 2024
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Super code cracked: Central inflammation system discovered
Important mechanism for a wide range of different types of inflammation and autoimmune diseases The most common immune cells in our bodies that form the front line in the immune system’s defenses against infections are neutrophilic granulocytes. At the same time, neutrophils are also involved in a number of different inflammatory processes and autoimmune diseases. […]
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31JAN 2024
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Reflections without mirroring
Physicists at MPL and FAU develop novel concept for detecting chiral molecules In contrast to conventional mirrors, light can be reflected on surfaces known as meta surfaces without changing its polarization. This has now been proven by physicists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL). This enables […]
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26JAN 2024
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Cooperation promotes new findings
In science, the exchange of ideas and resources between researchers from different disciplines forms the foundation for progress and innovation. Cooperation not only increases efficiency, but also promotes new findings. This is why the FAU Profile Center Light.Matter.QuantumTechnologies (LMQ) supports several high-ranking projects between LMQ members and researchers at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz (JGU) and the […]In science, the exchange of ideas and resources between researchers from different disciplines forms the foundation for progress and innovation. Cooperation not only increases efficiency, but also promotes new findings. This is why the FAU Profile Center Light.Matter.QuantumTechnologies (LMQ) supports several high-ranking projects between LMQ members and researchers at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz (JGU) and the […]
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12JAN 2024
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Virus uses same entry pathway into lung cells as earlier Covid-19 variants
Mutations in the spike protein of the Pirola variant of the SARS-CoV-2 variant facilitate entry into lung cells Even after the end of the pandemic, Covid-19 continues to pose a serious health threat. Most individuals have established robust immune protection and do not develop severe disease, but the infection can still lead to marked and […]
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22DEC 2023
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When expectant mothers are particularly tired
Fatigue, backache or insomnia – during pregnancy almost all women suffer from the strain of symptoms such as these. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from FAU have now investigated when such complaints are particularly common and how they progress. The team used an anonymized big data dataset from a pregnancy app. Each pregnancy is unique, […]
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