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19DEC 2023
Research
World record in solar energy
The sun is one of the most important sources for renewable energy, solar energy is a central component of the energy transition. The most efficient solar module in the world at the current time has been developed by a researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in close collaboration with the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy […]
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15DEC 2023
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Battling resistant germs
Peptides, molecules that consist of up to 100 linked amino acids, may have an important role to play in the fight against multidrug-resistant germs. They affect the bacterias’ cell membrane, and can therefore improve the efficacy of antibiotics by allowing them to penetrate pathogens better. Researchers at FAU are carrying out research into these potentially […]
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15DEC 2023
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Clean energy from agricultural and forest waste
Researchers at FAU hope to develop a new procedure aimed at gaining pure hydrogen from biological waste. Many of the methods used to date require high temperatures of 600 degrees Celsius and more. They are therefore not particularly suitable for decentralized use, for example on farms. However, that is precisely where large quantities of suitable […]
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14DEC 2023
Research
Cholesterol makes cell membranes flexible and robust
Cholesterol plays a decisive role in the elasticity of cell membranes. Researchers at FAU have now discovered that cholesterol has a remarkable double role: It not only contributes to making the membrane thicker and more impenetrable, but surprisingly also softer. This new discovery, that was published in the journal “Nature Communications”, opens new perspectives for […]
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14DEC 2023
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VR experience wins 3rd place in Bea World Best Event Awards
Sandra Jeleazcov from Department of Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen celebrates a major success: The head of Knowledge Management worked together with a team from the Cologne-based company onliveline GmbH Büro für Transformation & Storytelling to develop an app that paves the way for new approaches to patient communication. Using virtual […]
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04DEC 2023
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Aldo R. Boccaccini elected Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering
Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Chair of Materials Science (Biomaterials), Department of Materials Science and Engineering at FAU, has been elected Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), the highest honor the global biomaterials community can bestow on outstanding biomaterials scientists, which is awarded by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE). […]Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Chair of Materials Science (Biomaterials), Department of Materials Science and Engineering at FAU, has been elected Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), the highest honor the global biomaterials community can bestow on outstanding biomaterials scientists, which is awarded by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE). […]
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24NOV 2023
FAU news
Two Consolidator Grants for FAU
It is further proof of FAU’s excellence when it comes to research: Two scientists have been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Prof. Dr. Karl Mandel aims to functionalize matter in such a way that it can give information about past environmental stimuli. Prof. Dr. Tomohisa Toda investigates the role of […]
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24NOV 2023
FAU news
Another two Humboldt Professorships for FAU
Once again, FAU has successfully demonstrated its strength in innovation and research. In the current funding round, the University has succeeded in winning not one, but two more Humboldt professorships. Linguist and mathematician Prof. Dr. Michaela Mahlberg analyzes linguistic structures in language corpora and their significance for culture and society. Legal expert and sinologist Prof. […]
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24NOV 2023
FAU news
German Future Prize for Michael Uder
This year, the Federal President’s prize for technology and innovation has been awarded to a team from Erlangen. Prof. Dr. Michael Uder, Director of the Institute of Radiology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Chair of Diagnostic Radiology at FAU, was awarded the German Future Prize 2023 on November 22, 2023, together with his two team colleagues […]
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15NOV 2023
Research
Four FAU researchers are among the most highly cited in their subject
The Highly Cited Researchers List of 2023 names the 7,127 most influential researchers across the globe. With a total of 336 researchers included in the list, Germany is ranked number 4. Four researchers from FAU are included in the list of the most highly cited researchers in their subject area. They are: Prof. Dr. Georg […]
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13NOV 2023
Research
New approaches in the fight against drug resistance in malaria
Malaria is one of the most widespread and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. New compounds are continuously required due to the risk of malaria parasites becoming resistant to the medicines currently used. A team of researchers at FAU led by Prof. Dr. Svetlana B. Tsogoeva has now combined the anti-malaria drug artemisinin with coumarin, which, like […]
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06NOV 2023
Research
Superconductors at room temperature?
Quantum materials change their properties when they interact with light. Optical cavities, for example, allow the electrical conductivity of quantum materials to be manipulated in a targeted manner. Physicists at FAU are investigating this enormous potential for electronics, energy storage and quantum computing. Their work has now received just under two million euros in funding […]
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