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10OCT 2025
FAU news
Killer cells How the immune system selects its defense troops
Researchers at FAU investigate fundamental biological process in immunized test persons If killer cells from the immune system encounter signs of an infection, some of them start to divide rapidly. They grow to become a large defense troop that then attacks the pathogen. However, that is not the case for each individual killer cell by […]
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08OCT 2025
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High-performance computer: Supercomputer Helma inaugurated
Fastest AI computer at German universities Cutting-edge technology for research: The Erlangen National High-Performance Computing Center at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (NHR@FAU) has officially inaugurated the currently most powerful supercomputer at universities in Germany. “Helma” is a computer that not only provides state-of-the-art applications but also basic provision of AI for researchers far beyond FAU. Who can […]Fastest AI computer at German universities Cutting-edge technology for research: The Erlangen National High-Performance Computing Center at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (NHR@FAU) has officially inaugurated the currently most powerful supercomputer at universities in Germany. “Helma” is a computer that not only provides state-of-the-art applications but also basic provision of AI for researchers far beyond FAU. Who can […]
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07OCT 2025
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CAR-T cell therapy treats severe bowel disease successfully for the first time
21 year old with therapy-resistant, severe inflammatory bowel disease treated successfully with cellular immune therapy A team of doctors from Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie at Uniklinikum Erlangen has succeeded for the first time in treating a young patient with a severe case of therapy-resistant inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis) with cell therapy using CD19-CAR-T cells. The […]
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02OCT 2025
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Funding: DFG extends funding for research group FOR 5134
Second funding period to focus on laser beam welding The research group FOR 5134 “Solidification cracks during laser beam welding” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), for which Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg is the coordinating university, is to be granted a second funding period. This allows the interdisciplinary project to continue its pioneering work and make […]Second funding period to focus on laser beam welding The research group FOR 5134 “Solidification cracks during laser beam welding” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), for which Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg is the coordinating university, is to be granted a second funding period. This allows the interdisciplinary project to continue its pioneering work and make […]
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01OCT 2025
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Roman boats at FAU: A stop off and a launch
A new FAU Roman boat is launched on the Altmühlsee lake and the Danuvia alacris returns from the Danube for repairs After spending three years traveling on the Danube, the Danuvia alacris, which is Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg’s second Roman vessel, has now returned for a seven month stay at the boatyard in Schlungenhof at Altmühlsee lake […]
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08SEP 2025
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Sustainability: New ways of producing methanol from electricity and biomass
FAU researchers develop process for sustainable on-site production In future, it could become easier to manufacture methanol from biomass decentrally on site. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are proposing a method with which raw and waste materials from plants can be processed in a self-contained procedure under mild reaction conditions. This method means that the […]FAU researchers develop process for sustainable on-site production In future, it could become easier to manufacture methanol from biomass decentrally on site. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are proposing a method with which raw and waste materials from plants can be processed in a self-contained procedure under mild reaction conditions. This method means that the […]
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04SEP 2025
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ERC Grant: Nanocrystals and social wellbeing in the world of work
Two FAU researchers awarded coveted EU funding worth millions of euros Two researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have been awarded a Starting Grant each from the European Research Council (ERC). In the new round, Dr. Carlos L. Bassani with the project “Kinetic Pathways to Control Nanocrystal Shapes“ (kineticSHAPES) and Prof. Dr. Adrian Meier with the […]
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22AUG 2025
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Study: CO2 tax often governed by fiscal policy rather than climate policy
Energy policy expert from FAU investigating impact and political motivation Often, national CO2 taxes are too low to reduce emissions effectively, primarily serving symbolic and fiscal purposes instead. This is the conclusion reached by a recent study conducted by energy policy researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the University of Potsdam, and the Research Institute for […]Energy policy expert from FAU investigating impact and political motivation Often, national CO2 taxes are too low to reduce emissions effectively, primarily serving symbolic and fiscal purposes instead. This is the conclusion reached by a recent study conducted by energy policy researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the University of Potsdam, and the Research Institute for […]
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12AUG 2025
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Young Research Award: Using optical technologies in the fight against bowel cancer
The photonics hub at FAU awards 100,000 euros to a promising young researcher. Dr. Alba Alfonso García is the winner of the Young Researcher Award in Advanced Optical Technologies at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The prize is worth 100,000 euros. With the Young Researcher Award, the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) at FAU […]
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11AUG 2025
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Global quantum encryption: small satellites as quantum key generators
First test drive for quantum modules on the small satellite QUBE, developed in collaboration with FAU The QUBE research mission, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and involving researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), will use small satellites to test newly developed quantum communication technology in space for the first time. […]First test drive for quantum modules on the small satellite QUBE, developed in collaboration with FAU The QUBE research mission, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and involving researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), will use small satellites to test newly developed quantum communication technology in space for the first time. […]
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08AUG 2025
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Pay gap: Immigrants experience difficulties in accessing better-paid jobs
On average, immigrants in Germany earn 19.6 percent less than natives. Immigrants in Germany and eight other countries – Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the USA earn considerably less than natives on average. In Germany, the pay gap in the first generation is 19.6 percent. The main reason is not unequal […]
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05AUG 2025
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“The concept of human rights has an inner strength”
A plea for the defense of human rights: A new book from Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Heiner Bielefeldt How can we defend international human rights at a time in which their fundamental relevance is increasingly being questioned? In their new book “Menschenrechte nach der Zeitenwende. Gründe für mehr Selbstbewusstsein” (Human rights after the turning point. […]
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