Research

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.

Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments: One application was able to overcome the hurdles of the first round and convince the reviewers – a great success for FAU. The project outline "Transformation of Human Rights" convinced reviewers.

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 materials science, engineering, chemistry, and computer science aim to implement a digital twin that better characterizes material combinations and leads high-throughput experiments to success more quickly.

A team led by Prof. Dr. Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer has identified a key inflammation program that is of significance in a wide range of inflammatory processes and autoimmune diseases. This opens the door to a new approach for diagnosing and treating inflammation.

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 FAU and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL).

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.