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13DEC 2024
FAU news
Roman Ship Project: The FAU fleet is growing
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)’s fleet is growing: After the reconstruction of two ancient Roman patrol boats, the F.A.N. and the Danuvia alacris, Prof. Dr. Boris Dreyer, professor of Ancient History at FAU, is now building another boat. The boat in question is a flat-bottomed cargo ship or barge. The reconstruction is based on Zwammerdam II that […]
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11DEC 2024
FAU news
International Human Rights Day: Our rights, our future, right now!
“Our rights, our future, right now” is the motto of today’s International Human Rights Day. It is intended to draw attention to the importance of human rights for the present and the future. But what is the state of human rights and what challenges do research and society face? An interview with Prof. Dr. Grażyna […]
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11DEC 2024
FAU news
DAAD Award: Ups and downs in academic freedom
Dr. Lars Lott, who is a researcher at FAU, has been awarded this year’s “Fundamental Academic Values Award”. With this award, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) honors outstanding academic achievements of early career researchers in areas such as academic freedom or university autonomy at European universities. Lott, who is a researcher at the Institute […]
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28NOV 2024
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Video: radioisotope laboratories in buses?
Two mobile radioisotope laboratories in eleven countries? That’s possible! Historian of nuclear science, Maria Rentetzi, explains her research on how two mobile radioisotope laboratories were offered as gifts to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the United States. The two mobile laboratories represent an important stage in the early development of the IAEA. Yet, […]
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27NOV 2024
FAU news
Pioneering ultrasound method for detailed imaging of the newborn brain
New high-speed ultrasound devices combined with AI imaging can deliver high resolution images of the newborn brain. Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg are hoping to develop this method and explore potential applications. Stroke either before or directly after the birth and asphyhxia, which is a dangerous condition where the newborn is deprived of oxygen, are currently […]New high-speed ultrasound devices combined with AI imaging can deliver high resolution images of the newborn brain. Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg are hoping to develop this method and explore potential applications. Stroke either before or directly after the birth and asphyhxia, which is a dangerous condition where the newborn is deprived of oxygen, are currently […]
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14NOV 2024
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FAU in the top 100 worldwide in four subjects
Shanghai subject ranking 2024 has been published FAU is listed among the 100 most prestigious universities in the world in four subjects. In Germany, FAU even managed to jump into the top 10 in seventeen subjects. A total of more than 5000 universities all over the world were evaluated in the ranking. In Telecommunication Engineering, […]
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11NOV 2024
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FAU physicist investigating the inner structure of the Covid-19 vaccine
Since 2020, very many people across the globe have been vaccinated against Covid-19, but the exact structure of this vaccine has remained largely unknown until now. Prof. Dr. Tobias Unruh from the Chair of Crystallography at FAU and his team are now taking a closer look. The results of their complex analyses differ at times […]
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08NOV 2024
FAU news
Esoteric here, part of everyday life there
Oracles, prayers, dance – what do these topics have in common? That is what the researchers from the Center for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (KFG) 17 “Alternative rationalities and esoteric practices from a global perspective” hope to answer, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in its first phase until April 2026. […]
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06NOV 2024
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ERC Synergy Grant for historian Dr. Petra Schmidl
Dr. Petra Schmidl from FAU has received one of the most prestigious grants from the European Research Council (ERC) together with researchers from Belgium, Italy and the USA: a Synergy Grant worth 10 million euros, with almost 2.3 million going to FAU in the next six years. The researchers are investigating historical sources on occult […]
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14OCT 2024
FAU news
How immune cells really migrate
In order to reach their target, for instance a tumor, immune cells have to leave the bloodstream or lymphatic vessels and migrate through connective tissue. Until now, scientists presumed that immune cells migrated through tissue by constantly changing their shape and therefore squeezing through the smallest pores and openings. FAU researchers use new method to […]
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04OCT 2024
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AI set to improve diagnostics on the basis of measurement data from blood samples
Vast quantities of information can be gained from blood samples today using modern testing methods. The process for evaluating this hoard of data is equally complex as is the ability to draw reliable conclusions from it to diagnose diseases. Collaborative project from FAU and biotech company BioVariance Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and biotech company […]Vast quantities of information can be gained from blood samples today using modern testing methods. The process for evaluating this hoard of data is equally complex as is the ability to draw reliable conclusions from it to diagnose diseases. Collaborative project from FAU and biotech company BioVariance Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and biotech company […]
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17SEP 2024
FAU news
Brain divides meal into different phases
FAU-led study shows how the brain ensures energy intake The process of food intake appears to be organized at the cellular level like a relay race: during eating, the baton is passed between different teams of neurons until we have consumed the appropriate amount of energy. This is the conclusion of a recent study by […]
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