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25FEB 2025
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More than 270 million euros for high-performance computing center at FAU
Massive expansion of high-tech infrastructure for universities in Northern Bavaria The budget committee of the Bavarian state parliament has granted approval for the construction of the high-performance computing center at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). On hearing of the decision, Bavaria’s science minister Markus Blume expressed his thanks to the committee and stressed, “Getting the ‘green light’ […]Massive expansion of high-tech infrastructure for universities in Northern Bavaria The budget committee of the Bavarian state parliament has granted approval for the construction of the high-performance computing center at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). On hearing of the decision, Bavaria’s science minister Markus Blume expressed his thanks to the committee and stressed, “Getting the ‘green light’ […]
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17FEB 2025
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Astroparticle physics: Record-breaking neutrino detected
FAU researchers involved in the discovery of an ultra-high energy record-breaking elementary particle On February 13, 2023, the ARCA detector, part of the neutrino telescope KM3NeT located off the southeast coast of Sicily, recorded a neutrino with an estimated energy of approximately 220 quadrillion electronvolts (220 PeV for short) – a value that has never […]
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12FEB 2025
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Research with hops: More than the heart and soul of a beer
FAU researchers examine the antibiotic and antiviral effects of hops Hops are not only essential for brewing beer. They have also been valued as a medicinal plant since ancient times thanks to their special properties. This is the starting point for Luisa Kober’s and Marco Dürsch’s research. The two doctoral researchers at the Chair of […]
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12FEB 2025
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Photovoltaics: Highly relevant basic research
Phillip Greißel and Dominik Thiel are researching particularly efficient solar cells At the current time we are still burning vast amounts of fossil fuels such as crude oil or coal in a bid to quench our thirst for energy. This generates the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide that acts like a warming woolen blanket in the […]
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11FEB 2025
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Sewage treatment works on the energy market
Sewage treatment works guzzle electricity. They account for 30 to 40 percent of local authorities’ electricity bills. Researchers led by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Karl from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) hope to change that and are investigating measures aimed at making sewage treatment works climate neutral or capable of contributing renewable gases to the energy market. The […]Sewage treatment works guzzle electricity. They account for 30 to 40 percent of local authorities’ electricity bills. Researchers led by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Karl from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) hope to change that and are investigating measures aimed at making sewage treatment works climate neutral or capable of contributing renewable gases to the energy market. The […]
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06FEB 2025
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New youth project aimed at boosting mental and physical health through bouldering
After conducting numerous studies with adults, the working group led by Prof. Dr. Katharina Luttenberger from the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Uniklinikum Erlangen has come to the conclusion that bouldering boosts mental health. The results are so convincing that the Bavarian State Ministry of Health, Care and Prevention has now decided to fund […]
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06FEB 2025
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Researchers breed new varieties of potato for organic farming
Organic farmers do not rely so heavily on fertilizer and use fewer chemicals to fight weeds, harmful insects and fungi. The crops they grow have to be able to thrive under these conditions. In a project involving Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), stakeholders from across Germany are aiming to breed new varieties of potato for organic farming. […]
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31JAN 2025
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Information Overload: “We can learn to concentrate”
The ways in which we can set up mental boundaries against the increasing amounts of information we are subjected to is being investigated by Dr. Kyra Göbel from the Chair of Work and Organizational Psychology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). She has now received the Max Weber Prize from the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities […]
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29JAN 2025
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When AI gets on your nerves
Deep neural networks will allow signal transfer of nerve cells to be analyzed in real time in future. That is the result of a study conducted by physiologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) that has been published in the journal Communications Chemistry. The method is not only of relevance for neuromedicine, it can also be used […]
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24JAN 2025
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Project funding: Improving the detection of deepfakes
Deepfakes are spreading rapidly and are increasingly difficult to detect. An IT forensics group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is currently working on a tool in conjunction with secunet Security Networks AG that detects images generated by AI automatically and reliably. The project has received 350,000 euros of funding from the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation […]Deepfakes are spreading rapidly and are increasingly difficult to detect. An IT forensics group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is currently working on a tool in conjunction with secunet Security Networks AG that detects images generated by AI automatically and reliably. The project has received 350,000 euros of funding from the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation […]
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17JAN 2025
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High electricity prices and more price fluctuations
Companies and consumers have high hopes that electricity prices will return to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the departure from using Russian gas, energy costs rose to record levels. However, from a scientific point of view, there will be no return to previous normal levels. Quite the contrary, […]
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09JAN 2025
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Project funding: Quantum computers in pocket size
A quantum computer the size of a smartphone – researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are investigating how this could become reality. Physicist Prof. Dr. Vojislav Krstić and his team of researchers are focusing on developing quantum bits (Qubits) that work on the basis of topological isolators, a class of materials that have increasingly become the […]
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