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27JUN 2024
FAU news
FAU researchers develop an alternative to pacemakers
A heart attack is a life-threatening condition, with patients remaining at risk of premature death long after the actual attack: 50 to 60 percent of patients die subsequently as a result of sudden cardiac death, triggered by cardiac arrhythmia. The most effective treatment currently available – a pacemaker – stops cardiac arrhythmias. However, it cannot […]
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27JUN 2024
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Giving children in elementary school the opportunity to voice their opinions
Children should learn to think and act democratically from an early age. The best way is for them to experience it at first hand at school. The Institute for Primary Education Research at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has now discovered in a two-part study that children would like to be involved more in decisions. FAU study: […]
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25JUN 2024
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Transnational history: Cross-border and interdisciplinary research
How can we write transnational history in a world in which science and technology are becoming increasingly relevant? The Transnational History Lab has looked at this question in more detail, and the researchers have prepared a documentary on their work. Transnational history The Covid-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine and the disruptions caused to supply chains […]
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04JUN 2024
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Counting penguins in the Antarctic
Emperor penguins are an endangered species. Scientists are protecting the largest of all penguins by monitoring their numbers precisely and investigating which factors affect their population. A team led by researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has now developed a reliable method that can predict the number of breeding pairs and chicks and serve as an […]
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03JUN 2024
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Mathematical models for new insights into the immune response
FAU researchers combine experimental data with machine learning methods When fighting infections or tumors, entire armies of immune cells must coordinate their behavior. A team from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) will investigate which immune processes play a role in this over the next three years. The researchers are focusing on T cells. These cells swarm out […]
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22MAY 2024
FAU news
Ecosystem engineers under pressure
About rhodoliths and the impact climate has on these architects of the natural world Rising water temperatures caused by climate change also put pressure on important ecosystem engineers. While everyone is aware of coral and the huge reefs it forms, other architects of the natural world include certain species of red algae that create less […]
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22MAY 2024
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Drug substitution programs effective in jails and prisons
The Department of Forensic Psychology in Erlangen researches substitution treatment in offenders dependent on opioids Providing offenders dependent on heroin with substitution treatment has a positive effect on their life behind bars and after release from prison. People who receive medical opioid substitutes during their time in prison suffer opioid relapses less frequently than those […]
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15MAY 2024
FAU news
Volunteering for and by migrants
Geographers at FAU investigate how volunteering can contribute to successful integration in rural areas Who undertakes voluntary work aimed at encouraging the integration of migrants in rural areas? What contribution do the migrants themselves make towards a lively volunteering culture in rural areas? Which measures can be introduced to ensure a wide range of voluntary […]
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14MAY 2024
FAU news
Listening to muscles
Examining muscular tissue with the help of laser pulses Spinal muscular atrophy or “SMA” for short is a terrible disease in which a genetic mutation causes certain nerves responsible for sending signals to muscles to degenerate. This leads to muscles wasting away, and many patients have died a painful death due to this rare condition. […]
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08MAY 2024
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Identifying acute stress based on posture
Does stress in social situations cause a particular posture? Do I move in a different way when I feel under pressure or fear a potential conflict? Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have been investigating these questions in their research. Using the results of their research, they were able to train machine learning models to distinguish […]
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24APR 2024
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Early career researcher at FAU coordinating new DFG priority program
New materials make electronics more energy efficient The smartphone in your jacket pocket, LEDs for lighting your home and electronics for your charger, solar panels or your electric vehicle all have one thing in common: they depend on semiconductor materials and their properties. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are researching how to make such devices […]New materials make electronics more energy efficient The smartphone in your jacket pocket, LEDs for lighting your home and electronics for your charger, solar panels or your electric vehicle all have one thing in common: they depend on semiconductor materials and their properties. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are researching how to make such devices […]
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19APR 2024
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Molecule as supplier and energy storage solution for solar energy
FAU chemists conduct research into novel approach of using an organic module for storing solar energy Until now, the generation and storage of electricity from solar energy has been dependent on various devices, leading to conversion losses. That may change soon: chemists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and other research institutes in Germany, Australia, the United […]FAU chemists conduct research into novel approach of using an organic module for storing solar energy Until now, the generation and storage of electricity from solar energy has been dependent on various devices, leading to conversion losses. That may change soon: chemists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and other research institutes in Germany, Australia, the United […]
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