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27OCT 2025
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Energy supply: Europe Chooses Solar Power and Import Independence
Study examines how the wishes of the population can be incorporated into the planning of energy systems Renewable energy is today the cheapest source of electricity available. In order to meet the goals agreed under the Paris Agreement, the share of renewables must be expanded to 100 per cent by the 2030s. However, this expansion […]
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24OCT 2025
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New research project: How bacteria stick together
FAU starts new international research project Bacteria use surfaces to join together into complex heterogeneous communities known as biofilms. Within a group, bacteria in a biofilm are extremely resistant to various environmental influences. How these biofilms form is the subject of a new international research project at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The German Research Foundation (DFG) […]FAU starts new international research project Bacteria use surfaces to join together into complex heterogeneous communities known as biofilms. Within a group, bacteria in a biofilm are extremely resistant to various environmental influences. How these biofilms form is the subject of a new international research project at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The German Research Foundation (DFG) […]
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21OCT 2025
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Glacier research: Artificial intelligence allows researchers to calculate snow drifts
FAU doctoral candidate develops an AI model that allows more accurate predictions of glacial melt How does wind affect the distribution of snow on glaciers and what impact does this have on glacial melt? Manuel Saigger from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is investigating these questions with an AI model. At the Institute of Geography, he is […]
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20OCT 2025
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Study provides hope for new therapies for pulmonary fibrosis and cancer
In collaboration with researchers from FAU, a team of US scientists has identified a mechanism that seems to play a significant role in both diseases A current study could lead to completely new approaches to treatment for diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis and cancer in the medium term. Its results show that a mechanism called […]
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10OCT 2025
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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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30SEP 2025
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Palaeonology: A small subject has big questions
International working groups in paleontology formulate “Big Questions” The involvement of around 200 researchers from over 30 different countries and more than five years’ work have resulted in 89 “Big Questions” – the most important research questions in paleontology still to be answered. The questions have now been published in the journal Paleobiology. Prof. Dr. […]
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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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27AUG 2025
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How Hansel and Gretel can give us insights into cell behavior
Dr. Victoria Guglielmotti discusses footprints of migrating cells, their interactions and memory effects in cell dynamics If you are intrigued about what Hansel and Gretel have to do with cell memory, you have to ask Dr. Victoria Guglielmotti. After completing her doctoral degree in chemistry, she is now conducting research with Prof. Benoit Ladoux at […]
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