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17OCT 2023
Wissenschaft
Light and sound waves reveal negative pressure
Negative pressure is a rare and challenging-to-detect phenomenon in physics. Using liquid-filled optical fibers and sound waves, researchers at FAU and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Erlangen have now discovered a new method to measure it. In collaboration with the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technologies in Jena (IPHT), the […]
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17OCT 2023
FAU news
Interactive exhibition “panOPTICUM” on the science of optics and photonics
Using targeted thermal radiation to make popcorn pop, discovering everyday objects from a completely new perspective under the microscope or using lasers to make lights dance – all of these involve optics. At various interactive stands, the panOPTICUM from the FAU Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) in the Röthelheimpark in Erlangen demonstrates how […]
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17OCT 2023
FAU news
Long Night of Sciences 2023: Highlights at FAU
Spend a night with us and discover what the Metropolitan Region has to offer in the way of science. The Long Night of Sciences is being held for the 11th time in Erlangen, Nuremberg and Fürth on Saturday, October 21. As the largest program partner, FAU will be opening its doors to visitors at a […]
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16OCT 2023
FAU news
Welcome to FAU
The semester starts on April 17. For our new students, it marks the beginning of a new chapter. We look forward to welcoming you to our FAU, a place where people can meet to share experiences and engage in academic discourse. We hope you settle in well for a successful start to the semester.
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12OCT 2023
FAU news
AI recommendations for the German government
Outstanding AI researchers have approached the German government with seven recommendations for artificial intelligence. These recommendations were drafted and approved unanimously during the summit of Alexander von Humboldt Professors in AI at RWTH Aachen. One of the initiators was Prof. Dr. Vincent C. Müller, who conducts research into AI and ethics at FAU. The Alexander […]
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12OCT 2023
Research
How antibodies offer protection against an infection with HIV
How do antibodies prevent an infection with HIV? This is a question that a team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Klaus Überla from the Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Dr. Christiane Stahl-Hennig from the German Primate Center in Göttingen can now answer. As part of a project funded by […]
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09OCT 2023
Research
Does dirt not protect against allergies after all?
Does playing in dirt really make children healthier and protect against allergies? The new study conducted by a team of researchers at FAU and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm has now raised doubts about this assumption. The researchers have published their findings in the research magazine Science Immunology. The assumption that contact with dirt in […]
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05OCT 2023
Research
Pills printed with the 3D printer
Almost a third of the population in Germany needs to take medication on a daily basis. One in four of these people regularly takes three or more different types of medication at the same time. Various pills pile up in these patients’ pill dispensers for various days of the week. The correct dosage and intake […]
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05OCT 2023
Research
FAU scientists researching sustainable alternatives to airplanes
When people think of airships, they usually think of Zeppelins that were used between 1900 and 1940 for military purposes and for transporting people. At FAU, an interdisciplinary team of researchers is working on developing solar-powered airships. An international conference was held on the topic at the end of September at Energie Campus Nürnberg (EnCN). […]
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04OCT 2023
FAU news
Call for the Second EELISA Prototype Contest!
Are you ready for the second edition of the EELISA Prototype Contest? The Research & Innovation dimension of EELISA, EELISA InnoCORE, pursues the ambitious goal to transform EELISA into the first European University that offers test spaces for prototypes to its startups, researchers, and innovators. To promote this goal, EELISA InnoCORE calls for participation in the […]
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04OCT 2023
Study
FAU on TikTok
Dancing and lipsync? There is so much more to find on TikTok…for instance, FAU. On TikTok, we present to you special formats such as 60 seconds of knowledge (60 Sekunden Wissen) as well as the things that the people at our university create and mobilize. www.tiktok.com/@uni_fau Latest news entry: Trying out iris recognition Last week, […]
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02OCT 2023
FAU news
THE World University Ranking
In the recently published international THE World University Ranking 2023, FAU is once more among the top 10 percent of participating universities from across the globe. FAU ranked 193 in the international comparison of almost 2000 universities. We are particularly pleased with our achievements in the new indicator “Number of patent citations”, where we repeated […]
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