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06FEB 2025
FAU news
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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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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23MAR 2024
Research
Surveying icy landscapes
Icefields in South America are larger than all glaciers in the European Alps together Although the two huge icefields in the Andes in South America cover approximately 16,000 square kilometers, an area roughly equivalent to the state of Thuringia in Germany, not much is known about the Patagonian icefields. A team led by Johannes Fürst […]
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12FEB 2024
Wissenschaft
Penguin research in Antarctica
Analyzing the behavior of emperor penguins Johannes Bartl is a doctoral candidate of physics at FAU. He is part of a team of researchers examining emperor penguins and their behavior with high-resolution cameras. Due to climate change their habitat is endangered: If the ice on the South Pole continues to melt the way it currently […]
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03AUG 2023
FAU news
Distinguished professorship for expert in electrochemical processes
FAU has received a distinguished professorship from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts: As part of the High-Tech Agenda Bavaria, Prof. Dr. Bastian Etzold, Chair of Power-to-X Technologies, has been awarded five million euros in funding. “Bastian Etzold is an ideal match for FAU in terms of the developments in hydrogen technology. […]
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22MAR 2022
FAU news
How will climate change affect water security?
On this World Water Day, we take a look at what the latest IPCC report says about water security and the effects climate change has on it. Depending on the region, climate change for one causes dry spells and droughts, decreasing water availability, especially in the arid areas of India, China, the USA and Africa. […]
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