Research

FAU researchers develop new electrode How to make organic solar cells light-transmissive without using the expensive raw material indium? This is the question researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have asked, and they found their answer in fine silver nanowires. T...

FAU researchers look for answers on the extinction of the pre-human Approximately 250,000 years ago, the Neanderthals ruled Europe, but 40,000 years ago is when their trail goes cold for us. Some experts claims that particularly cool periods during the last Ice Age caused their extinction where o...

FAU researchers find cause and possible treatment method for particularly aggressive leukaemia in children Cancers in children are always dramatic – especially when the tumours are particularly hard to treat. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have now found a po...

FAU researchers develop method for automatic correction of digital photographs and film So far, those who want to retouch digital photographs using image editing software have had to rely on patience and skill. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have now develo...

Deutsche Krebshilfe supports new FAU research project The Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid) is now providing approximately 630,000 euros in funding to a Max Eder Junior Research Group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Dr. Dimitrios Mougiakakos (33) and his research...

Its size and weight is similar to a crate of beer but this metal container is packed with sophisticated technology for small plants and animals: researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the University of Hohenheim are sending an artificial ecosystem into space on ...

In the age of digital photography, editing has never been easier – unwanted blemishes can be removed, contrast can be increased or the lighting of an entire image can be changed. The work of professional counterfeiters is almost impossible to detect with the human eye. This raises the question of ho...

In a unique collaboration between the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) with researchers from more than 70 institutions worldwide, 49 new genetic risk factors for breast cancer and eight new risk factors for ovarian cancer have been...

Increased loss of bone mass caused by osteoporosis is the most common form of skeletal disease in the elderly and is also the main risk factor for bone fractures in old age. Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have now identified a receptor named PPARβ/δ which ...

How hot is the Earth's mantle, how do temperatures change over the course of millions of years and what are the possible consequences? Scientists led by Prof. Dr. Karsten Haase of the Department of Endogenous Geodynamics of GeoZentrum Nordbayern (Geo-Centre of Northern Bavaria) at Friedrich-Alexan...