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FAU is massively expanding its computing capacities for AI applications. The Erlangen National High-Performance Computing Center is investing millions in AI cluster with cutting-edge processors. The Free State of Bavaria is providing the necessary funds within the context of the High-tech Agenda.

An international research team has uncovered that a previously overlooked repetitive DNA element known as Long Interspersed Nuclear Element (L1) helps maintain neural progenitor cells, and thus plays an important role in mammalian brain development.

Chemists at FAU hope to use optimized carbon-rich molecules to push the boundaries of organic photovoltaics. In the project UP&DOWN, carbon compounds are to be designed in such a way that sunlight striking them is used significantly more effectively, thereby generating more electrical current.

A team led by Prof. Dr. Aline Brozec has discovered a new molecular mechanism in inflammatory bone loss The researchers have published the results in the journal Nature Communication.

Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments: One application was able to overcome the hurdles of the first round and convince the reviewers – a great success for FAU. The project outline "Transformation of Human Rights" convinced reviewers.

Artificial intelligence is expected to accelerate the search for the perfect material for solar panels by a factor of ten. An interdisciplinary team from FAU is working on this. Researchers from materials science, engineering, chemistry, and computer science aim to implement a digital twin that better characterizes material combinations and leads high-throughput experiments to success more quickly.

Dr. Thorsten Seehaus is investigating how glaciers have developed over the last 70 years and how they are expected to develop in future.

Tackling two major challenges facing today’s society and economy at once. That is the idea behind the “Talentgrate” project. The joint project involving FAU and the companies Siemens, adidas and SCHAEFFLER aims both to integrate people with a refugee background and to take action against the shortage of skilled workers.

During her Master’s degree in “Theater – Research–Transfer”, Bernadette Rauscher worked together with high school students from Weißenburg to produce the audio feature “Warum hört das nicht auf zu brennen? Oder: Vom Gestern im Heute. Auf den Spuren des NSU” (“Why does it not stop burning? Or: About ...

Teaching has an equal status to research at FAU. In order to ensure that our teaching remains of a consistently high standard, the University has worked together with the Innovation in Learning Institute (ILI) to draw up guidelines for innovative teaching. A new series of videos now demonstrates these guidelines in practice and illustrates how important they are for FAU. Bärbel Kopp, Vice President Education at FAU, has accompanied the process from the outset.