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A team of laser physicists at FAU has now succeeded in demonstrating the first nanophotonic electron accelerator – at the same time as colleagues from Stanford University. The researchers from FAU have now published their findings in the journal “Nature”.

On Saturday October 21, the Long Night of Sciences will be held in Erlangen, Nuremberg and Fürth. With more than 370 items on the agenda, FAU will showcase how science is shaping the future.

The semester starts on October 16. 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.

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.

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 Institutet in Stockholm has now raised doubts about this assumption.