Physicists are still asking themselves today: does quantum mechanics need hypercomplex numbers? FAU researchers Ece Ipek Saruhan, Prof. Dr. Joachim von Zanthier and Dr. Marc Oliver Pleinert have investigated the question.
Experts at FAU are revising the national recommendations for physical activity on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) until 2026. FAU Professor Dr. Klaus Pfeifer, Head of the Physical Activity and Health Department, explains the aims of the project in an interview.
FAU alumnus Daniel Kromm studied human medicine at our FAU and is currently working as a doctor in advanced training in cardiology at the Diakoniewerk Martha Maria in Nuremberg. In the video interview, he talks about how he found the start of his career and gives tips on exam preparation and work-life balance.
Jugend forscht is 60 years old! And just like last year, the regional competition took place at FAU. The young people brought along many unusual projects - for example a floating yellow garbage can or a model of a room for cheat-free exams. Find out more!
FAU astronomer Prof. Dr. Manami Sasaki and her doctoral student Federico Zangrandi have discovered two new supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Supernovae play an important role in the formation of new stars. What does this role look like?
A boy is born with a congenital heart defect - much too early, in the 29th week of pregnancy with only 1,200 grams. Thanks to the courageous intervention of an interdisciplinary and interprofessional team at Erlangen Children's Hospital, he survived.
Researchers at FAU have investigated the dynamics of extracellular vesicles in order to decipher their significance for cell differentiation and organ formation. The results hold potential for human medicine, as extracellular vesicles could be used for targeted drug delivery.
Hospitals all over the world have very large CO2 footprints. Anesthetic gases in particular are a factor that causes a significant proportion of emissions in hospitals. This is something an interprofessional team at the Department of Anesthesiology at Uniklinikum Erlangen wants to change.
Dramatic: in the last 25 years, around 39 percent of the glacier ice in Central Europe has disappeared. FAU researchers have collected satellite data from glaciers in the Alps, the South American Andes and the Arctic for a study.
A research team led by FAU Professor Andreas Ramming has developed a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. The team has now been awarded a "Proof of Concept" grant from the European Research Council to conduct an initial study.
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