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The European Research Council is funding a pioneering FAU project in the field of neuromechatronics. The researchers want to help children to use their hands again, for example after suffering.

An IT forensics group at FAU is working together with secunet Security Networks AG on a tool that automatically and reliably recognizes AI-generated images. The Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovations is funding the project with 350,000 euros.

Every semester, FAU President Prof Dr Joachim Hornegger visits professors who are new to FAU. In episode 20, the President visits Prof Dr Caroline Voskens. She holds the professorship for Translational Immunodermatology at FAU.

Work as a game? That's exactly what alumnus Philip Clas advises in the video interview for FAU Alumni #JobInsights. He studied Business Administration at FAU and gained professional experience in both start-ups and corporations. Today, he works as Digital and Marketing Chief Officer at the online sportswear store TEVEO.

Companies and consumers have high hopes that electricity prices will return to pre-corona levels. However, a study by FAU Professor Mario Liebensteiner, Professor for Energy Markets and Energy System Analysis, predicts a high and volatile electricity price.

Another milestone has been reached on the way to turning the former sanatorium and nursing home into a memorial and place of learning for the victims of Nazi "euthanasia". The responsible steering group has presented a comprehensive feasibility study.

FAU and the ZOLLHOF - Tech Incubator are entering into a forward-looking innovation partnership with the Stadt- und Kreissparkasse Erlangen Höchstadt Herzogenaurach. The bank is supporting the ZOHO Factory with a total of 2.4 million euros.

A quantum computer just the size of a smartphone - physicist Prof. Dr. Vojislav Krstić at FAU is researching how this could become a reality. The project is being funded with 900,000 euros.

At first glance, the "Dehn Collection", which is housed in the FAU's Collection of Classical Antiquities, tells stories from antiquity - of everyday life, values, rituals and art. But a closer look reveals a second, darker story.

Every semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors who are new to FAU. In Episode 19, he visits Prof. Dr. Christopher Eichler. He holds the Chair of Experimental Physics at FAU.