Childcare and healthcare are more important than culture and leisure: students of the Social Economics Master's degree programme have carried out a survey of municipalities in Middle Franconia to find out the most important factors for good quality of life.
An international team of researchers from FAU, the University of Greifswald, and Universiti Brunei Drussalam has discovered that Nepenthes hemsleyana – a pitcher plant found in Borneo – uses an echo reflector to attract bats.
Is it possible to protect oneself against browser fingerprinting? Tim Grocki, a student of computer science, investigated several ways of protecting oneself against such online espionage in his Master’s thesis.
Many elderly people eat puréed food as they have difficulty chewing. Researchers are using a 3D printer to put food into a more appealing form and developing protein drinks, but how are people reacting to the new menu?
The International Consortium for Research in the Humanities (IKGF) at FAU is the only research centre in the world that carries out research on predictions of the future. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding IKGF with approximately 9.6 million euros.
The researchers used the process to observe cancer cells as they moved through artificial tissue, allowing them a more detailed insight into the behaviour of the cells than is possible with methods that have been used previously.
From 6 to 10 July 2015, around 200 experts from all over the world will be meeting at the Loops '15 conference in Erlangen to discuss the results of the latest research in quantum gravity. The general public are also invited to attend the public lecture by Italian researcher Prof. Carlo Rovelli at 8.30 p.m. on 9 July (subject to a fee).
Many medical students show symptoms of stress-related disorders such as depression and anxiety, even in the early stages of their studies. These are the findings of a recent study by researchers at FAU. In their work the researchers also developed strategies that students can learn at an early stage to reduce stress-related risk factors.
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