Carbon nanotubes are light yet stronger than steel, as a semiconductor they are more efficient than silicon, and they conduct electricity better than copper. For the first time, a team of international researchers, some of whom are based at FAU, have grown single-walled carbon nanotubes in a targeted way.
Gram-negative bacteria belong to a group of bacteria that include many types of hospital-acquired infections. Researchers at FAU have now shown that the toxins produced by these bacteria are a direct cause of severe pain and inflammation.
Electric cars could bring Germany one step closer to achieving the planned energy reform, but so far they have not managed to penetrate the market. Computer scientists at FAU are carrying out research into how to make the changeover on the roads successful.
Researchers at FAU investigated the silicon used in breast implants: A team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Dirk. W. Schubert at the Institute of Polymer Materials in Erlangen developed a procedure in order to compare their quality.
Better blood circulation, lower blood pressure and a stronger heart beat, who wouldn’t want this? This has been a long sought goal of pharmaceutical companies as well. One biomolecule, called nitroxyl (HNO), offers all 3 in 1.
One World Cup ends and another begins: shortly after this year's World Champions have been crowned, a special group of players will take to the pitch in Brazil. At the RoboCup 2014, which is taking place from 19 to 25 July, the players competing against one another will be robots.
Exercise using a ball, memory training, cooking, painting or doing craft work – all of these can slow down the progression of dementia in patients, as long as these activities are done regularly and in a group. These are the results of several studies carried out by Prof. Dr. Elmar Gräßel at FAU.
Researchers at the Department of Medicine 1 at FAU have identified the messenger substance interleukin 9 (IL9) as a trigger for inflammation in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases and shown that it is produced by a specific group of white blood cells.
Why do we eat what we eat – and which factors affect whether and how we exercise? Do these influences change over the course of our lives? Nutritional and sport scientists at FAU'S Institute for Biomedicine of Ageing (IBA) will be investigating these questions over the next three years.
The last nuclear power plants in Germany will be decommissioned in 2022. However, by then, it will not be possible to meet all of the country's electricity requirements using wind and solar energy. This means that gas will play a crucial role as an energy source over the coming decades.
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