Research

A practical 5G application for cherry farming is being developed as part of the ‘For5G’ project. The heart of the project, located in the region known as Franconian Switzerland, is the creation and analysis of a ‘digital twin’ for fruit trees. The project has received 1.4 million euros of funding from the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.

Whether it’s in youth or internet culture, in the media and entertainment landscape or the political arena: In which variety and with which functions the sentimental is used (both consciously and unconsciously) is the subject of the research of a new research training group called ‘The Sentimental in Literature, Culture and Politics’.

Muscles play an essential role in several bodily functions. For example, the cardiac muscle supplies the body with oxygen and nutrients, skeletal muscles enable us to actively move our bodies. Weakened muscles can lead to various medical conditions, and conditions that affect the muscles of the hear...

It is essential for cells to control precisely which of the many genes of their genetic material they use. This is done in so-called transcription factories, molecular clusters in the nucleus. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg ...

New data from a research team at FAU shows how inflammatory reactions can be resolved by changes to the metabolism of macrophages. Danger signals released by damaged cells during inflammation play a role during this process. ‘Rewiring’ the mitochondria in the macrophages protects them against overlo...

The chemokine RANTES, a signal protein that plays a role in causing certain cells from the immune system to migrate into lung tissue, seems to have an anti-inflammatory effect on the disease bronchial asthma. This is the conclusion reached by the research group led by Prof. Dr. Dr. Susetta Finotto and doctoral candidate Nina Li from Universitätsklinikum Erlangen.

There are a number of G protein-coupled receptors in human cells. They may act individually or in pairs, and this can have an effect on their function. Scientists from FAU have investigated G protein-coupled receptors and carried out research into whether tailor-made substances can have an impact on how these receptors form pairs and how they then behave.

Chemical reactions can be controlled using coloured light by means of an intelligent photocatalyst developed by researchers at the Chair of Physical Chemistry at FAU and the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. The colour of the light determines which programmed chemical reactions are triggered by the photocatalyst. The researchers have now published their findings in the journal ‘Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed.’.

Efficient battery systems are used in cars, tools, bicycles and as stationary energy storage units. Reusing these batteries, however, is difficult and not economically viable. By using a battery pass, researchers at FAU aim to store information for recycling directly in the battery itself. The research project has received over 4.5 million euros of funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).