Research

A team of researchers has developed an intelligent camera that achieves not only high spatial and temporal but also spectral resolution. The camera has a wide range of applications that can improve environmental protection and resource conservation measures as well as autonomous driving or modern agriculture.

How tumour cells spread from the primary tumour to other organs depends, among other things, on how the tumour cells are attached to the surrounding tissue. A collaborative project in which scientists are researching how tumour cells can ‘lose their grip’ is now set to receive 900,000 euros of funding from the DFG and the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Earth and all the living organisms on it are constantly changing. But is there any way we can detect if these changes are occurring at an abnormal rate? An international team of researchers including scientists from FAU have developed a method of detecting such developments and tracking how new ecosystems are formed.

Experts from Universitätsklinikum Erlangen are involved in seven projects in the university medicine research network (Netzwerk der Universitätsmedizin, NUM), which is receiving a total of 150 million euros in funding from the BMBF.

At the Nuremberg Zollhof, tech-start-ups can gain many advantages through a support program.

It is very important to diagnose dementia as early as possible in order to provide the best possible care to patients. The dementia research project ‘Bavarian Digital Dementia Register’ (DigiDEM) led by FAU has adapted tests for dementia that are commonly used worldwide so that they can also be carried out online.

A lack of the amino acid L-arginine leads to increased inflammation of the intestinal mucosa. This is the conclusion of research carried out by a working group at the Institute of Microbiology – Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene at FAU.

The FAU and the Germanisches Nationalmuseum are working together on the project “Objects on the Net”.

Which is the most effective approach to driving a sustainable energy reform: subsidising renewable energy or putting a price on carbon emissions? What effect will increased use of renewable energy have on the system as a whole? Researchers Dr. Adhurim Haxhimusa, Prof. Dr. Mario Liebensteiner and Fabian Naumann have conducted a study investigating the role of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations.

Are office jobs therefore particularly under threat from technological change? A recent study by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) and FAU takes a detailed look at changes in office jobs since the 1980s and comes to the conclusion that employees are well prepared for technical change thanks to their training in these occupations.