Research

A team led by Prof. Dr. Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer has identified a key inflammation program that is of significance in a wide range of inflammatory processes and autoimmune diseases. This opens the door to a new approach for diagnosing and treating inflammation.

In contrast to conventional mirrors, light can be reflected on surfaces known as meta surfaces without changing its polarization. This has now been proven by physicists at FAU and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL).

In science, the exchange of ideas and resources between researchers from different disciplines forms the foundation for progress and innovation. Cooperation not only increases efficiency, but also promotes new findings. This is why the FAU Profile Center Light.Matter.QuantumTechnologies (LMQ) supports several high-ranking projects.

A research team at Uniklinikum have investigated the biological properties of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant Pirola.

Fatigue, backache or insomnia – during pregnancy almost all women suffer from the strain of symptoms such as these. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from FAU have now investigated when such complaints are particularly common and how they progress.

The most efficient solar module in the world at the current time has been developed by FAU and HI ERN. This proves that organic photovoltaic technology can rival silicon and the like in the future.

Scientists at FAU are conducting research into multidrug-resistant germs. Their research is to receive a total of nearly one million euros in funding from the Leibniz “Cooperative excellence” program.

Researchers at FAU hope to develop a new procedure aimed at gaining pure hydrogen from biological waste. The BMBF has approved approximately 3.2 million euros in funding for the project. 

Cholesterol plays a decisive role in the elasticity of cell membranes. Researchers at FAU have now discovered that cholesterol has a remarkable double role: It not only contributes to making the membrane thicker and more impenetrable, but surprisingly also softer.

Major success for Sandra Jeleazcov: She developed an app that paves the way for new approaches to patient communication. Using virtual reality, the application informs patients suffering from lupus about the rare immune disease.