Research

FAU IT specialists in demonstrate the structural problems inherent in single device-based authentication processes.

Researchers at FAU are currently developing a hybrid compensation plant system with partners from the fields of science, energy supply and business. To this end, they have combined in a single system an energy storage element and a very powerful converter that can influence the form of the signal in the power grid.

The mineral perovskite is considered highly efficient for use in solar technology, but is unfortunately still almost completely unsuited for everyday applications due to incompatible interfaces. FAU researchers led by Prof. Dr. Christoph Brabec, a materials scientist, are hoping to change that.

We eat salt every day, sometimes more and sometimes less, but often too much. However, the impact of salt on intestinal bacteria has not been studied up to now. A research team headed by Prof.  Dr. Ralf Linker of the Chair of Neurology at FAU recently discovered that table salt reduces the number of lactobacilli in the intestinal tract.

The President of FAU, Prof. Joachim Hornegger, presented two FAU students with prizes from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Hans-Wilhelm and Helga Schüßler Foundation.

Researchers at FAU have successfully overcome drug-resistance in malignant melanoma cells. FAU has now filed a patent application for the new therapeutic approach.

Successful application for the highest endowed international research award in Germany: Prof. Ewa Dąbrowska, 54, a linguistics expert nominated by FAU, has been awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship.

The German healthcare system provides little support to patients moving from inpatient to outpatient care. Researchers are currently investigating whether targeted assistance during this transitionary phase can lead to fewer readmissions.

Researchers at FAU have identified two mechanisms through which this bacterium can cause gastric cancer.