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13MAR 2015
Department of Physics
The fastest star in the Milky Way
Astronomers identify thermonuclear supernova as cause Ten years ago, a team of astrophysicists led by researchers at FAU discovered an inconspicuous star in our galaxy, US 708, that turned out to be moving incredibly fast. Based on new observations that the FAU team were involved in, the cause of its extreme speed has now been […]
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02FEB 2015
Department of Biology
FAU researchers find mechanism that makes root sweet
How does the sugar get into the beet? This question has been investigated by researchers at FAU’s Division of Molecular Plant Physiology in collaboration with colleagues from the universities of Kaiserslautern, Cologne and Würzburg, and the companies Südzucker AG and KWS Saat AG. They have discovered a previously unknown mechanism which could be used to […]
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15JAN 2015
Geozentrum Nordbayern
Increased distribution of parasites due to climate change
More parasites due to rising sea levels Climate change leads to steadily rising sea levels. The risk of floods is not the only consequence. An international working group involving FAU researchers has shown that various types of parasites have been spreading rapidly as a result of rising sea levels. Their findings have been published in […]
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07JAN 2015
Department of Physics
The modern mystery of a well-known material is solved
Magnetite is often used as a catalyst in chemical reactions. Other metal atoms can be bonded on its surface in such a way that they remain separated from one another and do not form larger metal particles. Researchers suspect that this speeds up chemical reactions particularly well. However, how this property comes about was previously […]
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18DEC 2014
Department of Biology
Securing future food supply for the developing world
Scientists at FAU, Germany, awarded $10 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the crop yield of the cassava plant Cassava, also known as manioc, provides the basic diet for more than half a billion people. It is the most important food source throughout much of the tropical belt of Sub-Saharan Africa […]
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28NOV 2014
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Why the metallic smell of blood attracts predators
We are all familiar with the expression ‘to taste blood’. In the animal kingdom just the smell of blood has an irresistible effect on carnivores. If a predator smells blood it knows that dinner is not far away. But what are the characteristic components of blood in mammals? What exactly causes the typical metallic smell […]
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