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11OCT 2011
Department of Physics
Spies cloaked in blue noise
Brownian movement under close observation The slightest trembling can tell us something. Tiny particles, dissolved in liquid, register what is going on in their surroundings, and react as a result. Without sophisticated measuring techniques and high precision instruments it is impossible to decode how their messages work. However, if successful, amazing discoveries await decryption experts. […]
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03OCT 2011
Department of Biology
Developing a new AIDS vaccine
International research alliance supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation The research alliance comprising researchers from the Department for Genetics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), led by Prof. Dr. Falk Nimmerjahn, and Harvard University, Oxford University and the Scripps Institute in the USA, have received eight million dollars from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation […]International research alliance supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation The research alliance comprising researchers from the Department for Genetics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), led by Prof. Dr. Falk Nimmerjahn, and Harvard University, Oxford University and the Scripps Institute in the USA, have received eight million dollars from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation […]
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05SEP 2011
Institute of Geography
The networked tree
An oak in the Botanic Gardens of FAU brings together science, technology and nature A 150-year-old oak tree in Erlangen has been given a “voice”. It has been equipped with cutting-edge measuring equipment to report on its existence – whilst supplying data for the “Bäume in Klimawandel” [Trees under climate change] research project. The “Talking […]
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05SEP 2011
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Computerised Medication
FAU researchers seek to improve drug design The effects of millions of natural biological compounds are now known to modern health and pharmaceutical research. If, for instance, the body’s levels of protein A are too low or too high, reaction B or C can occur. Pharmacists use this knowledge to produce new drugs. They develop […]
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27JUL 2011
Department of Physics
Foam takes on real shape
Physicists and mathematicians research spatially complex structures What shape is a typical cell in foam? Knowing the answer to this question is very useful in creating parts that must be as light and, at the same time, as stable as possible. Mathematics and physics can provide a solid basis for these sorts of complex structures […]
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07APR 2011
Department of Physics
Flat crystal with integrated electrode
Researchers pave the way for electronic circuits composed of graphene Graphene is one of the most promising new materials due to its physical and chemical properties. Researchers from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) have now developed a procedure which can systematically control graphene components using an integrated electrode – an important prerequisite for industrial […]Researchers pave the way for electronic circuits composed of graphene Graphene is one of the most promising new materials due to its physical and chemical properties. Researchers from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) have now developed a procedure which can systematically control graphene components using an integrated electrode – an important prerequisite for industrial […]
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