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  • Tapping into the hidden potential of algae12. January 2023
    Whether it is as a new organic fuel, innovative cancer medication or a sustainable source of food: researchers across the globe see immense potential in euglenoids. Of the 1,000 known species, only 20 have been investigated to date. The Euglena International Network (EIN) now hopes to change this situation. FAU...
  • Web archive with astronomical photographic plates goes online20. July 2022
    Lots of little dots with no apparent pattern: where laypeople may just see milky gray photos sprinkled with what looks like random crumbs, it is enough to make astronomers’ hearts miss a beat. We are talking about historical photographic plates showing negatives of the night sky. Together with the Leibniz...
  • Nano-Rust: Smart Additive for Autonomous Temperature Control20. July 2022
    The right temperature matters – whether in technical processes, for the quality of food and medicines, or the lifetime of electronic components and batteries. For this purpose, temperature indicators record (un)desired temperature increases that can be read out later. Researchers in the group led by Prof. Dr. Karl Mandel, Professorship...
  • Transregio “Mathematical modeling, simulation and optimization using the example of gas networks” fund extended8. June 2022
    The Collaborative Research Center / Transregio 154 “Mathematical modeling, simulation and optimization using the example of gas networks” receives its third funding period from the DFG. The German Research Foundation will fund the Transregio for another four, i.e. twelve years in total. Gas networks for the future Germany is pursuing...
  • FAU physicist Peter Hommelhoff receives the Leibniz Prize12. May 2022
    On Thursday May 12, 2022, the physicist Prof. Dr. Peter Hommelhoff from FAU is to receive the most prestigious research prize in Germany, also known as the German Nobel Prize: the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. The prize is worth 2.5 million euros, significantly more than the Nobel Prize. The funding...
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