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20JUL 2016
Department of Physics
How do cells recover their shape after being subjected to external forces?
FAU researchers discover rules for how human cells return to their original shape after mechanical loading. Human cells show deformation under the influence of external forces. But how do they recover their original shape afterwards? This mechanism, which is important in medicine and biology, has been described for the first time by FAU researchers and […]
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14JUL 2016
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Garlic aroma found in breast milk
AMS metabolite responsible for garlic odour. Food chemists at FAU have found that garlic aroma is evident in the breast milk of women who have consumed garlic. This is caused by allyl methyl sulfide (AMS) – a metabolite which is first formed in a strong concentration during breastfeeding. Whether the aroma has an impact on […]
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08JUL 2016
Department of Biology
How viral infection could cause an autoimmune disease
Viral infections may be involved in the pathogenesis of the lupus autoimmune disease. This was recently discovered by FAU researchers. Their research shows that messenger substances of the immune system trigger the disease when their production is not lowered after recovery from viral infection. The findings could open a new long-term approach to therapy for […]
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15APR 2016
Department of Physics
Researchers build the world’s smallest heat engine
An engine made of a single atom Researchers at FAU, in collaboration with colleagues at the universities of Mainz and Kassel, have constructed the world’s smallest engine. The tiny machine consists of just a single atom and is able to convert heat into kinetic energy effectively. The results of the physicists’ research have recently been […]
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15APR 2016
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Nobel laureate in chemistry visits FAU
Doctoral candidates at FAU’s Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy have learnt from some of the best in the world. Along with many renowned international researchers, Nobel laureate in chemistry Brian Kobilka recently visited the University for a symposium held by Research Training Group 1910. The Stanford professor has been collaborating closely with the Research Training […]
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15APR 2016
Rankings
FAU performs excellently again in the 2016 U-Multirank
Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics FAU has demonstrated its strength in research and its powers of innovation once again, receiving an excellent rating in the international U-Multirank university ranking in the Research and Knowledge Transfer categories for the third year running in 2016. In the Research category FAU was rated ‘very good’ for the indicators number […]
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