Monat: April 2016

Materials scientists at FAU have developed a process that allows self-cleaning properties to be applied to ceramic surfaces that also work for liquids such as oils and alcohol.

FAU has an excellent international reputation. This is reflected in the large number of renowned researchers who choose FAU as their host university as part of a scholarship or research award.

The Mäanderhöhle cave near Bamberg was previously regarded as an archaeological sensation. However, Julia Blumenröther, a former student at the Institute of Prehistory and Early History, has demonstrated in her Master's thesis that the markings inside the cave are not fertility symbols carved by humans.

One of the most fascinating figures of the Thirty Years' War is the focus of a conference that will be held in Nuremberg from 6 to 9 April 2017: Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583–1634). The conference is being organised by researchers at FAU.

Could the star with the cryptic name PB 3877 be an intruder from a distant galaxy?

Medical experts at FAU have been awarded 370,000 euros in funding to research the immunological mechanisms behind sepsis. Their goal is to develop new therapies.

FAU awarded 3.1 million euros in funding for high-resolution X-ray microscope.

The tiny machine consists of just a single atom and is able to convert heat into kinetic energy effectively

The University is offering a range of lectures on these topics during the summer semester and is involved in a range of activities concerning refugees, co-ordinated by FAU INTEGRA. These include the 'Study opportunities for refugees' project that was launched in summer 2015.

Doctoral candidates at the 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.