Researchers at FAU are working on a way to develop custom-fit prosthetics, with the help of 3D scanning and printing, which is simple and inexpensive, yet can be done locally using recycled materials.
Viral infections may be involved in the pathogenesis of the lupus autoimmune disease. Researchers have discovered that messenger substances of the immune system trigger the disease when their production is not lowered after recovery from viral infection.
Over the next three years, researchers at FAU will build the PEER Lab technology and transfer centre in which high-performance electronic modules are developed, optimised and tested for their reliability.
Photodynamic therapy is an effective treatment for early-stage skin cancer. However, this therapy can cause patients severe pain. The reason for this was previous a mystery to researchers. Physiologists at FAU have now discovered that it is due to two specific ion channels.
Researchers have investigated a new molecule that can be used to increase the lifetime of organic solar cells considerably – while also making them more efficient.
Researchers have been investigating how tumour necrosis factor (TNF), a messenger substance in the immune system, protects against infection for many years. A new mechanism via which TNF protects against pathogens that cause infection has now been discovered.
