Month: April 2018

A trick with pixels results in sharper images Engineers at FAU have developed a method for increasing the resolution of digital cameras by four times without having to use larger and more expensive image sensors. This is achieved by irregularly scanning the pixels and reconstructing the image after...

FAU researchers warn against danger of money being burnt after investing in cryptocurrencies More and more people are using cryptocurrency, but money can be burnt on the Internet too. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have urged for caution. Together with the Un...

Physicists at FAU demonstrate stable packing behaviour in disperse disks Physicists at FAU have proven that random packings of disks of the same size between parallel walls always form a periodic structure, regardless of the width of the container. The results, which should help scientists to bette...

A delegation from the Faculty of Health of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) from Brisbane, Australia visited FAU on 15 – 16 March 2018. The visit was organised by Professor Dr. med. habil. Dr. rer. nat. Dipl. Phys. Oliver Friedrich, Chair of Medical Biotechnology (MBT) at FAU. During the...