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In 2021, FAU was awarded almost a quarter of a billion euros in third-party funding. With an increase of more than eight percent, this means FAU, which is the largest university in Northern Bavaria, has once again increased the volume of third-party funding it receives. With almost 88 million euros,...

How small molecules avoid unwanted precipitation Calcite is the most stable mineral form of calcium carbonate encountered everywhere from ocean corral and oyster shells to hard water scale deposits in place such as pipes, showers, and dishwashers. When calcite precipitates from solutions of calcium...

The AIBE Inauguration is a get-together event for researcher, practitioners and interested laymen. We will be talking about medical images, data, robotics, artificial intelligence, patients care, personalised health, rehabilitation and telemedicine solutions, and much more. The event takes place ...

Lectures and panel discussion on the topic "Networking" Networking is and remains an important topic within women scientists and students. Therefore, the kick-off event of the WomenInScience@TF series has the topic "Networking". Inspiring female researchers, such as W3 professor Dr. Doris Segets...

In recognition of our outstanding expertise in quantum research: a consortium consisting of eleven researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) will receive roughly three million euros in funding by 2025. The new lighthouse project Quantum Measurement and Control for the ...

A sustainable energy supply for the future: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was given an overview of the varied and ambitious research being carried out on this central task for society during a visit to the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN). The Federal ...

Have you ever wondered if the knowledge taught in Squid Game is scientifically correct? We asked our FAU scientists to take a closer look at the facts regarding safety glass and normal glass to find out how to play the glass bridge game in the first season of Squid Game. Glass Bridge Part 2 In our...

Female students and young scientists from the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Sciences can now apply for admission to a new round of the career mentoring programme ARIADNETechNat. The two qualification-specific programme lines will start in parallel in April 2023: • ARIADNETechNat maste...

Fast and green Supercomputers Alex and Fritz at the Erlangen National High-Performance Computing Center (NHR @ FAU) are among the world’s fastest (TOP500) and most energy-efficient systems (Green500) in current rankings. Alex secured 184th place and Fritz achieved 323rd place in the TOP500. The ...