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Research at FAU into new applications for bioactive glass Bioactive glass is actually an old friend as it was developed around 50 years ago. Due to its properties that promote bone growth, it has often since been used in regenerative medicine as a material to replace bone or in dentistry. In addi...

How can you enable people who are no longer able to write themselves to write a personal note or continue to write a diary in their own handwriting? A team of researchers at FAU have now developed a method for imitating handwriting using artificial intelligence (AI). The more legible the writing, th...

Face masks with the FAU logo are now available to buy at the student restaurants at Langemarckplatz, Erlangen Southern Campus and Regensburger Strasse in Nuremberg during opening hours.  They cost 5 euros each. Hygiene guidelines To provide guidance for studying, research and work, the twelve memb...

Due to the Corona Pandemic, the application deadline for the FAU mentoring programme ARIADNEdoc/postdoc+ has been extended until 15 May 2020. The 18-months programme is designed for female doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers and Habilitandinnen of the Faculty of Engineering and the Facult...

Computer scientists at FAU produce model of the dynamic of the coronavirus pandemic A way out of the coronavirus lockdown is dominating current political and public debate. There is currently much speculation about the effects easing the lockdown will have and reliable prognoses are almost impossib...

FAU scientists develop method for cleaning surfaces at the nanoscale A team of scientists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has developed a novel mechanical cleaning method for surfaces on the nanoscale. The technique successfully removes even the tiniest contaminants down ...