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FAU engineers have put together a collection of recordings of vital functions to facilitate further research. Researchers at FAU have been recording the vital functions of patients in a study for monitoring heart sounds using radar. The data not only allows conclusions to be made about heart sounds...

The new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the infection it causes (coronavirus induced disease, COVID 19) are continuing to spread. The number of cases in Italy has risen considerably in recent weeks, and the first case has been registered in Erlangen. In response to the changing situation, FAU has updat...

Research team succeeded in creating super magnets using 3D printing Magnetic materials are an important component of mechatronic devices such as wind power stations, electric motors, sensors and magnetic switch systems. Magnets are usually produced using rare earths and conventional manufacturing m...

Wouldn’t it be handy if you were able to record your baby’s heartbeat or even take an ultrasound scan just using a smartphone app at home, without having to make an appointment to visit your obstetrician or go to the hospital, with all the additional travel and waiting time that entails? Technology ...

FAU receives 2.25 million euros for improving industrial 3D printing processes Research at the Chair of Photonic Technologies (LPT) at FAU is focused on laser-based 3D printing processes using metallic powder materials. The 3D printing process known as Direct Energy Deposition (DED) can be used to ...

DFG provides research group at FAU funding for a further three years What causes manufacturing deviations, and how do they affect the quality of technical products? Since 2016, the research group FOR2271 ‘Process-oriented tolerance management with virtual assurance methods’ has been investigating t...

FAU Engineers receives funding of 1.7 million euros to purchase a unique measuring system as part of the DFG major research instrumentation initiative Increasing volumes of data have to be transferred more rapidly than ever before: the demands placed on wireless and mobile communication technologie...

Glyphosate is not only one of the most widely-used herbicides in the world, but also one of the most controversial chemical compounds, as it is suspected of being carcinogenic. In a study published in the journal Nature Sustainability, a team of researchers from FAU have demonstrated how glyphosate ...