Tag: research

Clean energy from agricultural and forest waste

Researchers at FAU hope to develop a new procedure aimed at gaining pure hydrogen from biological waste. Many of the methods used to date require high temperatures of 600 degrees Celsius and more. They are therefore not particularly suitable for decentralized use, for example on farms. However, that...

DFG extends funding for collaborative research center 1411

Researchers in the collaborative research center 1411 “Product design of disperse systems” have successfully applied for funding for a further four years. This CRC was established at FAU in 2020. The researchers’ long term vision is to develop material particles with a tailored size, shape and co...

HOCHSPRUNG Award 2023: Prize for two FAU startups

On October 13, 2023 in Munich, the HOCHSPRUNG Award was presented to startup projects from Bavarian universities. This year, the award was presented to startups who make a contribution to solving the challenges posed by the climate and energy crises. Startups from the Faculty of Engineering won the ...

Professor Brabec und Professor Schober are among the most cited in their subject

The Highly Cited Researchers List of 2023 names the 7,127 most influential researchers across the globe. With a total of 336 researchers included in the list, Germany is ranked number 4. Prof. Dr. Robert Schober, Chair of Digital Communications, and Prof. Dr. Christoph J. Brabec, Chair of Materia...

“Grasp Again” project presents itself to the Federal President

Federal President Steinmeier visited Erlangen as part of the series of events entitled “Workshop for change”. In the innovation hub Medical Valley Center Erlangen, five teams from the healthcare sector presented their projects, including “GraspAgain”, a start-up initiated by a research team at FAU l...

A thin film of air protects materials from liquids and pathogens

Several insects use a trick to dive into water without getting wet: tiny structures on their surface trap a thin film of air that protects the animals.Together with an international team of researchers, Dr. Alexander B. Tesler from the Chair of Corrosion and Surface Technology and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang...

ERC Starting Grants for Professor Silvia Budday and Professor Alessandro Del Vecchio

Young researchers receive millions of euros in EU funding Funding from the European Research Council (ERC) is highly competitive. Receiving this funding not only provides researchers new impetus because of the high funding amounts of up to 1.5 million euros over a period of five years, but also rec...

Using digital systems to reduce cable clutter for on-board networks in vehicles

Vehicle on-board networks have played a central role ever since the introduction of electric cars. The cable clutter in each car represents the increase in electrification of vehicles which will one day enable autonomous driving with safety-critical functions. This will finally transform on-board ne...

Cleaning water with ‘smart rust’ and magnets

Pouring flecks of rust into water usually makes it dirtier. But researchers of FAU have developed special iron oxide nanoparticles they call “smart rust” that actually makes it cleaner. Smart rust can attract many substances, including oil, nano- and microplastics, as well as the herbicide glyphosat...

Walk from the department to the bakery with LOMOBI

The project “LOMOBI – Learning assistance system for orientation and mobility of visually impaired persons in everyday life” was launched this year at the Institute for Factory Automation and Production Systems (FAPS). Led by medical engineer Sina Martin, researchers at FAU will develop a system wit...