FAU researcher Prof. Dr. Julien Bachmann receives ERC grant of 1.9 million Euros
FAU has counted another success in the tough competition for European research funding, as Prof. Dr. Julien Bachmann has been awarded the European Research Council’s (ERC) prestigious 1.9-million-euro ERC Consolidator ...
We are all familiar with the expression ‘to taste blood’. In the animal kingdom just the smell of blood has an irresistible effect on carnivores. If a predator smells blood it knows that dinner is not far away. But what are the characteristic components of blood in mammals? What exactly causes the t...
Chemists develop a new method which uses light to regulate biochemical processes
The ultraviolet light spectrum is used in research for targeted regulation of biochemical processes, such as protein production or calcium release. However, the harmful effects of UV light have posed a problem for re...
Pharmacists at FAU are looking for new ways to treat depression. The model for these investigations is provided by a well-known medicinal plant, St John’s wort, which contains the antidepressive agent hyperforin that the researchers aim to develop further. The project, which forms part of the Europe...
FAU chemists have made an important step towards the vision of nanoscale electronic components. They have shown that electrons can be transported much faster over rigid molecular wires than over flexible ones. Together with partners in Japan, the researchers are working on more effective, lower-cost...
Positive result for FAU in Shanghai University ranking
FAU has scored highly in the internationally renowned Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In particular in chemistry and in engineering, FAU is part of the global elite; the university is ranked among the 75...
They are light yet stronger than steel, as a semiconductor they are more efficient than silicon, and they conduct electricity better than copper: carbon nanotubes. For the first time, a team of international researchers, some of whom are based at FAU, have grown single-walled carbon nanotubes in a t...
Better blood circulation, lower blood pressure and a stronger heart beat, who wouldn’t want this? This has been a long sought goal of pharmaceutical companies as well. One biomolecule, called nitroxyl (HNO), offers all 3 in 1. However, the mechanisms of its formation in the body and its actions were...
FAU researchers examine how molecules arrange themselves on surfaces used in new technologies
It is a little like throwing pieces of a puzzle at a magnetic board and hoping they will fall into place by themselves. This is roughly what scientists do when they apply molecules to surfaces in order to ...
Two new international graduate schools funded by the Elite Network of Bavaria (ENB) will make a significant contribution to medical research. Young researchers are developing state-of-the-art drugs for disrupting communication between cells and examining methods of cancer treatment which strengthen ...
