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FAU study shows that the extent of cross-linking between the polymer molecules is one of the key factors here. Soft materials like rubber or silicone tear easily under tensile stress. In a project funded by the European Research Council (ERC), researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlang...

FAU-Physik wird mit über 900.000 Euro für zukunftsweisendes Projekt gefördert Ein Quantencomputer, gerade mal so groß wie ein Smartphone – wie das Realität werden könnte, erforschen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Physiker und...

Thanks to high-throughput experiments and machine learning, FAU researchers are accelerating the search for chemical compounds for high-performance elements. A team of researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable E...

Unlocking the Future of Catalysis with SCALMS (Supported Catalytically Active Liquid Metal Solutions): A Dynamic Approach to Heterogeneous Catalysis While catalysts significantly contribute to our daily lives, their impact often goes unnoticed. By accelerating reaction rates, catalytic processes ar...

Since 2020, very many people across the globe have been vaccinated against Covid-19, but the exact structure of this vaccine has remained largely unknown until now. FAU EAM member Prof. Dr. Tobias Unruh from the Chair of Crystallography at FAU and his team are now taking a closer look. The results o...

Solar cells typically base on a comparatively brittle, half-millimeter thick slice of silicon as the semiconductor. Exploiting alternative materials can provide flexibility as to the appearance of the cells such as their color, and their integration into everyday objects. Furthermore, this strategy ...

Host-guest recognition is an essential part of supramolecular chemistry which is concerned with the interactions and optimal design of host molecules for specific guest molecules. Here, we modelled a perylene bisimide based macrocycle synthesized in the group of Maria Eugenia Perez-Ojeda that is abl...

Glückwunsch an FAU EAM Unit FPS! Zentrum der FAU wird Core Facility – knapp eine Million Euro Förderung durch die DFG Drehscheibe für Partikelforschung Das Erlangen Center for Functional Particle Systems (FPS) wird zur Core Facility ausgebaut. Künftig können auch Forschende anderer wissenschaftli...

Welcome to the newest FAU EAM member Prof. Dr. Simon Thiele Prof. Dr.-Ing. Simon Thiele studied physics at the University of Freiburg. In 2009 he started a PhD on the tomographic reconstruction of catalyst layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells at the Institute of Microsystems Technology of...

Welcome to the newest FAU EAM member Prof. Dr. Luca Ghiringhelli Since October 2023, Luca M. Ghiringhelli is professor for “Data-based Materials Modelling” at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. He holds an M.Sc. in nuclear engineering from the Politecnico (Technical University) of M...