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Transistors are needed wherever current flows, and they are an indispensable component of virtually all electronic switches. In the field of power electronics, transistors are used to switch large currents. However, one side-effect is that the components heat up and energy is lost as a result. One w... Continue

Coralline red algae have existed for 130 million years, in other words since the Cretaceous Period, the time of the dinosaurs. At least this was the established view of palaeontologists all over the world until now. However, this classification will now have to be revised after fossils discovered by... Continue

Zombies, Aliens and Dinosaurs are not everyday topics in class at the Faculty of Sciences. However, it is time for FAU's first International Science Slam! Six MSc students have prepared entertaining presentations that will show how those (fantasy) creatures relate to the subjects studied at the Facu... Continue

Being able to control electronic systems using light waves instead of voltage signals is the dream of physicists all over the world. The advantage is that electromagnetic light waves oscillate at petaherz frequency. This means that computers in the future could operate at speeds a million times fast... Continue

The International Office of the Faculty of Sciences invites all interested young researchers to the next Brown Bag Break on Nov. 13th, 2018, 5-7 pm. The event will take place at lecture hall H2 at the Faculty of Sciences, Egerlandstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen. Get to know researchers of different disc... Continue