Department of Physics

Browse all posts in the Department of Physics category.

73 to 78 of 89

04SEP 2014
Department of Physics
Squeezed quantum communication
It could be difficult for the NSA to hack encrypted messages in the future – at least if a technology being investigated by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen and the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg will be successful: quantum cryptography. The physicists are now laying the foundation to make this […]
Read more about Squeezed quantum communication
17MAR 2014
Department of Physics
Clouds darken the centre of galaxies
Heavy cloud, overcast in some places and strong gusts are to be expected. If there was a weather forecast for distant galaxies, it would sound quite similar – especially for the centre of the galaxies where black holes consume all surrounding matter with an insatiable hunger. An international team of researchers led by Dr. Alex […]
Read more about Clouds darken the centre of galaxies
11JAN 2014
Department of Physics
Hot and full of energy
How did black holes form and how did they shape the universe? How did large structures form from regular matter as we see it today? These questions are among the most important of modern astrophysics and the European Space Agency’s next big mission could provide the answers we seek. FAU is one of three German […]
Read more about Hot and full of energy
11DEC 2013
Department of Physics
Hunting neutrinos at the end of the world
What lies behind dark matter, black holes and exploding stars? Where can they be found and how did they form? Together with colleagues from all over the world, Dr. Alexander Kappes, researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), wants to get closer to solving the big mysteries of astrophysics – and he intends to find answers in […]
Read more about Hunting neutrinos at the end of the world
07DEC 2013
Department of Physics
Group dynamics of atoms
Researchers at FAU have for the first time experimentally confirmed a new theory that describes the movement of long-chain molecules in their liquid melt. The theory says that these melts are not only as viscous as honey on the molecular scale, but that they also have elastic properties similar to a rubber band. This so-called […]
Read more about Group dynamics of atoms
23OCT 2013
Department of Physics
The negative mass effect
Physicists at FAU have proved experimentally that light pulses can accelerate each other permanently. This would allow for a controlled shift of the wavelength of light pulses, which could be interesting for many disciplines such as laser physics and spectroscopy. The scientists recently published these results in the renowned journal ‘Nature Physics’.* Fifteen years ago, […]
Read more about The negative mass effect