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18MAR 2024
Department of Physics
Largest catalog of high-energy cosmic sources published
Remnants of supernovae, black holes, neutron stars and the hot interstellar gas of the Milky Way and other galaxies – the sky is full of X-ray emitting sources. Researchers at the Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory, the Astronomical Institute of the Erlangen Center for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP) at FAU, used an X-ray telescope to scan the […]
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01FEB 2024
Department of Physics
Reflections without mirroring
In contrast to conventional mirrors, light can be reflected on surfaces known as meta surfaces without changing its polarization. This has now been proven by physicists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL). This enables circulating light to be used to reliably detect chiral molecules. The researchers […]
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17NOV 2023
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Insulating metals – FAU researchers use optical cavities in order to control the electrical conductivity of materials
When materials are forced to interact with light, their properties can change fundamentally. In a study, researchers at FAU and the University of Trieste demonstrated that tantalum sulfide, a metallic quantum material, can be switched from an electrical conductor to an insulator in optical cavities. Since this process is reversible and can be controlled without […]
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13SEP 2023
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Two ERC Starting Grants for Prof. Dr. Danijela Gregurec and Prof. Dr. Anna Nelles
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 recognizes the recipients as top-level researchers in their fields. Two FAU researchers of the Faculty of […]
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02MAY 2023
Department of Physics
FAU physicists measure and control electron release from metals in the attosecond range
By superimposing two laser fields of different strengths and frequency, the electron emission of metals can be measured and controlled precisely to a few attoseconds. Physicists from FAU, the University of Rostock and the University of Konstanz have shown that this is the case. The findings could lead to new quantum-mechanical insights and enable electronic […]
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20JUL 2022
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Web archive with astronomical photographic plates goes online
Lots of little dots with no apparent pattern: where laypeople may just see milky gray photos sprinkled with what looks like random crumbs, it is enough to make astronomers’ hearts miss a beat. We are talking about historical photographic plates showing negatives of the night sky. Together with the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam and […]
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