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18JUL 2017
Department of Physics
Cells that stick together
The role of the physical factors which govern cell-cell adhesion and its stability should not be underestimated. This is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Ana‐Sunčana Smith of the PULS Group and Professor of Theoretical Physics at FAU and their German and French collaboration partners. Their findings have recently […]
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13JUL 2017
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The wave nature of light in super-slow motion
Physicists at FAU and Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) have accomplished a quantum leap in light research. They have managed to capture the behaviour of extremely short laser pulses during focusing by means of very high spatial and temporal resolution. The results are of fundamental relevance to understanding the interactions between light and matter and […]
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05APR 2017
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New Humboldt fellow at the Faculty of Sciences
The ability to precisely control the interaction between light and atoms is crucial for advancing quantum technology. Many scientists have one long-term goal: To build quantum computers that exceed the power of today’s computers many times over. Dr. Bharath Srivathsan who is a new Alexander von Humboldt scholarship holder working at both FAU and the […]
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05APR 2017
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Using lasers to create ultra-short pulses
Physicists at FAU have entered new territory with regard to the pulsing of electron beams. Their method could soon be used to develop electron microscopes suitable for ultra-short time scales such as needed for observing the motion of atoms. The results of their work have recently appeared in the leading journal Nature Communications.* Electron microscopes […]
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17FEB 2017
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Light microscopy provides a deep look into protein structure
Light microscopy continues to reveal the microscopic world at an ever increasing resolution. Using a new method coined COLD, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen have now visualized protein structures with a resolution of around 5 Å. COLD achieves this unprecedented resolution by operating at a temperature of […]
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23JAN 2017
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Breakthrough of the year 2016
Together with colleagues from Universität Mainz and Universität Kassel, FAU researchers have built the world’s smallest heat engine: the tiny engine consists of just one atom and is able to effectively transform heat into power. The British magazine Physics World included the researchers’ invention in its ‘Top Ten Breakthroughs of the Year’. Just a few […]
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