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23JAN 2017
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Strengthening nanotechnology for Europe
Nanotechnology is a 21st century technology. It allows products of just a few nanometres in size to be produced in any shape desired: for microprocessors, for electronic circuits in computers and in telecommunications, and for applications in medicine and biotechnology, to name just a few of the areas where it can be used. The economic […]
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23JAN 2017
Allgemein
Controlled electron pulses
The discovery of photoemission, the emission of electrons from a material caused by light striking it, was an important element in the history of physics for the development of quantum mechanics. Scientists from the Chair of Laser Physics at FAU have successfully measured photoemission from sharp metal needles on a scale never before achieved. The […]
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07NOV 2016
Department of Biology
Cholesterol May Help Proteins Pair Up to Transmit Signals Across Cell Membranes
Simulations reveal new insights into the function of a protein involved in cancer metastasis and AIDS. Cholesterol may act as a selective glue that binds proteins into paired structures that enable human cells to respond to outside signals, according to a new study in PLOS Computational Biology. G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a family […]
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18OCT 2016
Department of Physics
Physicists observe diffusion of individual atoms in light baths
A combination of experiments and theory has enabled physicists to understand the diffusion of individual atoms in periodic systems for the first time. The interactions of individual atoms with light at ultralow temperatures close to absolute zero provide new insight into ergodicity, the fundamental principle of thermodynamics. Diffusion refers to a universal physical phenomenon which […]
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27SEP 2016
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Synthetic-chemical milestone: new ferrocenium molecule discovered
Researchers at FAU working together with colleagues from Freie Universität Berlin have discovered a new molecule: the iron compound in the rare oxidation state +4 belongs to the ferrocenes and is exceptionally difficult to synthesise. Metallocenes are also known as sandwich compounds. They consist of two organic, ring-shaped compounds, the cyclopentadienyl ligands, which are arranged […]
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19SEP 2016
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
International team of researchers develops a new pain reliever which does not cause dependency or respiratory failure
An international team of researchers including involvement from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has developed a new opioid pain reliever with a characteristic of special significance: the new analgesic appears to have virtually no serious side effects. The active ingredient has been successfully tested in model experiments to date. The researchers’ findings were recently published in the renowned […]An international team of researchers including involvement from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has developed a new opioid pain reliever with a characteristic of special significance: the new analgesic appears to have virtually no serious side effects. The active ingredient has been successfully tested in model experiments to date. The researchers’ findings were recently published in the renowned […]
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