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22APR 2016
Allgemein
Hypervelocity binary star puzzles astronomers
A traveller from a distant galaxy Could the star with the cryptic name PB 3877 be an intruder from a distant galaxy? FAU astronomers who – in collaboration with colleagues at the California Institute of Technology (USA) – discovered the star and have observed it closely for year think this may be the case. However, […]
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15APR 2016
Department of Physics
Researchers build the world’s smallest heat engine
An engine made of a single atom Researchers at FAU, in collaboration with colleagues at the universities of Mainz and Kassel, have constructed the world’s smallest engine. The tiny machine consists of just a single atom and is able to convert heat into kinetic energy effectively. The results of the physicists’ research have recently been […]
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15APR 2016
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Nobel laureate in chemistry visits FAU
Doctoral candidates at FAU’s Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy have learnt from some of the best in the world. Along with many renowned international researchers, Nobel laureate in chemistry Brian Kobilka recently visited the University for a symposium held by Research Training Group 1910. The Stanford professor has been collaborating closely with the Research Training […]
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23MAR 2016
General
FAU researchers develop new geothermal drilling technology
FAU geologists participate in EU research project on improving geothermal systems Geologists at FAU want to find out how much the construction and operating costs of geothermal systems can be reduced. As part of a four-year international project, they will work with 15 European partners from research and industry to test new drilling technology and […]
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23MAR 2016
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The centre of the Milky Way
FAU astrophysicists research cosmic particle accelerators with unparalleled energy A team of international researchers including members of the Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP) at FAU has revealed a source of galactic cosmic radiation with petaelectronvolt energies for the first time: the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. Their findings are […]
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28JAN 2016
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FAU researchers solve one of the mysteries of solid-state physics
Mystery solved: electrical resistance in bilayer graphene grows in linear proportion to the magnetic field Graphene – a one-atom-thick layer of common graphite – is full of surprises. In 2010, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the discovery of this material. Now, in their study of bilayer graphene, FAU researchers have made an […]
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