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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 […]
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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, […]
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22OCT 2013
Geozentrum Nordbayern
FAU expedition: bountiful treasures of the deep sea
The geologists from Erlangen and their colleagues from Hanover, Bremen, Kiel and Canada returned from their expedition on the research ship ‘Sonne’ highly satisfied. ‘In just under four weeks we were able to conduct eleven successful dives in the southwest Pacific,’ says Prof. Dr. Karsten Haase of the Department of Endogenous Geodynamics at FAU. The […]
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08OCT 2013
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
FAU scientists research new medications with Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Under the co-ordination of last year’s Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Prof. Brian Kobilka of Stanford University, an interdisciplinary team of researchers has been formed to research pharmaceuticals. Its members include Prof. Peter Gmeiner and his research group at FAU’s Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy. In four highly specialised laboratories around the world, the scientists work […]
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20JUL 2013
Department of Physics
Quaking after a collision
What happens when two stars that were previously orbiting each other collide? How can such a huge explosion leave more than gas and radiation behind – and in fact even leave both partners intact, albeit in a different form? A team of astronomers1) from Great Britain, Germany and Spain is now hoping to find out […]
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19JUL 2013
Department of Physics
Magnetism experiment successful
Physicists from FAU and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have succeeded in an unusual experiment: they were able to prove that magnetism – commonly expressed in the force between two magnetised objects – also functions within an individual molecule. This discovery, which is of great importance to fundamental research, equips scientists with new tools […]
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