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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
General
Introductory courses and welcoming events
The Departments of the Faculty of Sciences welcome the new students who will begin their studies in winter semester 2016/17 at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. There are several introductory courses for the international study programmes and welcoming events that those students should attend: Chemistry (M.Sc.) and Molecular Science (M.Sc.): Oct. 17, 2016, 12.00 – 13.45, […]
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19SEP 2016
General
Natural sciences enter top 100 in the world in Shanghai subject ranking
FAU has performed excellently in the recently published Shanghai subject ranking: the natural sciences appear in the top 100 in the world for the first time at number 92, while medicine has gone up by 80 places compared to last year and now ranks at number 111. In the Shanghai subject ranking (officially called the […]
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08SEP 2016
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Low-cost and defect-free graphene
FAU researchers make key break-through. Graphene is one of the most promising new materials. However, researchers across the globe are still looking for a way to produce defect-free graphene at low costs. Chemists at FAU have now succeeded in producing defect-free graphene directly from graphite for the first time. They recently published their findings in […]
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08SEP 2016
Department of Physics
Magnetic atoms arranged in neat rows
Physicists at FAU and the Vienna University of Technology have successfully created one-dimensional magnetic atom chains for the first time. Their break-through provides a model system for basic research in areas such as magnetic data storage, as well as in chemistry. Their results were recently published in the renowned journal Physical Review Letters. Nanotechnology is […]
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08SEP 2016
General
FAU’s natural scientists among world’s top 100 for publications
Further proof that FAU’s reputation as an innovative research university is well deserved can be seen in the Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars Supplement. The University is ranked at number 76 in the world and number 19 in Western Europe in the Supplement, which rates universities based on the increase in their contributions to leading […]
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