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08FEB 2019
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Breakthrough in graphene research
Graphene is a promising material for use in nanoelectronics. Its electronic properties depend greatly, however, on how the edges of the carbon layer are formed. Zigzag patterns are particularly interesting in this respect, but until now it has been virtually impossible to create edges with a pattern like this. Chemists and physicists at FAU have […]
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18JAN 2019
Department of Physics
Saving energy by taking a close look inside transistors
Transistors are needed wherever current flows, and they are an indispensable component of virtually all electronic switches. In the field of power electronics, transistors are used to switch large currents. However, one side-effect is that the components heat up and energy is lost as a result. One way of combating this and potentially making considerable […]
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18JAN 2019
Geozentrum Nordbayern
Sudden ageing
Coralline red algae have existed for 130 million years, in other words since the Cretaceous Period, the time of the dinosaurs. At least this was the established view of palaeontologists all over the world until now. However, this classification will now have to be revised after fossils discovered by researchers at GeoZentrum Nordbayern at FAU […]
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07DEC 2018
Events
1st FAU International Science Slam on Dec. 11th, 2018
Zombies, Aliens and Dinosaurs are not everyday topics in class at the Faculty of Sciences. However, it is time for FAU’s first International Science Slam! Six MSc students have prepared entertaining presentations that will show how those (fantasy) creatures relate to the subjects studied at the Faculty of Sciences. Everybody is invited to listen to […]
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15NOV 2018
Department of Physics
Racing electrons under control
In future, electronics will be controlled via light waves instead of voltage signals: This is the goal of physicists worldwide. The advantage: Electromagnetic waves of light oscillate at the petahertz frequency. This means that future computers could be a million times faster than the current generation. FAU scientists have now come one step closer to […]
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12NOV 2018
General
Brown Bag Break on Nov. 13th, 2018
The International Office of the Faculty of Sciences invites all interested young researchers to the next Brown Bag Break on Nov. 13th, 2018, 5-7 pm. The event will take place at lecture hall H2 at the Faculty of Sciences, Egerlandstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen. Get to know researchers of different disciplines and nationalities, learn about the […]
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