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New FAU NMP Executive Board

September brought some changes within FAU NMP: We welcome Bastian Etzold (Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering) and Jörg Libuda (Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences) as two new…

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September 2024

Most of the colors we encounter in daily life are produced by pigments, i.e., produce by the absorption of specific wavelengths of light. However, there are other forms of coloration,…

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August 2024

Acoustic levitation makes it possible to immobilize small objects without physical contact. Instead, a standing sound wave is used to counteract gravity. Researchers at FAU applied acoustic levitation to perform…

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New member Danijela Gregurec

Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Prof. Dr. Danijela Gregurec After her MSc degree in applied chemistry at the University of Zagreb (Croatia), Danijela started her PhD in 2011…

Das Bild zeigt eine Mikroskopieaufnahme von Tellarium Atomen, welche als leuchtende grün-gelbe Punkte in kleinen Gruppen zusammenhängen. Sie befinden sich auf einer Gold-Unterlage, welche dunkelblau und türkies durch die Atomgruppen hindurch schimmert.
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July 2024

Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) triggered large interest in condensed matter research since these twodimensional materials exhibit electronic states ascribed to ‘topological invariants’ of the particular crystal structure and facinating properties when…

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New member Carolin Müller

Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Prof. Dr. Carolin Müller Carolin Müllers academic journey began at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, where she earned her Master of Science degree in…

Decomposition of zwischgold coating on medieval altar figure (Image and research: Andreas Späth, Rainer Fink, Physical Chemistry II; Qing Wu, Haute École Arc, Neuchâtel)
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June 2024

Zwischgold is an ultra-thin bilayer metal leaf that has been developed in medieval times as an alternative to gold leaves. It consists of a Au top-layer on Ag leaf. While…

12-fold quasicrystal of patchy colloids (Image and calculation: Robert F.B. Weigel & Prof. Michael Schmiedeberg, Soft Matter Theory)
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May 2024

Patchy colloids are particles that interact with preferred binding angles. We have developed a new Phase Field Crystal Model that can be used to predict the complex phases that occur…