Hector RCD Award for Carolin Müller

FAU NMP member Carolin Müller is one of just three awardees The three new winners of the Hector Research Career…
January 2025

Nanocrystals Shaping the Future Nanomaterials represent a class of materials with enhanced and new functionalities. Among these, nanocrystals stand out…
Researchers aim to make soft, elastic material more tear-resistant

FAU study shows that the extent of cross-linking between the polymer molecules is one of the key factors here. Soft…
Projektförderung: Wie bekommen wir Quantencomputer im Taschenformat

FAU-Physik wird mit über 900.000 Euro für zukunftsweisendes Projekt gefördert Ein Quantencomputer, gerade mal so groß wie ein Smartphone –…
Solar power: Automated development of materials for solar cells

Thanks to high-throughput experiments and machine learning, FAU researchers are accelerating the search for chemical compounds for high-performance elements. A…
December 2024

Unlocking the Future of Catalysis with SCALMS (Supported Catalytically Active Liquid Metal Solutions): A Dynamic Approach to Heterogeneous Catalysis While…
FAU physicist investigating the inner structure of the Covid-19 vaccine
Since 2020, very many people across the globe have been vaccinated against Covid-19, but the exact structure of this vaccine…
November 2024

Solar cells typically base on a comparatively brittle, half-millimeter thick slice of silicon as the semiconductor. Exploiting alternative materials can…
October 2024

Host-guest recognition is an essential part of supramolecular chemistry which is concerned with the interactions and optimal design of host…
New Member Prof. Dr. Simon Thiele

Welcome to the newest FAU NMP member Prof. Dr. Simon Thiele Prof. Dr.-Ing. Simon Thiele studied physics at the University…
New Member Prof. Dr. Luca Ghiringhelli

Welcome to the newest FAU NMP member Prof. Dr. Luca Ghiringhelli Since October 2023, Luca M. Ghiringhelli is professor for…
ERC Starting Grant for Philipp Pelz

He optimizes imaging and analysis methods in electron microscopy in order to find out more about the structure of materials…
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…
September 2024

Most of the colors we encounter in daily life are produced by pigments, i.e., produce by the absorption of specific…
August 2024

Acoustic levitation makes it possible to immobilize small objects without physical contact. Instead, a standing sound wave is used to…
New member Danijela Gregurec

Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Prof. Dr. Danijela Gregurec After her MSc degree in applied chemistry at the…
July 2024

Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) triggered large interest in condensed matter research since these twodimensional materials exhibit electronic states ascribed to ‘topological…
New member Carolin Müller

Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Prof. Dr. Carolin Müller Carolin Müllers academic journey began at Friedrich Schiller University…
Frederick W. Taylor Medaille for FAU NMP member Marion Merklein

FAU NMP member Prof. Marion Merklein, Institute of Manufacturing Technology at FAU, has been awarded the Frederick W. Taylor Medal…
June 2024

Zwischgold is an ultra-thin bilayer metal leaf that has been developed in medieval times as an alternative to gold leaves.…
FAU NMP represented at LinkedIn

FAU Profile Center New Materials and Processes (FAU NMP) is proud to join the LinkedIn network of FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/fau-nmp/
May 2024

Patchy colloids are particles that interact with preferred binding angles. We have developed a new Phase Field Crystal Model that…
Molecule as supplier and energy storage solution for solar energy

FAU chemists conduct research into novel approach of using an organic module for storing solar energy Until now, the generation…
April 2024

Our research covers electron acceleration with nanophotonic structures powered by laser light. We just demonstrated a scalable nanophotonic electron accelerator…
FAU NMP member Martin Hartmann receives Klaus-Unger Prize

At the 35th German Zeolite Conference, the Klaus-Unger Prize was awarded for the first time to outstanding personalities who have…
New member Bastian Etzold

Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Prof. Dr. Bastian Etzold Professor Bastian Etzold was appointed to the Chair of…
March 2024

This image illustrates the crack pattern that emerges as a suspension dries. The system consists of interconnected particles held together…
Neues Wasserstoffzentrum in Bayern

FAU beteiligt sich an Wasserstoff-Technologie-Projekt zu emissionsfreien Antriebstechnologien in Deutschland Die FAU ist am Wasserstoff-Technologie-Anwenderzentrum (WTAZ) beteiligt, das in Pfeffenhausen…
Chemiker/-innen der FAU wollen Wirkungsgrad organischer Fotovoltaik weiter erhöhen

Chemikerinnen und Chemiker der FAU wollen die Grenzen organischer Fotovoltaik erweitern. (Bild: shutterstock) Neues Molekül-Design für mehr Solarpower Mit optimierten…
February 2024

One of the central goals in the PULS group is the knowledge-based design of new selective and highly-active catalytic systems.…
New member Pablo Jiménez-Calvo

Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Dr-Ing. Pablo Jiménez-Calvo Dr. Pablo Jiménez-Calvo (MRSC) is an independent Marie Skłodowska-Curie Post-doctoral…
January 2024

Our group investigates PVD and CVD coatings with special focus on crystalline CVD-Diamond layers. This includes the design of coating…
Calendar 2024 arrived

The new FAU EAM / FAU NMP calendar 2024 arrived! Each month, interesting research images from the field of New…
SFB 1411 Design of Particulate Products verlängert

DFG fördert Entzündungsforschung und Materialentwicklung – FAU freut sich über Erfolg mit zwei Sonderforschungsbereichen Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) fördert an…
FAU NMP Mitglied Karl Mandel erhält ERC Consolidator Grant

Zwei Consolidator Grants für die FAU – Materialchemiker Karl Mandel und Neurowissenschaftler Tomohisa Toda erhalten Förderung des ERC Es ist…
The designers of atomic structures

Julien Bachmann and Andreas Hirsch in search of new materials It started with amazement: “In chemistry lessons at school, we…
More hydrogen!

Marion Merklein, Simon Thiele and their contribution to the energy transition If the energy transition is to be a success,…
On the sunny side

How photovoltaic technology can be advanced Limited efficiency, difficult to recycle and no notable production sites in Germany. There is…
Connecting worlds

How conventional electronics and quantum technologies can be combined Quantum technologies may be on the rise, but conventional electronics are…
Electrocatalysis and brain mechanics: Two ERC Synergy Grants for FAU researchers

Not one, but two researchers at FAU have been awarded a Synergy Grant, one of the most prestigious grants awarded…