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Unlocking the Future of Catalysis with SCALMS (Supported Catalytically Active Liquid Metal Solutions): A Dynamic Approach to Heterogeneous Catalysis While…

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

Host-guest recognition is an essential part of supramolecular chemistry which is concerned with the interactions and optimal design of host…

September brought some changes within FAU NMP: We welcome Bastian Etzold (Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering) and Jörg…

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

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

A woman in her 30th, with long brown/blond hair, dressed in a black suit, looking down in the camera selfconfident.
Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Prof. Dr. Danijela Gregurec After her MSc degree in applied chemistry at the…

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

Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Prof. Dr. Carolin Müller Carolin Müllers academic journey began at Friedrich Schiller University…

Decomposition of zwischgold coating on medieval altar figure (Image and research: Andreas Späth, Rainer Fink, Physical Chemistry II; Qing Wu, Haute École Arc, Neuchâtel)
Zwischgold is an ultra-thin bilayer metal leaf that has been developed in medieval times as an alternative to gold leaves.…

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/

12-fold quasicrystal of patchy colloids (Image and calculation: Robert F.B. Weigel & Prof. Michael Schmiedeberg, Soft Matter Theory)
Patchy colloids are particles that interact with preferred binding angles. We have developed a new Phase Field Crystal Model that…

A nanophotonic chip with several accelerating structures on a 1ct coin. (image and research: Stefanie Kraus und Julian Litzel, Laser Physics)
Our research covers electron acceleration with nanophotonic structures powered by laser light. We just demonstrated a scalable nanophotonic electron accelerator…

Prof. Dr. Bastian Etzold, Chair of Power-to-X-Technologien (Bild: FAU/Harald Sippel)
Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Prof. Dr. Bastian Etzold Professor Bastian Etzold was appointed to the Chair of…

Illustration of crack pattern emerging as a suspension dries. DEM9 art contest. (image and research: Meysam Bagheri, Multiscale Simulation)
This image illustrates the crack pattern that emerges as a suspension dries. The system consists of interconnected particles held together…

Gelände des zukünftigen Wasserstoff Technologie-Anwenderzentrums WTAZ in Pfeffenhausen mit Anschluss an den Elektrolyseur für grünen Wasserstoff (Bild: Hynergy)
FAU beteiligt sich an Wasserstoff-Technologie-Projekt zu emissionsfreien Antriebstechnologien in Deutschland Die FAU ist am Wasserstoff-Technologie-Anwenderzentrum (WTAZ) beteiligt, das in Pfeffenhausen…

Xantphos based hydroformylation catalyst solvated in a Bis-polytethylene glycol-functionalized (mPEG) imidazolium based Ionic liquid. (image and research: Dr. Christian Wick, Physics Underlying Life Sciences PULS)
One of the central goals in the PULS group is the knowledge-based design of new selective and highly-active catalytic systems.…

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…

DF-polarised light micrograph of a 100Cr6 indenter for diamond coating adhesion tests. (image and research: Maximilian Göltz, Materials Science and Engineering for Metals)
Our group investigates PVD and CVD coatings with special focus on crystalline CVD-Diamond layers. This includes the design of coating…

Simulation image of Coupled lattice Boltzmann and discrete element method simulation of particle-laden flows in porous media. (Dr. Qingguang Xie, Johannes Hielscher, Prof. Jens Harting, Dynamics of Complex Fluids and Interfaces / Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy)
The new FAU EAM / FAU NMP calendar 2024 arrived! Each month, interesting research images from the field of New…

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

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

How conventional electronics and quantum technologies can be combined Quantum technologies may be on the rise, but conventional electronics are…

Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Jun.-Prof. Dr. Siow Woon Ng As of January 1, 2023, Siow Woon Ng…