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…
Three new EAM Starting Grants 2023/2024 awarded
There was a high level of competition for this year’s EAM Starting Grant. In the end, the Executive Board of…
VDI ehrt Nachwuchswissenschaftler der Partikeltechnologie
Die VDI-Gesellschaft Verfahrenstechnik und Chemieingenieurwesen (GVC) hat zum vierten Mal den Friedrich-Löffler-Preis vergeben. Die mit 3.000 Euro dotierte Auszeichnung erhielt…
New member Siow Woon Ng
Welcome to the newses FAU NMP member Jun.-Prof. Dr. Siow Woon Ng As of January 1, 2023, Siow Woon Ng…
DECAM Dresden-Erlangen Campus for Advanced Materials
DECAM exploits the highly complementary scientific expertise and infrastructure and simultaneously facilitates the scientific collaboration and networking in the field…
Prof. Dr. Danijela Gregurec erhält ERC Starting Grant
Bimodale Neuromodulation ermöglicht Lesen und Schreiben im Gehirn Förderungen des European Research Council (ERC; Europäischer Forschungsrat) sind hart umkämpft. Sie…