Researchers celebrate inauguration of prototype telescope for world's largest gamma-ray telescope array
At the beginning of December, an international team of researchers, including members from FAU, celebrated the inauguration of the prototype Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope (GCT), which was develop...
FAU researchers investigate how light behaves in curved space
To investigate the influence of gravity on the propagation of light, researchers usually have to examine astronomical length scales and huge masses. However, physicists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Fried...
FAU chemists and physicists aim to increase the efficiency of solar cells considerably.
Doubling the amount of electricity produced by solar cells is just a difficult as it sounds. Chemists and physicists at FAU are carrying out intensive research on this topic. They are investigating singlet fissio...
Astronomers identify thermonuclear supernova as cause
Ten years ago, a team of astrophysicists led by researchers at FAU discovered an inconspicuous star in our galaxy, US 708, that turned out to be moving incredibly fast. Based on new observations that the FAU team were involved in, the cause of i...
They have become part of our daily lives almost without us noticing – nanoparticles are responsible for unique properties in cosmetics, food and medication, but also in catalysts. In most of their applications nanoparticles are dissolved in liquids as many of their properties occur at their surfaces...
Light signals in optical fibres can be used to transmit very large quantities of data very quickly with minimal disruption. For this reason, demand is growing for even more of their potential to be harnessed in infrastructure and industry, such as in the automotive and aviation industries. What shou...
Magnetite is often used as a catalyst in chemical reactions. Other metal atoms can be bonded on its surface in such a way that they remain separated from one another and do not form larger metal particles. Researchers suspect that this speeds up chemical reactions particularly well. However, how thi...
Four young researchers at FAU have succeeded in securing research funding in one of the toughest European selection processes. Over the next five years, the European Research Council (ERC) will provide ERC Starting Grants of 1.5 million euros each to support the outstanding research projects of Dr. ...
It could be difficult for the NSA to hack encrypted messages in the future – at least if a technology being investigated by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen and the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg will be successful: quantum cryptography.
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Heavy cloud, overcast in some places and strong gusts are to be expected. If there was a weather forecast for distant galaxies, it would sound quite similar – especially for the centre of the galaxies where black holes consume all surrounding matter with an insatiable hunger. An international team o...
