Research

Researchers at FAU working together with colleagues from Freie Universität Berlin have discovered a new molecule: the iron compound in the rare oxidation state +4 belongs to the ferrocenes and is exceptionally difficult to synthesise. Metallocenes are also known as sandwich compounds. They consis...

An international team of researchers including involvement from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has developed a new opioid pain reliever with a characteristic of special significance: the new analgesic appears to have virtually no serious side effects. The active ingredient has bee...

FAU researchers make key break-through. Graphene is one of the most promising new materials. However, researchers across the globe are still looking for a way to produce defect-free graphene at low costs. Chemists at FAU have now succeeded in producing defect-free graphene directly from graphite fo...

Physicists at FAU and the Vienna University of Technology have successfully created one-dimensional magnetic atom chains for the first time. Their break-through provides a model system for basic research in areas such as magnetic data storage, as well as in chemistry. Their results were recently pub...

FAU researchers discover rules for how human cells return to their original shape after mechanical loading. Human cells show deformation under the influence of external forces. But how do they recover their original shape afterwards? This mechanism, which is important in medicine and biology, has b...

AMS metabolite responsible for garlic odour. Food chemists at FAU have found that garlic aroma is evident in the breast milk of women who have consumed garlic. This is caused by allyl methyl sulfide (AMS) – a metabolite which is first formed in a strong concentration during breastfeeding. Whether t...

Viral infections may be involved in the pathogenesis of the lupus autoimmune disease. This was recently discovered by FAU researchers. Their research shows that messenger substances of the immune system trigger the disease when their production is not lowered after recovery from viral infection. The...

Research explains Acropora corals' success – and their defeat

A traveller from a distant galaxy

An engine made of a single atom Researchers at FAU, in collaboration with colleagues at the universities of Mainz and Kassel, have constructed the world’s smallest engine. The tiny machine consists of just a single atom and is able to convert heat into kinetic energy effectively. The results of the...