An interview with FAU materials scientist Prof. Dr. Christoph Brabec Sustainable energy is hard to imagine without photovoltaic technology. Photovoltaic cells have a particular advantage as they can be mounted on almost all surfaces, even inside window panes. Even older buildings can be retrofitted... Continue

Over the next five years, the European Research Council (ERC) will support the excellent research projects of PD Dr. Benoit Merle, Chair of Materials Science I (General Material Properties, WW1) as one of three FAU junior scientists with one of the ERC Starting Grants, which are endowed with at leas... Continue

An interview with Prof. Dr. Jörg Franke on the Green Factory Bavaria project The Green Factory Bavaria project was launched seven years ago. Twelve research institutes and more than one hundred companies jointly pursued the ambitious goal of minimising resource consumption in production. Prof. Dr. ... Continue

FAU engineers supplies technological basis for multimedia forensics When solving crimes, even renowned forensics experts sometimes reach their limits, for example when the quality of video material from near the scene of a crime is very poor. A research project hopes to remedy this situation: In co... Continue

Research at FAU into new applications for bioactive glass Bioactive glass is actually an old friend as it was developed around 50 years ago. Due to its properties that promote bone growth, it has often since been used in regenerative medicine as a material to replace bone or in dentistry. In addi... Continue