November 2018

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13NOV 2018
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Engineers at FAU develop new baking method for improved energy efficiency in ovens
Today’s special offer – the energy-saving bread roll You don’t necessarily think about energy efficiency and protecting the environment while taking a bite of your bread roll at breakfast time. But baked goods, or rather the baking process itself shouldn’t be underestimated – only a third of the heat generated by conventional ovens is used […]
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07NOV 2018
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Using fine-tuning for record-breaking performance
Researchers at FAU achieve highest certified efficiency of organic solar cells to date Materials scientists at FAU have achieved a new record in the performance of organic non-fullerene based single-junction solar cells. Using a series of complex optimisations, they achieved certified power conversion efficiency of 12.25 percent on a surface area measuring one square centimetre. […]
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07NOV 2018
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EU funding for developing a new type of X-ray microscope
Gaining unknown insights When bones break more easily in old age, osteoporosis is often to blame. However, the cause of the disease and how it develops is not yet sufficiently understood. An interdisciplinary team of scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Helmholtz Zentrum für Materialien und Energie in Berlin (HZB) is now developing a […]
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07NOV 2018
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13 November 2019: Brown Bag Break
Hungry? Curious about networking with other young researchers at FAU? This is the perfect event for you: Brown Bag Break on November 13th, 5 to 7 p.m. at lecture hall H2 at the Faculty of Sciences, (Egerlandstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen). Get to know researchers of different disciplines and nationalities, learn about the possibilities of research […]
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