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25APR 2024
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Early career researcher at FAU coordinating new DFG priority program
The smartphone in your jacket pocket, LEDs for lighting your home and electronics for your charger, solar panels or your electric vehicle all have one thing in common: they depend on semiconductor materials and their properties. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are researching how to make such devices more powerful, compact and energy efficient. Dr. […]
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28MAR 2024
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Aldo Boccaccini appointed AIMBE Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has named Professor Aldo R. Boccaccini, FAU Chair of Materials Science (Biomaterials), as a fellow and member of the College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is one of the highest professional honors bestowed on medical and bioengineers. Professor Boccaccini was chosen by […]
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26FEB 2024
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Awards for Professor Sannakaisa Virtanen
Prof. Dr. Sannakaisa Virtanen, Chair of Materials Science and Engineering (Surface Science and Corrosion), has been awarded the Willis Whitney Technical Achievement Award by the Association for Materials Protection & Performance (AMPP). The award ceremony will take place on March 6, 2024. The award recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to corrosion science. […]
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15FEB 2024
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Digital twin accelerates solar research
Artificial intelligence is expected to accelerate the search for the perfect material for solar panels by a factor of ten. An interdisciplinary team from FAU is working on this. Researchers from materials science, engineering, chemistry, and computer science aim to implement a digital twin that better characterizes material combinations and leads high-throughput experiments to success […]
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14FEB 2024
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Emmy Noether program to enable better understanding of human movement
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Del Vecchio dedicates himself to researching how the central nervous system and muscles work together to make us move. His work currently includes two projects aiming at developing intelligent neuro-orthosis for patients with neuromotor impairments to their hands. Now, the head of the Neuromuscular Physiology and Neural Interfacing Laboratory (N-squared Lab) at […]
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19DEC 2023
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World record in solar energy
The sun is one of the most important sources for renewable energy, solar energy is a central component of the energy transition. The most efficient solar module in the world at the current time has been developed by a researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in close collaboration with the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy […]
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