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In contrast to conventional mirrors, light can be reflected on surfaces known as meta surfaces without changing its polarization. This has now been proven by physicists at FAU and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL).

In science, the exchange of ideas and resources between researchers from different disciplines forms the foundation for progress and innovation. Cooperation not only increases efficiency, but also promotes new findings. This is why the FAU Profile Center Light.Matter.QuantumTechnologies (LMQ) supports several high-ranking projects.

Despite all the challenges facing society at present, as the year comes to a close we can reflect with pleasure on the many successes FAU celebrated in 2023.

She studied physics at FAU, was "Wettkönigin" on the TV show “Wetten,dass…?” and lived in China for a few years: FAU alumna Ines Brunn. In an interview with the FAU Alumni Management, she shows us her television appearance on “Wetten,dass…?”, talks about her time as a student and reveals why she became a real celebrity in China.

The Center for National High-Performance Computing at FAU has ordered the installation of two supercomputers. With the new high tech devices, the NHR location in northern Bavaria is continuing to grow, providing researchers from the whole of Germany with even more performance capacity.

Fatigue, backache or insomnia – during pregnancy almost all women suffer from the strain of symptoms such as these. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from FAU have now investigated when such complaints are particularly common and how they progress.