Research

Nanostructures based on carbon are promising materials for nanoelectronics. However, to be suitable, they would often need to be formed on non-metallic surfaces, which has been a challenge – up to now. Researchers at FAU have found a method of forming nanographenes on metal oxide surfaces.

In 2019, Dr. Orgad from the Jewish Art Department at the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel visited FAU and the Jüdische Museum Franken (Jewish Museum Franconia) in Fürth to talk about a possible collaboration between the Jewish Art Department at his home university, FAU and the museum. In our interview, Dr. Orgad tells us about his expectations regarding the visit.

In 2016, Dr. Xi Wang completed his PhD in Mechanical Electronic Engineering at Xidian University, Xi’an, China. Dr. Wang has been awarded a 24-month Humboldt Research Fellowship to work on his research in FAU, supervised by Prof. Thomas Moor, as a Postdoctoral Researcher during February 2018 and January 2020.

Can the answer to a fair method for resettling refugees in the EU be found at the level of local government? The study ‘The pathway via municipalities’ has explored this issue in more detail and gives specific recommendations for how best to use the potential of towns and municipalities in EU refugee policy.

Three subjects all rolled into one? There’s no such thing? Yes, there is! Integrated Life Sciences. FAU is the only institution in Germany to offer this unique subject.

An international team of glaciologists have provided a new estimate for the volume of ice in glaciers throughout the world, excluding the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Their conclusion: previous calculations overestimated the volume of the glaciers in High Mountain Asia.

In a new network within the ‘Central Innovation Programme for SME’, scientists and representatives of SME’s are now investigating the potential of a new form of geothermal energy: shallow geothermal systems and low-temperature district heating networks.

Scientists are researching how the Spanish used in society in Cuba has evolved since the Communist revolution of 1959. Over the next few years they intend to create a linguistic corpus of media texts, debates and posters directed at the public.

The FAU Collection of Prints and Drawings is highly regarded in artistic circles throughout the world. The collection has remained unchanged since the 18th century, its inventory of drawings from Old Masters from certain periods is unique. Thanks to a donation from the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung, the scientific re-examination and restoration of the collection can be concluded.