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Could Wonder Woman's bracers really block pistol bullets? Would it be possible to recreate Iron Man's armor or Captain America's shield with their unique features in reality? Could a technologically advanced society actually be based on a single material, as it is the case with Black Panther's peopl... Continue

The "Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften", which can be translated into the "Long Night of Sciences" is a scientific long-night event for the scientific and non-scientific population of the metropolitan region of Nuremberg, Erlangen, Fürth and far beyond. Our partner Department of Materials Science and E... Continue

The University of Jyväskylä, Finland organised the 9th summer school from 5 Aug to 16 Aug 2019. I attended the Nanotechnology course “Methods for the Characterization of Supramolecular Complexes” by Professor Pablo Ballester from the Institut Català d'Investigació Química, Spain. The topics included... Continue

On 14 October 2019, the new MAP class 2019 started their studies with a record number of 32 students (16 female / 16 male) from 15 countries. The MAP chairs, the MAP office staff, and all MAP lecturers and supervisors warmly welcome our MAP junior students. We wish them a very successful time within... Continue

Hydrogen is a highly promising energy source. As the most common element on Earth, it has the potential as a fuel and in energy storage to transform the energy supply in mobility and industry in a climate-friendly way. Through Energie Campus Nürnberg (EnCN), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-... Continue

The cooperation between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the FAU shows how successful cooperation can look like: To deepen strategic partnerships, to offer students the opportunity to gain experience abroad and to improve their teaching skills, the renowned US university has launc... Continue

The 2019 Shanghai Ranking has been published, and FAU is among the world’s top 100 universities in five subjects. MAP related subjects like Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology have been ranked highly. Please, find furt... Continue

MAP graduate Farzaneh Ahmadloo has the mission to offer a solution fighting the global problem of water scarcity with a sustainable and affordable solution for everyone at any purpose. Grino, a university spin-off company of FAU provides a battery-free solar-based desalination system. Continue

The fourth International Symposium on Atomistic and Multiscale Modeling of Mechanics and Multiphysics (ISAM4), co-organized by MAP chair Prof. Erik Bitzek, took place August 5th to 8th, 2019. About 80 scientists mostly from Germany and Japan gathered in the Orangerie to discuss the latest scientific... Continue

A combined team of MAP students and students of the Master’s programme in Advanced Optical Technologies (MAOT) participated in the “Elite Cup” football tournament at the University of Regensburg on June 22nd. The team consisted of some beginning and some semi-experienced players. We practiced severa... Continue