The mineral perovskite has a reputation as a miracle optoelectronic semiconductor, particularly when it comes to solar technology applications. It is highly efficient, but unfortunately still almost completely unsuited for everyday uses due to incompatible interfaces. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexan... Continue

Mr. Junwei Wang and Mr. Andreas Leber were awarded the best poster prize at the International Congress Engineering of Advanced Materials ICEAM2017, held at FAU from 10.-12. October 2017. Junwei Wang presented his work on "Angle-dependent Coloration of Colloid Clusters in Confinement". Andreas Leber ... Continue

Non-toxic, lubricant-infused coatings deter mussels and prevent their attachment by disrupting their mechanosensory and adhesive systems (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — It all began with a bet at a conference in Italy in 2013. Nicolas Vogel, Ph.D., then a postdoctoral fellow in Joanna Aizenberg’s lab at th... Continue

For the first time researchers have successfully produced complex crystal lattices known as clathrates from nanoparticles using a new method that employs DNA strands. The programed synthesis of clathrates represents a template for the precision modeling of novel nanomaterials. In cooperation with th... Continue

Prof. Dr. Aldo Boccaccini, Chair of Materials Science (Biomaterials), Prof. Dr. Christoph Brabec, Chair of Materials Science (Materials of Electronics and Energy Technology), and Prof. Dr. Patrick Schmuki, Chair of Materials Science (Corrosion and Surface Engineering), are under the world's 300 most... Continue

The MAP Elite Masters Programme is one of the first accredited degree courses at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität-Erlangen-Nürnberg. Continue

In the recently published Shangahi academic subject ranking for 2017, the subject Materials Science and Engineering at the FAU was ranked under the top 100 Universities world wide, in position 75. On the German national level,  Materials Science and Engineering was ranked 5th best. Continue

A year in advance, Maximilian Göltz and his friend began preparing for a semester abroad in Brazil in 2014. This involved contacting professors, searching for universities and studying Portuguese. As a MAP-student, I successfully applied for an educational travel grant. Taking advantage of the good ... Continue

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Chair of the Institute of Materials Science (Biomaterials) at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, will hold this year's Diels-Planck-Lecture at the University of Kiel. For the honorable task, an outstanding and leading scientist in the field of nanosciences... Continue

For his lectures on "Biomimetic synthesis of materials", Prof. Dr. Stephan Wolf (Department of Materials, Institute of Glass and Ceramics), was awarded the 2nd prize for the best lecture in the winter semester 2016/2017 in the Faculty of Engineering.   Continue