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Two professors from the Department of Physics have been elected to review boards of the German Research Foundation (DFG). The review boards are elected every four years by almost 150,000 scientists who are eligible to vote. Within the DFG, the review boards are responsible for evaluating proposal...

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FAU team of researchers succeed for the first time in accelerating electrons using a nano device Particle accelerators are crucial tools in a wide variety of areas in industry, research and the medical sector. The space these machines require ranges from a few square meters to large research center...

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F1 in schools is the largest technology competition for schools worldwide. Teams of 3-6 students design a miniature car and send it into the race. Similar to the big Formula 1, a comprehensive set of rules must be obeyed. The cars are powered by opening a CO2 cartridge, and the car then races along ...

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A deeper understanding of thermodynamic dependencies thanks to new measurement method Negative pressure is a rare and challenging-to-detect phenomenon in physics. Using liquid-filled optical fibers and sound waves, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Erlangen h...

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