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Our shell-less hen’s egg model supports the FPZ as 3R technology platform! The shell-less chicken egg model (ex ovo) is a versatile system that is cost-effective, highly reproducible, and can be rapidly applied to address a wide range of research questions in the fields of toxicity, angiogenesis, biodistribution, wound healing,...

The Royal Society of Chemistry is currently accepting nominations for the 2026 EES Lectureship, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the field of energy and environmental science. Awarded annually in conjunction with the journal Energy & Environmental Science, the lectureship honours researchers who have made an outstanding contribution to...

Prof. Dirk Guldi of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg (FAU) and Spokesperson of FAU Solar has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Matter & Light, a newly established scientific journal published by Cell Press. The appointment reflects the international standing of FAU’s research in the field of photophysics and molecular materials science....

Prof. Abner de Siervo (Unicamp) and Prof. Hans-Peter Steinrück (FAU) jointly submitted a BAYLAT / FAPESP application for two workshops on “Innovative routes to low-dimensional materials“. Aim of the funding scheme is promoting young scientists and initiating or strengthening cooperation between Bavaria and the state of São Paulo in Brazil....

A new Erasmus+ partnership between the Chair of Food Chemistry at FAU’s Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and the Department of Food Science and Technology at Kasetsart University in Bangkok has been established. “We plan research co-operations on novel applications of plant proteins and strive for sustainable exchange of our...

Just as our hands are mirror images of each other, light itself can also exhibit mirror-image or “chiral” behavior. The controlled modulation of such chiral light signals plays an important role in sensor technology, asymmetric synthesis, and optical signal and information processing. A novel method for controlling chiral light output...

At the ChemOnTubes 2026 conference, held in Prague from April 12–16, Dirk Guldi delivered a compelling presentation entitled “Carbon Dots in Action: Advancing from Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells to Photocatalysis.” His talk highlighted recent advances in the design and functional integration of carbon-based nanomaterials, with a particular emphasis on carbon dots...

Trajectory surface hopping (SH) simulations are widely used to study excited-state dynamics, but extracting mechanistic insight often requires extensive manual analysis and custom scripts. We introduce SHNITSEL-tools, a software package that enables automated, reproducible workflows for analyzing, filtering, and visualizing SH data. By enabling efficient comparisons across systems and methods,...

Dirk M. Guldi, Professor at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Spokesperson of FAU Solar, delivered a plenary lecture at the international conference MATSUS 2026, held in Barcelona, Spain, from March 23–27, 2026. As a leading expert in the field of functional carbon-rich materials and photophysical processes, Guldi was invited to present...

We are delighted to welcome Alejandro Cortés Villena as a new guest researcher and Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow in the Guldi Group (Chair of Physical Chemistry I) at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Alejandro obtained his undergraduate degree in Chemistry in 2017 from the...

It is taught at an early stage that main group atoms strive to collect eight electrons in their valence shell. This octet rule is the origin for the total inertness of the element Ne. It also explains the high stability of F– and O2– anions. However, when charges get higher...

MSCA Staff Exchanges enable researchers to gain new skills, share knowledge, and build strong international collaborations. As part of SUSNAMU, Franziska Wasner is currently undertaking a one-month secondment at CIC biomaGUNE, gaining hands-on experience in key characterisation techniques. Her training focuses among other techniques on advanced electron microscopy techniques for...

Back in the lab – twenty-four trained pharmacists took part in the advanced training course on pediatric pharmacy offered by the Bayerische Landesapothekerkammer in Erlangen. The program covered key aspects such as selecting appropriate excipients and preservatives, as well as suitable devices and dosage forms for children of different ages....