FAU physicists investigate behavior of electrons in intense quantum light A working group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has made an important contribution to investigating the fundamental connections between strong field…
Since the advent of multicore CPUs in the mid-2000s, the ability of computers to perform calculations has improved much faster than their ability to move data. The latter often becomes…
Researchers demonstrate a previously unknown effect of electron acceleration with ultrashort laser pulses. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the University of Rostock have discovered a groundbreaking effect in which…
The Profile Center Light.Matter.QuantumTechnologies is represented with two articles in the new magazine “#FAUmenschen” featuring Vojislav Krstić and Gerhard Wellein. The articles can be read online following the links below…
During the year of quantum physics, three scientists from this discipline have received a special honor: the Nobel Prize in Physics. The researchers created the basis for the development of…
Foundation for a future quantum network – quantum channels tested in flight It is not easy to send individual photons from an aircraft in a targeted manner, capture them in…
From gravity to electromagnetism, algebraically decaying long-range interactions are ubiquitous in nature. In the context of quantum many-body systems, repulsive algebraically decaying long-range interactions are relevant in a variety of…
On October 25, 2025, the Long Night of Sciences 2025 will take place in the metropolitan region of Nuremberg-Fürth-Erlangen. In this context, the FAU Profile Center Light.Matter.QuantumTechnologies will be particularly…
Fastest AI computer at German universities Cutting-edge technology for research: The Erlangen National High-Performance Computing Center at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (NHR@FAU) has officially inaugurated the currently most powerful supercomputer at universities…
Quantum sensing based on color centers is a widely used quantum technology in various applications such as physics, biology, and engineering. It offers the possibility to precisely measure faint physical…
