DFG funding for more efficient development of functional materials
Correlative microscopy as a key to better materials for the energy transition
From solar cells and batteries to electrolyzers for green hydrogen — functional materials are at the heart of many technologies driving the energy t...
Many congratulations to Ms Hannah Kissel, PhD student at the Institute of Biomaterials (WW7) under supervision of Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, on receiving Best Poster Award at the 8th European Symposium on Biomaterials and Related Areas (BioMAT 2025),
The symposium was organised under the auspices ...
In this year’s QS subject ranking, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) achieved a place in a total of 20 subjects. The position of FAU’s Faculty of Engineering is particularly pleasing, having achieved outstanding results in four of its subject areas.
Among the top 200 worldwide...
FAU alumna Katja Wadlinger is a co-founder of AMPERIAL, a startup Energie Campus Nürnberg. She develops window films that protect buildings from solar heat and, depending on the location, solar exposure, building type, and climate, can save up to 25% of its energy consumption. At FAU, Katja Wadlinge...
Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini (Head, Institute of Biomaterials, WW7) has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Riga Technical University (RTU), Latvia. The award was conferred at the ceremony of the Grand Opening of the new building of the Baltic Biomaterials Center of Excellence (BBCE) in Riga, Latvia...
A team of researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a closed process for finding optimal high-performance materials for perovskite so...
Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Head of the Institute of Biomaterials (WW7), has been selected as the winner of the George Winter Award 2024 of the European Society for Biomaterials. The George Winter Award was established by the ESB to recognize, encourage and stimulate outstanding research contributions...
The international symposium to celebrate the 15 years of the Institute of Biomaterials took place on 29th November 2024, hosted by Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Head of the Institute.
The scientific part of the symposium included as invited speakers: Prof. Ipsita Roy (University of Sheffield), Dr. Ir...
