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A research team at Google has now successfully carried out a computation using a quantum computer that would have taken thousands of years with the fastest supercomputer Prof. Dr. Michael. J. Hartmann from FAU was part of the research team involved in developing this quantum computer. We spoke to Prof. Hartmann about the project and future applications of quantum computing.

Prof. Dr. Ali is a world-renowned expert in the field of Dacryology. Already in March 2018 he told us about his research stay at FAU. Now Prof. Dr. Ali is again in Erlangen to further his research. We met him to find out what had happened since his last stay.

FAU has secured its place as leading innovator in Germany

The periodic table turns 150 this year. We took this as an opportunity to ask our scientists about their favorite element. Today: Prof. Haase on neodymium.

The FAU Silicon Valley Fall School – nine days of Silicon Valley spirit, networking and planning joint ventures for the future.

FAU is involved in a new European training network for doctoral researchers. The 14 research projects focus on the question of how to improve modelling and simulation of complex mechanical systems on computers in future. The European Union is providing approximately 3.6 million euros in funding over a period of four years, with roughly 250,00 euros being allocated to FAU.

FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger invites members and friends of the University to celebrate its anniversary in the Audimax on 4 November.

FAU presented fascinating current topics from the world of science and research

Prof. Zapperi is an expert in statistical physics of complex systems and researches in the fields of materials science, biophysics and systems biology. Among his most notable contributions is the theory of the Barkhausen noise in magnets, the statistical physics of plasticity and fracture, as well as recent work on the physics of cancer and protein aggregation. As a guest researcher, he does research on mechanical metamaterials at FAU´s Institute of Materials Simulations.

Students face a number of changes when starting university: new life, new friends and a new city. In order to help new students settle in at FAU this winter semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger invited them to the official welcome event on 14 October in the Heinrich Lades Halle in Erlangen.