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07NOV 2018
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Greater sustainability thanks to improved isotope analysis
Extracting hydrogen using water electrolysis, that is separating water into oxygen and hydrogen using electric current, could contribute to making energy generated from renewable sources more efficient and cheaper to store in future. This method is still too costly at the moment. An interdisciplinary team of researchers at FAU, among them Prof. Julien Bachmann, Chair […]
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06NOV 2018
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FAU chemists discover new protection against oxidative stress
Aging and a low life expectancy are caused, at least partly, by oxidative stress. A team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Ivana Ivanović-Burmazović of the Chair of Bioinorganic Chemistry at FAU, together with researchers from the USA, have discovered that zinc can activate an organic molecule, helping to protect against oxidative stress. The results […]
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04JUN 2018
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Electrifying Chemistry under the Looking Glass
The future perspective of chemistry is ‘electrifying’: With increasing availability of cheap electrical energy from renewables it will soon become possible to drive many chemical processes by electrical power. In this way, chemical products and fuels can be produced via sustainable routes, replacing current processes which are based on fossil fuels. In most cases, such […]
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18DEC 2017
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Double Strike for the Alkaline Earth Metal Hydrides
Apart from MgH2, which is widely investigated for its hydrogen storage properties, alkaline earth metal hydrides are generally of no interest. The salt CaH2 reacts vigorously with water but is in contrast to other metal hydrides like LiAlH4 fully inert towards most organics. This is primarily due to its complete insolubility on account of extremely […]
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13NOV 2017
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The Rolling-Up of Oligophenylenes to Nanographenes by a HF-Zipping Approach
The fascinating properties of graphene have resulted in exploding interest in the synthesis of large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or nanographenes, which represent fragments of the graphene surface. Dr. Konstantin Amsharov and PhD student Anni-Kristin Steiner (Institute of Organic Chemistry, FAU) have discovered an alternative method for the synthesis of such carbon-based nanostructures. Authors have found […]The fascinating properties of graphene have resulted in exploding interest in the synthesis of large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or nanographenes, which represent fragments of the graphene surface. Dr. Konstantin Amsharov and PhD student Anni-Kristin Steiner (Institute of Organic Chemistry, FAU) have discovered an alternative method for the synthesis of such carbon-based nanostructures. Authors have found […]
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06NOV 2017
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Schlenk Lecture Award to Professor Sjoerd Harder
Prof. Dr. Sjoerd Harder received the “Schlenk Lecture Award”, a biannual research prize from the University of Tübingen and the BASF-AG. The prize includes a ceremonial lecture about the awardees research, a 3-week visiting professorship in Tübingen and at the BASF site in Ludwigshafen and a reward of €7.500. This international prize, in memory of […]
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