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Last week, the BRAINSTORM project successfully passed its second review meeting with the EIC - European Innovation Council.This milestone marks the end of the second reporting period, during which the consortium showcased significant progress across all areas of the BRAINSTORM technology developmen...

We are happy to welcome our new group member Benita. Benita Stein von Kamienski completed her Master of Science in Chemistry at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg in 2025. In her Master’s thesis, conducted in the research group of Prof. Mandel, she focused on the design of iron ox...

The article “Enzyme-Inspired Single-Atom Photocatalysis for Oxygen Reduction to Hydrogen Peroxide”, recently published in Nature Communications, presents a breakthrough approach to light-driven catalysis by translating enzymatic precision into artificial photocatalysts. The study was carried out by...

We are happy to welcome our new group member Céline. Céline Untch completed her Master of Science degree in Chemistry at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in 2025. During her Master’s thesis in the group of Prof. Mandel she worked on multi-stage dye release from polymer-based...

Prof. Guldi delivered a compelling lecture on "Designing Carbon Dots for Enhanced Photo-Catalysis: Challenges and Opportunities" on November 17, 2025, during a visit to the City University of Hong Kong. The lecture was part of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Nanoscale Editorial Board's activ...

On November 19, 2025, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen, Prof. Guldi participated in the Long Feng Science Forum Workshop Series. He engaged in vibrant discussions under the theme "In Dialogue with RSC Editors" and presented on "Molecular Strategies for Photon Down-Conversion and U...

During a visit to Jinan University in China on November 21, 2025, Prof. Guldi presented on "Solar Energy Conversion" as part of a Royal Society of Chemistry and Nanoscale Editorial Board event. Hosted by the College of Chemistry and Materials Science, this occasion was marked by a special reunion w...