Miscellaneous

31.05.2024 Elasto-Q-Mat was approved for the next funding period

We are proud to announce that the CRC/TRR Elasto-Q-Mat was approved for the second funding period. Elasto-Q-Mat is a collaboration of the universities in Frankfurt, Karlsruhe and Mainz and had great scientific success in the topic of new physical phenomena emerging from a particularly strong coupling between a material's elasticity and its electronic quantum phases within the last four years. The DFG will fund our work for four more upcoming years.

We thank all the members of the CRC for their hard work and dedication to this interesting research field.

You can find the press statement from the DFG here.

25.04.2024 "Science News" acknowledges our work

We are proud to announce that the remarkable discovery of altermagnetism of our group are presented in an article from Science News. The presence of a new magnetic class which might lead to fast eco-friendly electronic devices is reaching further interest in general science. This underlines the impact of our current research and will bring even more interest into the research field.

You can find the article here.

06.02.2024 "Science" acknowledges our work

We are proud to announce that the remarkable discovery of altermagnetism of our group and especially Libor Šmejkal are presented in an article from Science. The presence of a new magnetic class which might lead to fast eco-friendly electronic devices is reaching further interest in general science. This underlines the impact of our current research and will bring even more interest into the research field.

You can find the article here.

24.01.2024 The Economist acknowledges our work

We are proud to announce that the remarkable discovery of altermagnetism of our group and especially Libor Šmejkal are presented in an article from The Economist. The presence of a new magnetic class which might lead to fast eco-friendly electronic devices is reaching interest outside of science. This underlines the impact of our current research and will bring even more interest into the research field.

You can find the article here.

09.11.2023 Libor Šmejkal wins the "Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2023" award in physical sciences

Congratulations to Libor Šmejkal for winning the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2023 award in physical sciences.

In the Falling Walls science summit the brightest minds in science, politics, business and the media come together to present groundbreaking discoveries and scientific breakthroughs and emerging trends that shape our world. Libor was awarded for his his breakthrough of altermagnets—a discovery that has the potential to revolutionise the way we design and use electronic technology, making it much more efficient and sustainable.

20.01.2022 Jairo Sinova becomes an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Henriette Herz Scout

Jairo Sinova has become an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Henriette Herz Scout, selected in November 2021 with another 18 scientists in Germany. JGU has been one of the most successful in this program in this round (see press release, in German). Being a AvH Scout means that Sinova can directly nominate an outstanding young scientist for a prestigious AvH Fellowship directly, without having to go through a long application process and can join the group in a relatively short (a few weeks) time.