In 2010 the Vienna University of Technology, the Graz University of Technology, and the Montanuniversitaet Leoben founded the "TU Austria", producing an association in the field of science and engineering with more than 40.000 students, 450 million euros total assests and 8.000 employees.
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Pharmaceuticals from Crab Shells
Fungi with additional foreign genes have been created at the Vienna University of Technology. They can now turn chitin into pharmaceuticals.more
Jupiter’s „Trojans“ on an Atomic Scale
The planet Jupiter keeps asteroids on stable orbits – and in a similar way, electrons can be stabilized in their orbit around the atomic nucleus. Calculations carried out at the Vienna University of Technology have now been...more
The Perfect Liquid – Now Even More Perfect
Previous theories imposed a limit on how “liquid” fluids can be. Recent results at the Vienna University of Technology suggest that this limit can be broken by a quark-gluon plasma, generated by heavy-ion collisions in particle...more
Are you certain, Mr. Heisenberg?
Measurements at the Vienna University of Technology Deepen Our Understanding of Quantum Uncertainty.more
Counting Atoms with Glass Fiber
A highly sensitive method to detect atoms was developed at the Vienna University of Technology.more
Big Success with Tiny Cristals
Tiny crystals exhibit unexpected properties. Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology and the S.N. Bose National Centre Kolkata can now explain why.more
Ultra-Microscope Unveils Secrets of the Fruit Fly
An Advanced Microscopy Method Used at the Vienna University of Technology allows Scientists to Study the Genetics of the Fruit Fly.more
Mould Fungi Can Cure Plants
Genetic research at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) yields remarkable insights on mould fungi. This opens the door to the specialized use of fungi in agriculture.more
Saving Energy with the „Internet of Things“
Pacific Controls and the Vienna University of Technology are developing an “internet of things”. Automatic communication between electronic devices and infrastructures can save money and energy.more
New Christian-Doppler-Laboratory at the University of Leoben
A new Christian-Doppler-Laboratory at the Universtiy of Leoben is concerned with the processing of heavy-metal-containing residues from industry. The research project "Optimisation and Biomass Application in the Recycling of...more