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The Heart in the Petri Dish
Creating new tissue instead of transplanting hearts: At the Vienna University of Technology substances have been developed which allow to create fully functional heart cells.more
Atoms with Quantum-Memory
Order tends towards disorder. This is also true for quantum states. Measurements at the Vienna University of Technology show that in quantum mechanics this transition can be quite different from what we experience in our daily...more
Nanostructures with Living Cells
Using Laser Technology, Aleksandr Ovsianikov from the Vienna University of Technology wants to create microstructures with embedded living cells. This project will be funded by an ERC Starting Grant.more
One Billion Euros to be Invested in Graphene Research
EU Makes Graphene a "Flagship Project", with Vienna University of Technology on Board.more
ERC-Grant for Quantum Physicist Jörg Schmiedmayer
Looking for special quantum states using atom chips: Jörg Schmiedmayer from the Vienna University of Technology receives an ERC Advanced Grant.more
Laser optics offer microscopic views beneath the surface
Video of the inside of a fly's eye: Saideh Saghafi is developing laser optics which support high-resolution 3D microscopy.more
CERN Collider to Become the World’s Fastest Stopwatch?
Light pulses a million times shorter than previously possible: Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology are proposing a new measuring method, using equipment which will soon be available at CERN.more
Catalytic converters like it hot
Vienna University of Technology has successfully clarified what it is the required operating temperatures of catalytic converters in cars depend on.more
Summer Rain More Likely over Drier Soils
Where does it rain on a hot day’s afternoon? New satellite data show that soil moisture plays an important role. It influences precipitation in a way which is quite different from what models have predicted so far.more
ERC Grant for Theoretical Physicist Karsten Held
Physicist Karsten Held from the Vienna University of Technology has been awarded with an ERC Grant from the European Research Council for his research in quantum mechanical materials science.more