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Four people with white polo shirts
Four people with white polo shirts

The Austrian Science Fund FWF is funding the joint training of doctoral students from the two Styrian universities in the field of electronics-based…

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Several people in protective clothing with measuring devices, fire behind them.

TU Graz, the University of Leoben, the Austrian Fire Brigade Association and ILF Consulting Engineers have investigated the effects of e-vehicle fires…

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Several people in protective clothing with measuring devices, fire behind them.
Group photo showing the four researchers in the office: Denise Schaffer, Gabriel Alexander Vignolle, Leopold Zehetner, Christian Derntl
Group photo showing the four researchers in the office: Denise Schaffer, Gabriel Alexander Vignolle, Leopold Zehetner, Christian Derntl

Researchers at TU Wien propose a new method to interpret and mine the genomes of fungi. The goal: prediction of essential genes for the production of…

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Robotic arm in front of a TV, in the background person with EEG cap

For the first time ever, the intention of a continuous movement was able to be read out from non-invasive brain signals at TU Graz. This success…

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Robotic arm in front of a TV, in the background person with EEG cap
Marcus Huber in front of a board
Marcus Huber in front of a board

A research team at TU Wien developed a new quantum transmission protocol that allows a higher data transmission rate and is much more robust against…

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From semiconductors to moon rocks: Many materials are treated with ion beams. A research group at TU Wien has now been able to explain how this…

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Computer simulations show, how long small droplets can remain suspended in the air
Computer simulations show, how long small droplets can remain suspended in the air

Tiny droplets loaded with viruses disappear more slowly after exhalation than previous models suggested. Experiments and simulations by TU Wien…

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The research team, consisting of four scientists. Representation in portraits.

How can single atoms be used for catalysis? Researchers from Vienna develop a new method to anchor single atoms to supports.

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The research team, consisting of four scientists. Representation in portraits.
Landscape showing a river with trees and bushes growing next to it.
Landscape showing a river with trees and bushes growing next to it.

Clean drinking water is essential. Scientists at TU Wien are investigating how water quality in riverine floodplains, often used as drinking water…

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Portrait of Eugenijus Kaniusas

All you have to do is hold your breath for a moment and a new electromedical device provides important data that provides information about possible…

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Portrait of Eugenijus Kaniusas
Group photo of the TU Wien co-authors of the study
Group photo of the TU Wien co-authors of the study

What happens when ions are passing through solid materials? It is nearly impossible to observe this directly, but scientists at TU Wien found a way to…

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A muddy river carries brown water and destroys the adjacent houses.

What are the factors leading to catastrophic floods? Günter Blöschl and his team present the latest findings in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.

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A muddy river carries brown water and destroys the adjacent houses.
Fazel Ansari in the pilot factory of TU Wien
Fazel Ansari in the pilot factory of TU Wien

In the future, artificial intelligence will monitor and maintain industrial plants. To do this, however, it must be able to understand human texts –…

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A yellow traffic sign depicting two elderly people pictogram. TU Vienna blue background.

Those who are rich also live longer. Pension systems that ignore this may cause a redistribution from the bottom to the top, say studies by TU Wien…

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A yellow traffic sign depicting two elderly people pictogram. TU Vienna blue background.
Researcher with protective glasses works on optical device, small pictures: View through optical elements
Researcher with protective glasses works on optical device, small pictures: View through optical elements

A completely new cooling concept has been invented at TU Wien (Vienna): Computer simulations show how quantum fields could be used to break…

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Concrete small animal culvert

For the construction of a small animal culvert in the course of the double-track extension of the Pottendorf railway line between Vienna Meidling and…

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Concrete small animal culvert
Vacuum chamber with purple glow.
Vacuum chamber with purple glow.

The quantum movements of a small glass sphere could be controlled for the first time in Vienna by combining microscopy with control engineering,…

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Two TU Graz researchers in a physics lab, between cables and equipment

The absorption of energy from laser light by free electrons in a liquid has been demonstrated for the first time. Until now, this process was observed…

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Two TU Graz researchers in a physics lab, between cables and equipment
Black background on which are white dots connected by lines.
Black background on which are white dots connected by lines.

TU Wien and IARAI jointly research modern computer architectures for machine learning.

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Image divided into two halves: on the left, the bitumen surface is shown in red and yellow, on the right in blue and green.

Although the history of bitumen dates back to the third millennium BC, only little is known about its surface structure. Researchers from TU Wien are…

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Image divided into two halves: on the left, the bitumen surface is shown in red and yellow, on the right in blue and green.
Four gentlemen and a woman in festive dress in front of a wall with railway pictures
Four gentlemen and a woman in festive dress in front of a wall with railway pictures

TU Graz, voestalpine, ÖBB, Siemens Mobility Austria and Virtual Vehicle pool their railway expertise. The Research Cluster Railway Systems research…

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subdomains represented by dots, and connecting lines in between

A dangerous security vulnerability was discovered by TU Wien in collaboration with the Ca’ Foscari University (Italy): Anyone who assumes control over…

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subdomains represented by dots, and connecting lines in between
Image of a solar flare, image is supplemented by data axes
Image of a solar flare, image is supplemented by data axes

The influence of solar events on satellite-based applications such as orbit determination, telecommunications or navigation is being investigated by…

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two people in the lab

How reproducible are measurements in solid-state physics? New measurements show: An allegedly sensational effect does not exist at all.

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two people in the lab

Making mining greener is a major goal of a new EU project in which Montanuniversität Leoben is significantly involved. Digital solutions are to make…

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TU Graz researchers in the midst of mechanical laboratory equipment

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening tear in the aortic wall. At present, little is known about the causes. Researchers at TU Graz have now…

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TU Graz researchers in the midst of mechanical laboratory equipment

In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, automotive manufacturers are increasingly turning to aluminum, which is three times lighter than…

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Electricity pylon on green meadow

Insulator strings connect the live conductor to overhead-line towers. Researchers at TU Graz simulated for the first time when and under what…

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Electricity pylon on green meadow
Original photos and comparison of algorithm-based calculations
Original photos and comparison of algorithm-based calculations

Using the visual cortex as a model in the human brain, the research group led by ERC-award-winner Thomas Pock has developed new mathematical models…

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Detail of a car wheel

"We have a problem and nobody knows how big it is," says TU Graz researcher Peter Fischer. But one thing is certain: brakes cause more particulate…

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Detail of a car wheel