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[Translate to Englisch:] Bundesminister Jörg Leichtfried stellt das Projekt PRETTY gemeinsam mit TU Graz-Professor Otto Koudelka und seinem Team vor. Hier im Bild mit dem Modell des OPS-SAT, der 2018 ins All startet.
[Translate to Englisch:] Bundesminister Jörg Leichtfried stellt das Projekt PRETTY gemeinsam mit TU Graz-Professor Otto Koudelka und seinem Team vor. Hier im Bild mit dem Modell des OPS-SAT, der 2018 ins All startet.

PRETTY is the third CubeSat mission of TU Graz. The satellite is being built together with RUAG Space and should be launched into space in 2020.

Barbara Gigler

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f.l.t.r.: Jesus Pestana Puerta, Friedrich Fraundorfer and Michael Maurer are preparing the drone for the next flight.

Drones for search and rescue missions, as modern carrier pigeons and for inspecting critical infrastructure. TU Graz researchers teach drones how to…

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f.l.t.r.: Jesus Pestana Puerta, Friedrich Fraundorfer and Michael Maurer are preparing the drone for the next flight.
Stefan Freunberger, beneficiary of an ERC Grant at TU Graz, showing a battery.
Stefan Freunberger, beneficiary of an ERC Grant at TU Graz, showing a battery.

Stefan Freunberger, beneficiary of an ERC grant at TU Graz, shows in Nature Energy the influence of the reactive singlet oxygen on ageing processes in…

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Even in the presence of noise, quantum information transfer is possible with a few special tricks. © IQOQI/Harald Ritsch

How to reliably transfer quantum information when the connecting channels are impacted by detrimental noise? Scientists at the University of Innsbruck…

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Even in the presence of noise, quantum information transfer is possible with a few special tricks. © IQOQI/Harald Ritsch
Force microscope at TU Wien
Force microscope at TU Wien

At TU Wien (Vienna), it has become possible to control one of the most important chemical processes: switching oxygen molecules between a reactive and…

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Silvan Schmid

The analysis of the minutest quantities of pharmaceutical samples is of crucial importance for the research and synthesis of new medications. At the…

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Silvan Schmid
A male student wearing a grey shirt and a female student wearing a black TU Graz shirt give each other a high five.
A male student wearing a grey shirt and a female student wearing a black TU Graz shirt give each other a high five.

In 2017/18, TU Graz will be offering 14 master’s programmes just in English. What’s new – apart from the NAWI Graz master’s programmes Physics and…

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Photo composition showing the TUGSAT-1 satellite orbiting the earth.

TUGSAT-1 and UniBRITE have been in space since 2013. During this time 350 stars have been observed, new variable stars discovered, and 12 scientific…

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Photo composition showing the TUGSAT-1 satellite orbiting the earth.
Fabian Zechmeister (left) and Maximilian Raab (right) demonstrate the fluorescence of a perylene bisimide solution
Fabian Zechmeister (left) and Maximilian Raab (right) demonstrate the fluorescence of a perylene bisimide solution

Dye synthesis in nothing but water instead of toxic solvents – researchers at TU Wien develop a highly efficient and environmentally friendly…

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Surprising effect: directional emission of light

Surprising direction-dependent effects emerge when light is guided in microscopic structures. This discovery shows promise for both classical and…

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Surprising effect: directional emission of light
[Translate to Englisch:] Prof. Yuji Hasegawa, Tobias Denkmayr, Stephan Sponar, Hartmut Lemmel, Hermann Geppert (v.l.n.r.)
[Translate to Englisch:] Prof. Yuji Hasegawa, Tobias Denkmayr, Stephan Sponar, Hartmut Lemmel, Hermann Geppert (v.l.n.r.)

At TU Wien, a new method was developed allowing for quick and precise measurement of quantum states.

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Rhine bridge at sunset.

Structural health monitoring records the current "state of health" of structures and infrastructure. This allows "illnesses" to be diagnosed at an…

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Rhine bridge at sunset.
Nina Zechner (IV Steiermark), Rolf Breinbauer, Odorich Susani (TU Graz Alumnus), Dietmar Klammer, Detlef Heck (Vize Rector for Academic Affairs at TU Graz), Martin Horn, Josef Pesserl (AK Steiermark) und Bianca Grabner (accepted the prize on behalf of Hei
Nina Zechner (IV Steiermark), Rolf Breinbauer, Odorich Susani (TU Graz Alumnus), Dietmar Klammer, Detlef Heck (Vize Rector for Academic Affairs at TU Graz), Martin Horn, Josef Pesserl (AK Steiermark) und Bianca Grabner (accepted the prize on behalf of Hei

Outstanding teaching rarely gets curtain calls. Rarely, but not never. Witness TU Graz, where four outstanding lecturers received the Prize for…

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An artificial diamond under the optical microscope. The diamond fluoresces because due to a number of nitrogen defects.

How can quantum information be stored as long as possible? An important step forward in the development of quantum memories has been achieved by a…

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An artificial diamond under the optical microscope. The diamond fluoresces because due to a number of nitrogen defects.
Laser pulses are fired at a metal tip, electrons are ripped out. © FAU Erlangen/Nürnberg
Laser pulses are fired at a metal tip, electrons are ripped out. © FAU Erlangen/Nürnberg

Sharp metal needles can be used to emit electrons. A quantum effect opens up new possibilities of controlling electron emission with extremely high…

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There are two different ways the helium atom can be ionized. There are two different ways the helium atom can be ionized.

Scientists observe how quantum superpositions build up in a helium atom within femtoseconds. Just like in the famous double-slit experiment, there are…

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There are two different ways the helium atom can be ionized. There are two different ways the helium atom can be ionized.
A short laser pulse can ionize a helium atom and change the quantum state of the remaining electron.
A short laser pulse can ionize a helium atom and change the quantum state of the remaining electron.

Scientists from TU Wien (Vienna, Austria) and Germany present the most accurate time measurements of quantum jumps to date.

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Nanostructure made of gold © MM Shawrav, TU Wien

It is the Philosopher’s Stone of Nanotechnology: using a technological trick, scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) have succeeded in creating nanostructures…

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Nanostructure made of gold © MM Shawrav, TU Wien
[] Materialwissenschaftlerin Anna Maria Coclite ist stolz auf ihren ERC Grant.
[] Materialwissenschaftlerin Anna Maria Coclite ist stolz auf ihren ERC Grant.

Anna Maria Coclite is the first woman to be awarded an ERC Starting Grant at TU Graz. Her research project deals with developing a hybrid material to…

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Jan Kunes

The solid state physicist Jan Kuneš is relocating his research project from Prague to Vienna, bringing another ERC Consolidator Grant to TU Wien. He…

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Jan Kunes

Franz Viehböck took off 25 years ago – the one and only Austrian in space. Researchers at TU Graz performed pioneering work in extraterrestrial…

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[Translate to Englisch:] Das Epoxidharz - in TU-Form gebracht und ausgehärtet

A novel method for curing of epoxy resins has been developed at TU Wien. Local UV flashes initiate a chemical cascade and cure the entire material.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Das Epoxidharz - in TU-Form gebracht und ausgehärtet
Karl Unterrainer, Sebastian Schönhuber, Michael Krall and Stefan Rotter (l.t.r.)
Karl Unterrainer, Sebastian Schönhuber, Michael Krall and Stefan Rotter (l.t.r.)

It was considered a practically unreachable goal: focused light in the Terahertz regime consisting of a broad spectrum of wavelengths. At TU Wien…

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Very different structures can emerge when particles are kept between two charged plates.

Charged particles can form via self-organization processes an unexpectedly large range of crystal structures entirely by themselves. A research team…

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Very different structures can emerge when particles are kept between two charged plates.
Optical table at the Photonics Institute, TU Wien
Optical table at the Photonics Institute, TU Wien

Scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) found a way to compress ultrashort laser pulses, increasing its peak power to half a terawatt – which is equivalent to…

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Nanostructures on a crystal after ion bombardment: Trenches with nanohillocks on either side are created. At the impact site, a particularly large nanohillock is formed.

Intricate nanostructures can be created on crystal surfaces by hitting them with high energy ions. Scientists from TU Wien (Vienna) can now explain…

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Nanostructures on a crystal after ion bombardment: Trenches with nanohillocks on either side are created. At the impact site, a particularly large nanohillock is formed.
[]Split-system air conditioning units in Hong Kong (2010).
[]Split-system air conditioning units in Hong Kong (2010).

A breath of fresh air: The Institute of Architecture Technology of Graz University of Technology is working on architectural solutions for better room…

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No more temples were built after the classic Maya period. © Thomas Oudega

Mathematical models analysing the interplay between society and hydrological effects have been developed at TU Wien (Vienna). They provide insights…

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No more temples were built after the classic Maya period. © Thomas Oudega
Michael Sternad, Martin Wilkening und Georg Hirtler (from left to right) at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Lithium Batteries at TU Graz.
Michael Sternad, Martin Wilkening und Georg Hirtler (from left to right) at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Lithium Batteries at TU Graz.

Electrochemists at TU Graz have managed to use monocrystalline semiconductor silicon as an active storage electrode in lithium batteries. This enables…

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The charged tip of a scanning tunneling microscope and an additional magnetic field lead to localized stable electron states in graphene.

Electrons reveal their quantum properties when they are confined to small spaces. Scientists from TU Wien (Vienna), Aachen and Manchester have created…

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The charged tip of a scanning tunneling microscope and an additional magnetic field lead to localized stable electron states in graphene.