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Computer-Based Design for Custom Proteins

In the ERC project HelixMold, a team from TU Graz developed a method for the computer-based design of artificial proteins, with a focus on custom biocatalysts for pharmaceutical applications or the…

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Measuring Air Pollutants in Real Time: ERC Proof of Concept Grant for TU Graz Physicist

Birgitta Schultze-Bernhardt receives funding from the European Research Council for the development of a portable device that measures several pollutants simultaneously in a fraction of a second.

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Are Batteries Safe?

Energy storage systems are becoming increasingly important, powerful and widespread. However, this also means that the demands on their safety and durability are growing.

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Cellulose instead of Crude Oil: Team with Participation of TU Graz Develops Sustainable Foams

An international research team has developed certified biodegradable and recyclable multi-purpose foams.

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How Chemical Bonds Are Formed: Physicists Observe Energy Flow in Real Time

A new method combines helium droplets with ultrashort laser pulses to initiate chemical processes in a controlled manner. This provides insights into the transfer of energy and charge during the…

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New Method for Detecting Nanoplastics in Body Fluids

Together with the company BRAVE Analytics, researchers at TU Graz have developed a method for detecting nanoplastics in liquids and determining their composition.

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TU Graz Team Decodes Heat Conduction of Complex Materials

Using machine learning workflows developed in-house, the researchers were able to establish that heat conduction is much more intricate than previously thought. Findings offer potential for developing…

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TU Graz and Silicon Austria Labs launch joint Power Electronics Research Laboratory "PERL"

The fundamental research activities of the PERL team aim at pushing the limits of power electronic converters in terms of their switching frequencies. Applications span various industries where small…

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Researchers at TU Graz Turn Textile Waste into Paper

Until now, old clothes have mainly been incinerated. Using adapted processes from paper production, it is possible to recover the cellulose fibres from used clothing and use them to produce cardboard…

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“My grandmother was just great.”

Anna Karner and Birgitta Schultze-Bernhardt are experimental physicists – one is a doctoral student, the other a professor. In this interview, they talk about hurdles, help and role models.

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