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Creative Mind with a Love of Fuel Cells

Michaela Roschger has a creative mind, enjoys painting and conducting research into more efficient ethanol fuel cells.

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Uni Graz and TU Graz use historical aerial photographs to study glacier retreat

The photographs taken by the US Air Force offer a unique opportunity to analyse the state of Austrian glaciers on a large scale after the end of the Second World War.

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TU Graz Dossiers:

One topic, but a multiplicity of angles and perspectives.

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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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CD Laboratory at TU Graz Researches New Semiconductor Materials

Using energy- and resource-saving methods, a research team at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at TU Graz aims to produce high-quality doped silicon layers for the electronics and solar…

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Nuclear Fusion: A Promising Futuristic Research Field

Markus Markl is a theoretical physicist at TU Graz working on nuclear fusion – a clean form of energy that we want to copy from the sun.

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Using the Sun to Protect Yourself from the Heat

For us, utilising solar energy often means generating electricity using photovoltaics. Sophisticated architectural modifications, however, make much more possible.

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Improved Glacier Monitoring Using Satellite Radar

International researchers involving Graz University of Technology have used radar data to determine which glaciers in High Mountain Asia are growing or shrinking in which season. For parts of Central…

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Sustainable Grain Cultivation with Perennial Wheat

In contrast to annual plants, perennial wheat offers a more diverse microbiome and has a significantly lower impact on soil and environment – as has just been proven by researchers at TU Graz’s…

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Alternatives in Car and Aircraft Construction: New Joining and Additive Manufacturing Processes Allow Adhesive-Free Joining of Wood and Metal

Using 3D printing technology and ultrasonic joining technique, researchers at TU Graz succeeded in attaining an extremely strong joining of the renewable raw material wood with metal and polymer…

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Dormant Capacity Reserve in Lithium-Ion Batteries Detected

Batteries undercut their theoretical capacity in practice, sometimes significantly. In a lithium iron phosphate cathode, researchers at TU Graz have now been able to observe exactly where the capacity…

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