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Living Tattoos for Buildings

An international research team, including Graz University of Technology, wants to integrate selected microorganisms into façade coatings to bring building walls to life. The microorganisms are…

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Guide for Municipalities on Measures to Combat Climate Change

The consequences of global warming are also becoming increasingly noticeable in Styria. TU Graz has analysed how they affect individual municipalities and derived suitable recommendations for action.

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Cities in a Changing Climate

Climate change is omnipresent.
And it is also having an impact on our cities.
Scientists at TU Graz are researching how urban
living spaces can respond to these changes.

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When Rivers Can Do What They Want

Water is Stefan Haun's workplace. He is particularly interested in the transport of sediments in rivers and reservoirs. He has been a professor at TU Graz since 1 January.

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Does the City Affect the Ventilation of my Home?

How should buildings be arranged so that my home can be ventilated naturally? Christoph Irrenfried and the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer investigate this question.

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Global Retreat of Glaciers Has Strongly Accelerated

International researchers with the participation of TU Graz present a global assessment of ice loss since the beginning of the millennium. In a global comparison, the glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees…

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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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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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Thomas Rath wins “Zero Emissions Award”

The chemist works on the next generation of organic solar cells at the Institute of Chemical Technology of Materials at Graz University of Technology. The alpha+ Foundation of the Austrian Science…

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