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How Permeable are Paper Food Packaging Materials?

A new AI model developed by TU Graz combines data from laboratory tests with the laws of physics to calculate how well different types of paper protect food from flavour loss and contaminants.

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New Measurement Method Proves: Wastewater Treatment Plants Remove more than 95 percent of Microplastics

TU Graz, TU Wien and the Environment Agency Austria have developed a method to determine microplastics in the in- and outflow of sewage plants, and demonstrated their high elimination performance.

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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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Graz Universities Celebrate their Inventors

In the past two years, a total of 186 patent applications have resulted from activities of the universities in Graz. The researchers behind the applications were honoured at Congress Graz.

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Double Disadvantage Hurts More Than Twice as Much

Belonging to more than one marginalized group can make building and maintaining social connections significantly harder, often in ways that go far beyond a simple sum of disadvantages. A new study…

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Austrian Satellite Mission PRETTY Continues under the Leadership of TU Graz

The Austrian Space Agency and the European Space Agency (ESA) have approved the mission's continuation. In future, the CubeSat PRETTY will operate as part of the OPS-SAT Space Lab. The project…

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Ball der Technik 2026: Bauen im Takt

Der Kartenverkauf für den Ball der Technik am 30. Jänner 2026 im Congress Graz startet am 11. November. Hauptsponsor ist die Kammer der Ziviltechniker:innen für Steiermark und Kärnten.

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Aerospace Team Graz wins European Championship title in rocket construction once again

The student team, comprising members from Graz University of Technology, the University of Graz and FH Joanneum, impressed at the European Rocketry Challenge in Portugal with their ISPIDA hybrid…

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TU Graz Conducts Research into Endangered Cultural Heritage in the Western Himalayas

Using 3D technology and interdisciplinary expertise, a research team has explored Buddhist temples in the remote Dolpo region of Nepal and digitised them for posterity.

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Link between Leaky Blood-Brain Barrier and Depression

TU Graz and the University of Regensburg are investigating the interaction of different cell types at the border between blood vessels and the brain. A particular focus is on sex-specific differences.

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