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I Spy Science: Why do batteries burn?

Imagine you have a mobile phone or an e-bike and suddenly the battery catches fire. Unfortunately, this happens time and time again. But why do batteries catch fire? Jörg Moser from Graz University of…

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Protective Housing in Wood-Steel Hybrid Construction

Researchers at TU Graz have developed an environmentally friendly housing for electric car batteries. Their wood-steel construction performs excellently in safety experiments and simulations; it even…

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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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“Electric cars are definitely no less safe than combustion vehicles”

How safe electric cars are is the topic of many discussions at a regular’s table. Daniel Fruhwirt from TU Graz’s Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems explains how the…

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TU Graz Study: Front Brake Lights Could Significantly Reduce the Number of Road Accidents

Reconstructions of accidents at road junctions revealed in a study that an additional brake light at the front of the vehicle would have prevented up to 17 per cent of collisions.

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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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GAM 21 “Confronting the Environmental Crisis: New Approaches in Architecture”

The 21st edition of Graz Magazine of Architecture will be published on 20 May 2025. 13 essays highlight perspectives and approaches towards climate neutrality in the construction industry. GAM 21 is…

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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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“We Should Rethink the Hierarchy in Mobility”

A good urban climate also needs a good traffic concept. Aglaée Degros, head of the Institute of Urbanism at TU Graz, explains what such concepts could look like and how they could succeed.

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Battery4Life competence centre starts operations

The new COMET centre officially started operations on 1 April. Christian Ellersdorfer from the Institute for Vehicle Safety was appointed Managing Director.

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