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My Fuel cell technology traineeship at TU Graz

Erasmus+ traineeship student Mark Kozamernik shares his experience about life in Graz and work at the Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology (CEET) at TU Graz during the Covid…

Materials Research Says Yes to Wood

Researchers at TU Graz develop green alternatives to fossil raw materials. Bio-based materials are expected to reduce pollution and drive the shift to a more sustainable economy.

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.

Living in Graz on a budget

Most students have to live on limited funds and this can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. So I’d like to share my tips and tricks about how to live in Graz, Austria, on a budget as an international…

Digital Teaching in the Time of Corona

From one day to the next, the pandemic banished TU Graz students from the lecture halls. Nobody could have imagined this change, let alone desired it. But does it hold opportunities?

"Mathematics unjustly gets a bad press"

Students think: "Mathematics has got nothing to do with my life." Wrong! Professor Peter Grabner on the role of mathematics in everyday life – in bank transfers, weather trends and so on.

Biopolymers come into fashion

What can you make from wood? Not only pieces of furniture apparently. Today, cellulose fibres are being turned into new, useful materials and used for fashion as well as for artificial tissue…

A sensor as a pilot

Cycling keeps you healthy, but not in heavy traffic. Tomorrow's technology can help us find healthier routes – the world's smallest particulate matter sensor as a navigator.

Cat chases mouse in space

If the groundwater rises sharply, flooding can be imminent. The Tom and Jerry satellites, chasing each other high above the earth, help make important predictions – including about climate change.

Fit fuel cells, vanilla and balcony power

The demand for climate-friendly energy is high. Intensive research is being conducted into solutions – from generation to flexible supply. Which brings us to vanilla crescents and anti-ageing...