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… Summer school in the Land of the Rising Sun

PhD student Katharina Kocher tells how two completely different cultures can together contribute substantially to the realisation of sustainable energy production via controlled oxyhydrogen gas…

Ideas wanted: “Sensor Innovation Challenge” by ams and TU Graz

Students of TU Graz are challenged to find a new use case for a brand new ams spectral sensor.

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.

Studying: Make the right choice and you’re half way there

They’re studying at TU Graz, but how did they get there? Through the system? Due to talent? By accident? This is how seven students made their way to their engineering and science studies.

How do you make proteins?

NAWI Graz graduate Gustav Oberdorfer produces artificial proteins and has received an ERC Starting Grant for his work.

Optimised Energy Systems for Heating and Cooling

The working group "Energy efficient buildings" at the Institute of Thermal Engineering has been working in this area for about 20 years.

Bangs and flashes signal advent at TU Graz

Advent at TU Graz is not exactly peaceful. It is tradition that Gernot Pottlacher gives an experimentation lecture – this year he explored the phase diagram, accompanied by bubbles, bangs and bursts.

Fairly Unknown, yet Rather Indispensable: Surrogates

Surrogates are substitute mixtures comprising a few chemical compounds that emulate the physicochemical properties of real mixtures which may consist of several hundreds or thousands of compounds.

Shape and Topology Optimization of Electrical Machines

In order to design machines which – depending on the concrete application – perform as well as possible, mathematical methods for the optimization of the geometry of the machines can be used.

Project MNEMONIC: Magnetic Porous Bio-Composites

Metal-Organic Frameworks, also known as MOFs, are attractive porous materials with huge implications for both basic and applied research.