I Spy Science: What is a fuel cell?

What is a fuel cell and why does it break down? The technology is an important topic when it comes to the mobility of the future. TU Graz researcher Merit Bodner explains.
What is a fuel cell and why does it break down? The technology is an important topic when it comes to the mobility of the future. TU Graz researcher Merit Bodner explains.
Stefan Haun heads the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources at TU Graz. His work focuses primarily on river restoration and sediment transport around power plants.
One topic, but a multiplicity of angles and perspectives.
Energy storage systems are becoming increasingly important, powerful and widespread. However, this also means that the demands on their safety and durability are growing.
With EUR 10m in federal funding, Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) is enhancing its hydrogen infrastructure. The new electrolysis test centre and expanded testing facilities are reinforcing…
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.
In a special series on International Women's Day, female researchers at TU Graz talk about their careers, hurdles and support.
Michaela Roschger has a creative mind, enjoys painting and conducting research into more efficient ethanol fuel cells.
Markus Markl is a theoretical physicist at TU Graz working on nuclear fusion – a clean form of energy that we want to copy from the sun.
Methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen are waiting in the wings to replace problematic heavy fuel oil in ship propulsion systems. In this interview Nicole Wermuth and Andreas Wimmer explain the differences…
For a long time, large engines only knew one operating condition: full load. Nowadays, though, they are used much more flexibly and can effectively balance fluctuating electricity production, in…
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