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Sustainable Plastics from Plants

TU Graz is coordinating the European B3PO Doctoral Network, which is developing innovative materials from plant by-products. The EU has supplied funding of EUR 4.3 million for the project.

Biotechnology Fields of Expertise Cooperation projects

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Talk Science to Me #53: When rivers can flow freely

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.

Environment and climate Energy systems Fields of Expertise

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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.

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Less Pollution During Heavy Rainfall: TU Graz Calculates Potential of Nature-Based Measures

Decentralised urban drainage systems on private and public lands could absorb half a million cubic metres of water in Graz alone.

Environment and climate

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Battery-free energy for the Internet of Things

IoT devices without a dedicated power supply: this is the research focus of an international consortium that includes TU Graz. The EU has provided EUR 8.4 million in funding for the project, which is…

Computer science and IT Fields of Expertise

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TU Graz Develops a Hook-and-Loop Fastener for Building Components

The simplified connection and separation of individual elements can save time, material and construction waste during repairs, renovations or changes of use.

Environment and climate Sustainable construction Architecture

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TU Graz and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano sign agreement for double degree

From autumn, students on the master's degree programmes in Production Science and Management at TU Graz and in Industrial Mechanical Engineering in Bolzano will be able to graduate from both…

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Paper from Old Clothes

The old clothes are first cut into small shreds and soaked in an aqueous solution, then the mixture is ground up. This results in a suspension that is very similar to the conventional paper suspension…

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Visiting the Lignum Test Center

Various timber components can be tested for deformation and breakage at the Lignum Test Centre at Graz University of Technology. Not least the cross laminated timber developed there, which enables…

Environment and climate Sustainable construction

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I Spy Science: What is Concrete?

Concrete is mixed a bit like cake batter - TU Graz researcher Dirk Schlicke demonstrates it and explains what concrete is, what it can do and how it is made.

Sustainable construction Materials