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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.

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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.

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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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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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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…

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Expansion of Inner-City Living Space without New Soil Sealing

A consortium involving TU Graz has developed technical methods for the sustainable extension of existing Wilhelminian (Gründerzeit) buildings using modular timber constructions.

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TU Graz researcher Annette Mütze and her team win the Houska Prize 2025

With the development of new, efficient small electric drives and a high-precision measurement method, the electrical engineer was able to secure the 150,000-euro prize in the university research…

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TU Graz Develops Modular Timber High-Rise Building for Resource-Efficient Construction

Repairable and exchangeable skeleton modules with open load-bearing structures enable different types of use and uncomplicated adaptations in the event of future changes. Building heights of up to 24…

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CD Laboratory at TU Graz Researches New Semiconductor Materials

Using energy- and resource-saving methods, a research team at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at TU Graz aims to produce high-quality doped silicon layers for the electronics and solar…

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Nuclear Fusion: A Promising Futuristic Research Field

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.

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