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I Spy Science: Why do batteries burn?

Imagine you have a mobile phone or an e-bike and suddenly the battery catches fire. Unfortunately, this happens time and time again. But why do batteries catch fire? Jörg Moser from Graz University of…

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“Electric cars are definitely no less safe than combustion vehicles”

How safe electric cars are is the topic of many discussions at a regular’s table. Daniel Fruhwirt from TU Graz’s Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems explains how the…

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Cities in a Changing Climate

Climate change is omnipresent.
And it is also having an impact on our cities.
Scientists at TU Graz are researching how urban
living spaces can respond to these changes.

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TU Graz Study: Austria’s Schools Largely Fail to Comply with National and European Air Quality Guidelines

In three quarters of all Austrian classrooms, the average CO2 concentration exceeds the guideline value. Inadequate air quality impairs learning and increases the risk of infection and health issues.

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Hydrogen university TU Graz: Austria’s first university-based, megawatt-scale H2 electrolysis test centre opens

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…

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Printed Skin to Replace Animal Testing

A research team from TU Graz and the Vellore Institute of Technology in India is developing a 3D-printed skin imitation equipped with living cells in order to test nanoparticles from cosmetics without…

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Battery4Life competence centre starts operations

The new COMET centre officially started operations on 1 April. Christian Ellersdorfer from the Institute for Vehicle Safety was appointed Managing Director.

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The Human Voice Confers Identity

Barbara Schuppler and Martin Hagmüller are working on the human voice at TU Graz – from very different perspectives and with a particular focus on the female voice.

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TU Graz Wins Highly Endowed ERC Synergy Grant for Biomechanical Heart Research

The European Research Council is funding a consortium consisting of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, ETH Zurich and TU Graz with a total of 10 million euros. TU Graz researcher Gerhard A. Holzapfel…

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Study by TU Graz Shows what Kind of Work is Facilitated by Exoskeletons

Can exoskeletons make strenuous activities easier and allow people to do hard work for longer and in a healthier way? A study by TU Graz says yes, but not always.

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