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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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Dynamometers at TU Graz

From mopeds to lorries, various vehicle types can be tested on different roller test benches at TU Graz.

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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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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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Living Tattoos for Buildings

An international research team, including Graz University of Technology, wants to integrate selected microorganisms into façade coatings to bring building walls to life. The microorganisms are…

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Guide for Municipalities on Measures to Combat Climate Change

The consequences of global warming are also becoming increasingly noticeable in Styria. TU Graz has analysed how they affect individual municipalities and derived suitable recommendations for action.

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“We Should Rethink the Hierarchy in Mobility”

A good urban climate also needs a good traffic concept. Aglaée Degros, head of the Institute of Urbanism at TU Graz, explains what such concepts could look like and how they could succeed.

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Learning as an Adventure: The Lecture Theatre in the Spaceship

In Project Chimera, TU Graz’s Game Lab Graz combines a VR computer game with educational problems in order to convey scientific content in a motivating way.

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Diminished Reality: TU Graz Team Makes Objects Disappear in Real Time

Researchers at the Institute of Visual Computing have made it possible to remove objects from live recordings of three-dimensional environments without time delay while the camera remains in motion.

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When Rivers Can Do What They Want

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.

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