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FoE Advanced Material Science

Planet Research

Research in the Field of Expertise Advanced Materials Science aims to improve existing materials and to design them to be lighter, more flexible, cheaper or more robust. The researchers work primarily with materials for the areas of energy technology, electronics, lightweight construction and medical technology in basic and application-oriented research.

Sergio Amancio leht am Geländer einer Stiege. Er trägt kurze, schwarze Haare, ein blaues Sakko, ein weißes Hemd und eine blaue Krawatte.

The Craziest Ideas Are the Best Ones

Sergio Amancio is a materials scientist. Despite spending less and less time in the lab, he remains a passionate inventor.   Read more 11. December 2019
Verschwommen ist ein junger Mann mit Bart zu sehen. Er hält eine metallene Scheibe in der Hand. Ein silberner Roboterarm greift nach der Scheibe.

Additive Manufacturing: The 3D Revolution

3D printing is the manufacturing technique of the future. And these are not just empty words: the approach’s significance is reflected in numerous examples from a wide variety of disciplines.   Read more 11. December 2019

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8010 Graz, Austria
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Florian Lackner. Er trägt blonde kurze Haare und ein blaues Hemd mit Blumen. Er lächelt in die Kamera. Er steht neben einem Phototransmissionselektronenmikroskop.

From Lego to New Material Building Blocks

Materials researcher Florian Lackner "wraps" highly reactive alkali metal atoms in gold and examines them in his laser laboratory. A job he dreamed of when he was a child.

11. November 2019
Ein Raum, in dem ein weißtes Gerät mit vielen Röhren steht. Im Hintergrund sitzen drei Männer an einem Schreibtisch. Vor ihnen ist ein großer Computerbildschirm mit vielen bunten Flächen.

An order of magnitude makes all the difference

In chemical analysis, when electron microscopes reach their limits, the field emission microprobe steps in. With this equipment, taking analysis down to the next level of magnitude is no problem.

7. October 2019

Searching for the most efficient molecular recipe

Andreas Jeindl simulates the properties that materials ought to have under certain conditions. Among other things, he hopes to improve the OLEDs used in mobile phone screens and solar panels.

9. August 2019
Ein Mann im Anzug lächelt in die Kamera. Er hält eine Tafel mit seiner Urkunde.

The Fascination of the Abstract

Jürgen Hartler hardly has time for swimming, his favourite pastime, because he’s busy conducting research into mass spectrometry of lipids at UC San Diego – where the sea is on his doorstop.

12. June 2019
Eine junge Frau mit blonden Haaren und schwarzem Pullover steht auf einem Balkon und blickt direkt in die Kamera. Ihre Hände sind verschränkt.

Anti-Ageing for fuel cells

Vanja Subotic is conducting research on ageing in fuel cells at an early stage, halting it, and in the best case scenario reversing it. She has received the Josef Krainer Promotion Prize 2019 for her work.

10. April 2019
Eine Frau steht neben einem Computerbildschirm

Pit stop for paper bags

What does industry-scale cement bag filling have in common with a pit stop in Formula 1? Filling a 25kg paper bag with cement in the factory takes about three seconds, about as long as a pit stop.

9. April 2019
Ein junger Mann lehnt vornüber auf einem Tisch. Rund um ihn hängen schwarze Kabel. Vor ihm befindet sich eine silberne Röhre.

Tools of the trade: super-fast electrons

Max Burian uses bright light to look deep into the core of matter. He works in a silver laboratory container next to the Elettra synchrotron particle accelerator in Trieste, Italy.

4. January 2019
Eine junge Frau mit blonden Haaren steht vor einer Laborbox, in der sich Kabel und Reagenzgläser befinden. Sie trägt einen weißen Labormantel, eine Schutzbrille und hat die Hände verschränkt.

Test tubes and crochet needles

Professionally speaking, chemist Beate Steller can look back on a successful year: she received several awards. At home, the 26-year-old prefers a quiet life and sees herself as “a bit of a granny”.

4. January 2019