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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.

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"Was able to freely choose experimental physics".

TU-Graz experimental physicist Birgitta Schultze-Bernhardt spent her school years at an all-girls grammar school. She explains in the interview why this was a big advantage to her career in physics.   Read more 7. March 2022
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Micro-CT Lab: Looking Deeply into Material Structures

Since the innovative Micro-CT Lab at TU Graz went into operation in 2022, researchers from TU Graz, the Uni Graz and the Med Uni Graz have been working together examining material structures.   Read more 2. March 2022

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Birgit BAUSTÄDTER
Science Communications
Rechbauerstraße 12/I
8010 Graz, Austria
Phone: +43 316 873 6064
birgit.baustaedternoSpam@tugraz.at

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Learning Machines

“Machine learning will change our world, just as the internet and computers have done,” says a convinced Robert Legenstein from TU Graz.

17. January 2022
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TU Graz: Research on the Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has also left its mark on TU Graz. Numerous works from different disciplines contribute to the fight against Covid-19 and a better understanding of it.

15. December 2021
At front there is the bioprinter. At the back Rupert Kargl.

Artificial Tissue from the 3D Bioprinter

At the Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Biobased Systems, a new bioprinter recently entered service. It will produce individual models of blood vessels.

20. July 2021
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TU Graz SciPix: Vote now for the most beautiful research pictures!

How beautiful is research at TU Graz? This is what we show in the TU Graz SciPix photo competition. Now you can vote for your favourite photo!

20. May 2021
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Hydrogen: Electricity Storage of the Future?

If our energy system is to become more eco-friendly, there is no way to avoid hydrogen as an energy carrier. Researchers around the world are certain of this.

8. December 2020
Samir Kopacic steht mit einem weißen Labormantel im Büro. In einer Hand hält er ein rundes, weißes Stück Papier, in der anderen ein Stück Plastikfolie.

Samir Kopacic: From crude oil to bioplastics

TU Graz researcher Samir Kopacic would like to contribute to less plastic and more biodegradable materials being used in the future. Meanwhile he is developing his own paper-based packaging.

18. November 2020
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Experimental physics: inching closer to outer space

Peter Pichler from TU Graz’s Institute of Experimental Physics is researching liquid metal. At the moment, he is waiting for data from the ISS, which he will analyse in his dissertation.

5. August 2020
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Summer heat and mobile phone batteries: Tips and info

Battery expert Martin Wilkening from TU Graz knows how much sun mobile phone batteries can tolerate, what exactly happens in the event of a battery fire and how best to keep a mobile phone cool in summer.

30. July 2020