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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.

Zwei Wasserstoffatome.

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.   Read more 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.   Read more 18 November 2020

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

Ein Mann steht in einem Labor.

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
Zwei Smartphones mit TU Graz-Inhalten am Display

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
Heidrun Gruber-Wölfler, Michael Leitner und Manuel Maier stehen im Freien vor dem Gebäude Inffeldgasse 11.

Using measuring instruments to protect against explosion

Doctoral student Manuel Maier from TU Graz’s Institute of Process and Particle Technology received the Anton Paar Research Award for a measuring instrument that controls reactions of highly reactive substances.

18 March 2020
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.

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.

11 December 2019
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