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Stays abroad: tips and info

At the Go International! Fair on 18th October, Exchange Coordinators and students with experience abroad give advice on mobility programmes: for students of TU Graz – also in the context of NAWI Graz. Read more 21. September 2023

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“A battery is a diary of driving behaviour.”

Nowadays, batteries are recycled at the end of their (first) life in the best case; in the worst case they end up in a landfill. At TU Graz, research is being carried out on avenues to a safe, second life. Read more 11. September 2023

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ERC Starting Grant for TU Graz Researcher Sonja Wogrin: Innovative Data Aggregation for Decarbonised Power Systems

The aggregation of data for modelling highly complex power systems leads to inaccuracies. With her ERC project, Sonja Wogrin wants to change this and make the planning of future energy systems much more efficient.

5. September 2023

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Space weather and satellite security: TU Graz and the University of Graz supply new forecasting service for the ESA's Space Safety Programme

The effects of solar storms on the Earth's atmosphere can cause satellites to crash. To prevent this from happening, the European Space Agency (ESA) is now using SODA, a forecasting service developed in Graz.

10. August 2023

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AI Designs Sustainable Electricity Storage at TU Graz

Based on the vanillin made usable for electricity storage in 2020, an AI-optimised prototype of an environmentally friendly electricity storage system is now being developed in an international project.

8. August 2023

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Green and Digital Transformation in Management

Starting at TU Graz in autumn: new university courses on the professional implementation of climate protection measures. These include how companies can prepare for the age of decarbonisation.

4. August 2023

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On-off switch for enzymes

Researchers at TU Graz have gained new insights into the functioning of a protein found in bacteria, whose enzymatic activity is activated by blue light.

3. August 2023

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New CPU security loophole: Analysis of energy consumption allows data theft

Researchers at TU Graz and the Helmholtz Center for Information Security have discovered a novel security gap in all common CPUs that can hardly be mitigated.

2. August 2023

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Producing a Roof from the Printer: Architecture Prize for Innovative Concrete Construction

In the “Concrete lightweight ceiling cooperation project”, TU Graz researchers succeeded in developing a lightweight, material-reduced garage roof made of reinforced concrete for 3D printing. The 2023 German Architecture Prize for Concrete was awarded for this.

26. July 2023

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EU Young Architects Award for TU Graz graduate

With the revitalisation of the Vraca monument, Dinko Jelečević wanted to give an unwanted historical legacy in Sarajevo a new place in society. His Master’s thesis was awarded the Young Talent EUmies Award 2023.

19. July 2023

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Sergio Amancio Receives 2023 Yoshiaki Arata Award

The TU Graz researcher was recognised for his scientific achievements in science and technology of welding and joining with one of the world’s most relevant awards in this field.

17. July 2023

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On the Trail of Landslides and Rockfalls: TU Graz Measurement Method Uses Existing Fibre Optic Lines

By changes in the wavelength of light pulses in fibre optic cables, researchers at TU Graz can measure where rockfalls, landslides, fires and earthquakes are taking place.

12. July 2023

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TU Graz Takes over Presidency of TU Austria

On 1 July, TU Vienna Rector Sabine Seidler handed over the rotational presidency of TU Austria to TU Graz Rector Harald Kainz. In the autumn, a new election of the presidium will take place due to new rectors.

3. July 2023

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10 years of BioTechMed-Graz: A success story celebrates its birthday

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of BioTechMed-Graz, the participants took stock of this unique university research cooperation.

29. June 2023

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Flywheel Energy Storage System as a Fully Automatic Charging Station

In the form of “FlyGrid”, a project team led by TU Graz presents the prototype of a flywheel storage system that can store electricity locally and deliver it using fast-charging technology.

15. June 2023

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Falling Walls Lab Austria 2023: Fabio Blaschke Wins Competition of Ideas

The idea submitted by the chemical and process engineer from TU Graz for the storage of hydrogen in easily transportable, iron-based materials persuaded the jury.

14. June 2023

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New Ceramics for Electronics and Energy Conversion

Jurij Koruza and his team are working on electroceramics that are used in electronic devices. The team is part of a new and highly endowed collaborative research centre led by TU Darmstadt.

30. May 2023

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TU Graz researchers revolutionise production of biocompatible microfibres

Using a newly developed method for the efficient and cost-effective production of biocompatible microfibres, the production of autologous skin and organs can be significantly accelerated.

26. May 2023

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JUICE Magnetometer Successfully Commissioned in Space

A sensor developed for JUICE in Graz delivers a first quantum interference signal about a month after the launch towards Jupiter, thus achieving an important mission milestone.

17. May 2023

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OUT NOW: GAM 19 “Professionalism” published

The new issue of the Graz Architecture Magazine (GAM), recently presented at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), deals with the manifestations of architecture as a professional practice. Available in bookshops or online from JOVIS Verlag.

10. May 2023

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Smart Artificial Skin in Application Check Stage: TU Graz Researcher Wins ERC Proof of Concept Grant

The smart skin developed by Anna Coclite has many potential applications. With an ERC Proof of Concept Grant, the researcher is exploring its practical applications.

5. May 2023

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An Artificial Intelligence Talks about Itself in Self-Created Online Course

What can artificial intelligence achieve today? And how do you recognise AI-generated content? Driven by these questions, Martin Ebner and his team had an AI design an online course.

5. May 2023

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TU Graz Researchers Produce Pseudouridine by means of Biocatalytic Synthesis

The new and patented method for the production of the important mRNA vaccine component pseudouridine is more efficient, sustainable and cost-effective than the previously used chemical synthesis.

25. April 2023

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New CD Laboratory at TU Graz: Data-Controlled Condition Monitoring in Steel Production

In the new Christian Doppler Laboratory for Reliable Systems in Harsh Environments, researchers at TU Graz, supported by the refractories group RHI Magnesita, are focusing on data-driven condition monitoring in the steel production process.

17. April 2023

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Decarbonisation of Energy Systems: Research Center ENERGETIC

Urgent questions from the energy industry and energy analytics are the focus of the research centre ENERGETIC, whose opening on 14th April will be flanked by a deep dive workshop on Europe’s energy supply organised by the World Energy Council.

10. April 2023

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Meta-Optics Shows Physical Processes in the Attosecond Range

A new type of meta-optics from Harvard has proven its functionality in experiments at Graz University of Technology. With it, it is possible to observe the smallest structures such as nanoparticles or transistors.

6. April 2023

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Hidden Ice Melt in the Himalaya: Revealing the 'Invisible' Glacier Loss Underwater

A study by a multinational research team with the participation of Graz University of Technology shows that the actual mass loss of numerous glaciers in the Himalayas has been significantly underestimated so far.

3. April 2023

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AI Algorithm Puts the Colour Back in Black and White Films

TU Graz has developed an AI-based algorithm that colours black-and-white images realistically. This is particularly interesting for the restoration of historical recordings.

20. March 2023

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