Projects

Project of the week

Addressing a painful subject

For the first time, a digital map provides a collection of information from all over the world on the subject of torture and physical abuse. According to the grim findings, torture exists in almost every country in the world. On the other hand, there are also research projects and initiatives seeking to prevent excessive violence. With their FWF-funded project “Atlas of Torture” a Vienna-based research group, led by the human rights expert Manfred Nowak, wants to increase the visibility of the issue and offer a platform for know-how and exchanges. Continue reading “Addressing a painful subject”

Science in Motion

Interview & Opinion

The surprising properties of the coronavirus envelope

Interview: Reinhard Kleindl

In computer simulations of components of the coronavirus, an international team including the physicist Mateusz Sikora found its surface proteins to be unexpectedly flexible. The impressive 3D reconstructions are the first to show detailed information about the virus surface. This has an impact on current vaccine development, as Sikora explains in this interview. Continue reading “The surprising properties of the coronavirus envelope”

Portrait

Nasal spray against drug death

By Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

In the USA, the most common cause of death among people under 50 is an opioid overdose, an epidemic that affects all social classes. New York City has 15 years of experience with a prevention programme. The success factors of this programme are the research topic of Laura Brandt, a psychologist at the University of Vienna. Interrupted by the corona-induced lockdown, she is now exploring additional research questions about the effect of measures relating to drug use and prevention. Continue reading “Nasal spray against drug death”

The psychologist Laura Brandt from the University of Vienna explains how to administer the emergency drug naloxone as a nasal spray during a training session.

On the road

Schroedinger Fellow Juergen Braunstein

On the road

Geofinance of Renewables and Lobster Roll in Cambridge

By Juergen Braunstein

A transition from fossil fuels to renewables could affect global financial leadership of the 21st century no less than the historical shifts from wood to coal and from coal to oil. Schroedinger Fellow Juergen Braunstein at Harvard University examines the drivers of the green energy ‘revolution’ and its wide geo-financial implications. Continue reading “Geofinance of Renewables and Lobster Roll in Cambridge”