In a project funded by the FWF, a research group from Vienna has investigated how a wide variety of employee scheduling issues can be analysed within one umbrella framework and solved with the help of computers. Continue reading “How computers help to find the optimal schedule”
Resource-friendly construction starts with the building material used. In a project funded by the FWF, researchers who explored composite systems combining timber and lightweight wood-concrete came to the conclusion that these materials can be used as structural elements. Continue reading “Timber is gaining ground”
In a project financed by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a Viennese research group developed a simulation environment for debris flows and avalanches that can represent both solid and liquid material at the same time and thus simulate complex natural events. Continue reading “A model for landslides involving water and rock”
Eduardo Carrascosa applies his expertise in physics and chemistry to decoding fundamental processes in nature and technology. In Australia, this Schrödinger Fellow has developed a special machine for his purposes and also experienced extraordinary encounters. Continue reading “Of complex molecules and surreal animals”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Vienna investigated how genetic data can be made accessible in medical practice in order to improve the safety and effectiveness of medication. Continue reading “The genetic code in your pocket”
The physicist Bernadette Rosati investigates how salt particles from the sea influence the weather and climate. The Schrödinger fellow has found the perfect conditions for her research at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. The chemistry is just right – not only at sea, but also within the team and across all the faculties. Continue reading “The atmospheric group”
Autonomous next generation cars will enable the drivers to focus on other things during their ride. There are situations, however, when the driver will have to take control of the wheel again. In a project funded by the FWF, a research team from the University of Salzburg is investigating the problems arising from these next […] Continue reading “When the autopilot hands over to the human driver”
Her research interests took Elisa Perrone from her native Italy to Linz and Klosterneuburg and, most recently, to the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At the MIT, the mathematician and Schrödinger Fellow pursues groundbreaking research questions to help improve weather forecasts. Continue reading “Next stop Kendall, MIT”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group of the Vienna University of Technology examined new roles for digital technology in the life of children with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASCs). They co-operated closely with the children so as to be guided by their ideas and lifeworlds. Continue reading “Smart objects for people with autism”
The IT specialist Ivona Brandić talks about her traumatic experience of fleeing from home, about how she promotes environmental protection through her work in IT, and why there should be more risk appetite in research funding. Continue reading ““No risk, no gain””