The chemist and materials scientist Miriam Unterlass produces high-performance materials that can withstand temperatures above 600 degrees as well as cosmic radiation – and she only uses hot water to do it. Continue reading “High-performance materials from a pressure cooker”
In the context of a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences has developed a versatile framework for data visualisation that permits easy integration of expert knowledge. Continue reading “Instilling order and knowledge into the flood of data”
In a project financed by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Vienna set out to find the optimal drive for wheelchairs. The outcome passed initial practical tests and patent approval is awaited. Continue reading “A new drive system for wheelchairs”
In a project financed by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Graz is developing methods to make graphics hardware for video games more flexible for use with various applications. This also has an impact on the programming of supercomputers. Continue reading “Making gaming hardware fit for new tasks”
In Queensland, in the northeast of Australia, the statistician Markus Hainy has discovered many exciting things that tie in with his life in Austria and his work. A Schrödinger fellowship enabled him to advance his research topic with the Australian colleagues. – An experience of maximum knowledge gain, as Hainy reports from Brisbane. Continue reading “Optimal conditions in Brisbane”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Innsbruck has explored how the local accuracy of weather forecasts for snowfall can be improved by means of past weather observations. Continue reading “Statistics for snow forecasting”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group led by the chemist Katharina Schröder from Vienna has investigated how mixtures of exotic salts and water can be used as solvents for a broad range of applications. Continue reading “Liquid salts as superior solvents”
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”