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Category: Nature and Technology

On the road

27 January 2023

Computing for the future in Berlin

By Michael Kniely

Scientists are increasingly taking their lead from nature when it comes to finding suitable models for sustainable solutions. The mathematician Michael Kniely from Graz is one of the researchers trying to describe the complex processes that take place in our environment. At the renowned Weierstrass Institute in Berlin, Schrödinger Fellow Kniely is conducting basic research […] Continue reading “Computing for the future in Berlin”

On the road

5 December 2022

Environmental research in Leipzig

Von Petra Till

Neues Umfeld, neues Forschungsthema, ein Unfall mit Folgen: Das Auslandsstipendium von Petra Till hatte es in sich. Die Molekularbiologin arbeitete am Helmholtz-Zentrum in Leipzig an Cyanobakterien, die großes Potenzial für die biotechnologische Nutzung bergen. Ihr neu erworbenes Wissen setzt sie nun an ihrer heimischen Forschungsstätte in Wien um. Continue reading “Environmental research in Leipzig”

Projects

21 November 2022

At the edge of the cloud

Bike sharing, smart homes or self-driving cars: our perception of the world and the way we move around in it is becoming increasingly dependent on digital processes. Computer scientist Christos Tsigkanos works on mathematical methods designed to ensure that systems at the interface of the physical and digital worlds provide reliable services despite the flood […] Continue reading “At the edge of the cloud”

On the road

13 October 2022

Artificial photosynthesis in rainy Utrecht

By Bettina Baumgartner

Chemist Bettina Baumgartner creates artificial plants modelled on nature and uses them to perform photosynthesis. A Schrödinger Fellowship has enabled her to pursue this ground-breaking research in an international environment. According to the young researcher, she spends her time at Utrecht University solving high-level “chemistry sudokus”. Continue reading “Artificial photosynthesis in rainy Utrecht”

Projects

10 October 2022

When algorithms result in exclusion

Digital technologies have the potential to improve the lives of many people. But artificial intelligence often contains unthinking assumptions that reinforce inequalities. Katta Spiel’s research focus is on such imbalances in the development of technology, and the researcher is developing innovative designs for people with different needs and for a more equitable world.  Continue reading “When algorithms result in exclusion”

Projects

22 August 2022

Improving fire predictions

Forest fires contribute to biodiversity, and in many regions of the world they are an element of land use. Major and long-lasting fires are a health risk, however, costing lives, resulting in the loss of assets and affecting the global carbon cycle. A team of German and Austrian researchers are investigating the human impact on […] Continue reading “Improving fire predictions”

Interview & Opinion

22 June 2022

An ancient bacterium is making biotechnology more efficient

Interview: Reinhard Kleindl

Biotechnologist Stefan Pflügl is researching how fossil resources in the chemical industry can be replaced by sustainable alternatives. In his work, he uses bacterial metabolic processes from the early days of the Earth’s history, work which has now won him the 2022 START Prize. Continue reading “An ancient bacterium is making biotechnology more efficient”

Interview & Opinion

22 June 2022

Searching for infinity

Interview: Alois Pumhösel

Mathematician and START Prize winner Sandra Müller analyses various forms of infinity arising from set theory. In doing so, she is attempting to find a closer link between the theory of large cardinal numbers and the axiom of determinacy, two theoretical approaches that seem to share little in common at first glance. Continue reading “Searching for infinity”

Interview & Opinion

22 June 2022

Nanostructures that pretend to be lenses and make ultrafast processes visible

Interview: Reinhard Kleindl

Ultrashort pulses can be generated using light from the extreme ultraviolet spectrum, allowing precise measurements to be taken on atomic time scales. However, no suitable lenses exist yet for this light spectrum. Physicist Marcus Ossiander is looking to remedy that shortcoming by using new nano-optics, such as those used in virtual reality goggles, for example. […] Continue reading “Nanostructures that pretend to be lenses and make ultrafast processes visible”

On the road

17 June 2022

In search of the origin of life in Boston

By Philipp Honegger

Philipp Honegger left for the United States in the middle of the pandemic to pursue his research at the interface of chemistry and computer science at Harvard Medical School. In his guest article for scilog, this Schrödinger fellow explains why the discovery of self-replicating molecules is of interest both for the origin of life and […] Continue reading “In search of the origin of life in Boston”

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