With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the chemist Zita Csendes has defined and tested iron complexes as a sustainable, inexpensive and efficient alternative to precious-metal catalysts. The shift from catalyst solution to reusable pore coating required mastering many chemical parameters. Continue reading “Catalytic converter with a green profile”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group in Vienna developed robots that perceive unfamiliar objects in their environment and then compare them with images from the Internet in order to identify them. Continue reading “Machines learn to be curious”
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”