Physics, computer science, artificial intelligence: science knows many systems able to produce surprising complexity on the basis of just a few rules. The theoretical physicist and START Award winner Gemma De las Cuevas wants to get to the bottom of this ability by comparing concepts from different scientific fields that demonstrate this complexity – and […] Continue reading “The surprising simplicity of complexity”
Cryptologist Daniel Slamanig is investigating how today’s encryption methods can be rendered fit to ward off future attacks. Not even powerful quantum computers should be able to harm them. Continue reading “New threats to our old data”
The Austrian Science Fund FWF has worked to promote free and open access to scholarly knowledge for the last 15 years. Its funding policies have helped to bring about a long overdue cultural shift in publishing practice. Now “Plan S” is being launched, a new initiative to finally ring in an era of Open Science. Continue reading “The end of the paywall in science”
In a project funded by the FWF, a research group from Innsbruck investigated how cancer cells in the large intestine can be made to glow in order to facilitate early detection. Continue reading “Luminescent nanoparticles help with early cancer detection”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a team directed by mathematician Erika Hausenblas is investigating how the pressure of flowing liquids can be described when taking into account random perturbations. Continue reading “The underestimated role of coincidence”
Towards the end of his PhD studies in theoretical physics at the University of Innsbruck, Matthias Sonnleitner had no doubts that the next step in his scientific career would take him abroad. Now he is doing research at the University of Glasgow surrounded by a region of great dynamism. Continue reading “Doing research and living in Glasgow”
The interactions between graphene and its environment have a significant influence on the use of this promising material by the semiconductor industry. Thanks to the comprehensive findings of an international research project, these interactions are now better understood and can be controlled as a result. Continue reading “New insights concerning miracle material graphene”
According to Hans Sünkel, communication is a central task of science. In his interview with scilog, the newly elected chairman of the FWF’s Supervisory Board talks about the demands placed on its new Executive Board, about the courage to take risks and about pioneering research in Austria. Continue reading “„There is a need for more awareness“”
His passion for research took René Sedmik to Amsterdam, where the physicist not only found excellent working conditions but also an extremely tolerant social environment. Continue reading “Onderweg in Amsterdam”
The physicist Stefan Janecek spent his Erwin Schrödinger Programme in Barcelona and Madrid. There he did a big step forward in finding the solution to a fundamental physics problem. Continue reading “On the Road in Barcelona and Madrid”