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Projects

12 July 2021

Toxic arsenic in the brain and in breast milk

In the context of an international research project, a research group from Graz investigated certain arsenic compounds that were previously considered harmless. It was found that they are highly toxic and can spread in the body. Continue reading “Toxic arsenic in the brain and in breast milk”

Projects

28 June 2021

How to simulate protein recognition

A research group in Innsbruck is striving to obtain a better understanding, in biophysical terms, of biomolecular recognition processes in the body – for instance between enzymes and proteins. The results could lead to new biological therapeutics that can interact with the organism with great specificity. Continue reading “How to simulate protein recognition”

Interview & Opinion

22 June 2021

Taking the antibody taxi right into the cancer cell

Interview: Juliane Fischer

START Award winner Hannes Mikula is a chemist who works at the interface between chemistry and biology and wants to improve cancer therapy. His goal is to steer active substances directly into the tumour cell. In this way, the substances do not attack healthy cells and destroy specifically the cancer cells. Continue reading “Taking the antibody taxi right into the cancer cell”

On the road

9 December 2020

The colours of Paris

By Anna Galler

In the context of her Schrödinger Fellowship, physicist Anna Galler is conducting research on the optical properties of new, environmentally friendly colour pigments at the École Polytechnique in Paris. In order to be able in the future to design the pigment colour and other material properties on the computer, Anna Galler is developing sophisticated theoretical […] Continue reading “The colours of Paris”

Projects

30 September 2019

The formation of ice clouds

With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, an interdisciplinary Vienna-based team is investigating the nature of carbonaceous particles that play a key role in the formation of ice clouds. These “ice nuclei” act as catalysts inducing the phase change from water to ice. Understanding the process leading to such ice clouds is an […] Continue reading “The formation of ice clouds”

Projects

17 June 2019

Catalytic converter with a green profile

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”

Portrait

9 April 2019

High-performance materials from a pressure cooker

Von Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

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”

On the road

16 August 2018

Of complex molecules and surreal animals

By Eduardo Carrascosa

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”

On the road

25 June 2018

The atmospheric group

By Bernadette Rosati

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”

On the road

29 September 2017

Hygge, Hamlet and HABs

By Elisabeth Varga

In the context of her Erwin-Schrödinger project at the Technical University of Denmark, Elisabeth Varga investigates compounds produced by microalgae that are potentially toxic to fish. In Denmark, the natural scientist has broken new ground not only professionally, as she reports in her contribution for scilog. Continue reading “Hygge, Hamlet and HABs”

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