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Tag: material science

Projects

23 August 2021

Konnichiwa, medical patches!

The experimental physicist Andreas Petritz is to be found between Osaka and Weiz, between clean room and desk, and between industry and basic research. In the process, he is developing wafer-thin patches that measure blood pressure or heart rate and also produce their own energy supply. Continue reading “Konnichiwa, medical patches!”

Interview & Opinion

19 June 2020

A rare crystal as an ultrathin magnet

Interview: Reinhard Kleindl

The START Award winner and materials scientist Aleksandar Matkovic is looking for materials of a single atomic layer in thickness, an aspect that gives them extraordinary magnetic properties and makes them suitable for new electronic applications. Talc seems to be a particularly promising candidate. Continue reading “A rare crystal as an ultrathin magnet”

Projects

30 October 2017

Better injection systems for diesel engines

One of the elements modern diesel engines require to become energy-efficient and clean are precisely controllable injection nozzles using piezo crystals. How exactly these crystals work has not been fully understood to date. A group of researchers from Leoben has now managed to make this technology more reliable and efficient. Their results are also of […] Continue reading “Better injection systems for diesel engines”

Electrifying Research Suppresses Material Stress

Projects

30 March 2015

Piezoelectric effects for the suppression of material stresses

The generation of electrical charges in response to mechanical deformation is a distinctive feature of piezoelectric materials. This property can be used to avoid mechanical stresses in special materials. A project currently funded by the FWF will make a key contribution to the optimisation of these “intelligent materials”. Continue reading “Piezoelectric effects for the suppression of material stresses”

On the road

info 4/13

Ajó!* – Off to Sardinia

Karin Schnass

Erwin-Schrödinger Fellow Karin Schnass about the challenges of an international career in science, cold winters in warm regions and difficult decisions. Continue reading “Ajó!* – Off to Sardinia”

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