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Tag: Physics

Projects

31 March 2022

When metals become brittle like glass

The materials scientist Lorenz Romaner and his research group are investigating a better way of simulating processes at boundaries of the crystal lattice of metals in order to improve material properties. For this purpose, the Leoben-based researchers are using methods of artificial intelligence to supplement previous physical simulations and correct errors. The technology sector is […] Continue reading “When metals become brittle like glass”

Projects

22 November 2021

Light source for quantum computers in portable format

A research group from Vienna has achieved a breakthrough by producing bespoke light particles that are particularly well suited for quantum physical entanglement. The method has been patented and opens up new possibilities for the construction of quantum computers. Continue reading “Light source for quantum computers in portable format”

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

22 June 2021

A gap in Hawking’s theorem

Interview: Reinhard Kleindl

The physicist and 2021 START Award winner Laura Donnay has discovered subtle properties of black holes that had hitherto been overlooked. They could shed new light on something that researchers have long been looking for: the link between quantum physics and gravitational theory. Continue reading “A gap in Hawking’s theorem”

Interview & Opinion

22 June 2021

“An incredibly exciting moment for quantum science”

Interview: Reinhard Kleindl

Over the next six years, the physicist and START Award winner Julian Leonard wants to implement a new form of quantum computer that could solve difficult problems in materials research – and do it faster than conventional computers. Continue reading ““An incredibly exciting moment for quantum science””

Projects

14 June 2021

Blood flows are more turbulent than previously suspected

The physicist Björn Hof and his research group are investigating how turbulence forms in pulsating blood flows. In the process, they came across a previously overlooked type of turbulence that could also be present in veins in the human body. Continue reading “Blood flows are more turbulent than previously suspected”

Projects

3 August 2020

Calculating a gap in atmospheric chemistry

Volatile organic hydrocarbons from road traffic, agriculture, refrigerants and solvents can turn into particles which lead to cloud formation. In Finland, Lukas Pichelstorfer is working on simulation models in order to understand how gases released by human activities react in the atmosphere and how this affects climate and air quality. Continue reading “Calculating a gap in atmospheric chemistry”

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”

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”

Projects

19 June 2017

Denim-coloured transistors

In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the physicist Serdar Sarıçiftçi investigates possible uses in electronics of the semiconductor properties of indigo pigment. Continue reading “Denim-coloured transistors”

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