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🛰️ The mission of PRETTY continues.
After providing data on changes in polar ice and sea levels, and the effects of space weather on satellites, the cube sat built at @tugraz.bsky.social will now operate as part of the OPS-SAT Space Lab from @esa.int.
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After providing data on changes in polar ice and sea levels, and the effects of space weather on satellites, the cube sat built at @tugraz.bsky.social will now operate as part of the OPS-SAT Space Lab from @esa.int.
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Austrian Satellite Mission PRETTY Continues under the Leadership of TU Graz
The Austrian Space Agency and the European Space Agency (ESA) have approved the mission's continuation. In future, the CubeSat PRETTY will operate as part of the OPS-SAT Space Lab. The project managem...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🛰️ The mission of PRETTY continues.
After providing data on changes in polar ice and sea levels, and the effects of space weather on satellites, the cube sat built at @tugraz.bsky.social will now operate as part of the OPS-SAT Space Lab from @esa.int.
👉 Read more:
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
After providing data on changes in polar ice and sea levels, and the effects of space weather on satellites, the cube sat built at @tugraz.bsky.social will now operate as part of the OPS-SAT Space Lab from @esa.int.
👉 Read more:
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
In an in-depth interview, theoretical physicist Christoph Heil highlights how quantum physics underpins everything from LEDs to MRI scanners — yet the quantum effects themselves remain beyond our everyday perception. ⚛️
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“As humans, we have no direct access to the quantum world.”
Christoph Heil is a theoretical physicist at TU Graz and specialises in superconducting materials. His work would not be possible without quantum physics, as he explains in the interview.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
In an in-depth interview, theoretical physicist Christoph Heil highlights how quantum physics underpins everything from LEDs to MRI scanners — yet the quantum effects themselves remain beyond our everyday perception. ⚛️
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🥇 Congratulations to Aerospace Team Graz
The student team, comprising members from @tugraz.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at and FH JOANNEUM, impressed at the European Rocketry Challenge in Portugal with their ISPIDA hybrid rocket, confidently securing overall victory. 🎉
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The student team, comprising members from @tugraz.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at and FH JOANNEUM, impressed at the European Rocketry Challenge in Portugal with their ISPIDA hybrid rocket, confidently securing overall victory. 🎉
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Aerospace Team Graz wins European Championship title in rocket construction once again
The student team, comprising members from Graz University of Technology, the University of Graz and FH Joanneum, impressed at the European Rocketry Challenge in Portugal with their ISPIDA hybrid rocke...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🥇 Congratulations to Aerospace Team Graz
The student team, comprising members from @tugraz.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at and FH JOANNEUM, impressed at the European Rocketry Challenge in Portugal with their ISPIDA hybrid rocket, confidently securing overall victory. 🎉
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
The student team, comprising members from @tugraz.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at and FH JOANNEUM, impressed at the European Rocketry Challenge in Portugal with their ISPIDA hybrid rocket, confidently securing overall victory. 🎉
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
💡 Researchers from TU Graz have found a way to better understand what determines the function of proteins by comparing AI-generated protein sequences with naturally occurring ones.
More details: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
More details: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
TU Graz Researchers Open up New Avenues of Understanding Proteins
With a newly developed method that compares AI-generated protein sequences with naturally occurring ones, function- and structure-regulating amino acids can be determined much more precisely than befo...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
💡 Researchers from TU Graz have found a way to better understand what determines the function of proteins by comparing AI-generated protein sequences with naturally occurring ones.
More details: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
More details: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
🛕 With 3D technology and interdisciplinary expertise, a research team has researched Buddhist temple complexes in the remote region of Dolpo in Nepal and digitised them for posterity.
Further details and a link to a 3D model: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
Further details and a link to a 3D model: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
TU Graz Conducts Research into Endangered Cultural Heritage in the Western Himalayas
Using 3D technology and interdisciplinary expertise, a research team has explored Buddhist temples in the remote Dolpo region of Nepal and digitised them for posterity.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🛕 With 3D technology and interdisciplinary expertise, a research team has researched Buddhist temple complexes in the remote region of Dolpo in Nepal and digitised them for posterity.
Further details and a link to a 3D model: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
Further details and a link to a 3D model: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
Women suffer from severe depression twice as often - but why this is so is not yet known. A possible cause could lie in the blood-brain barrier - a barrier in the brain. If it becomes "leaky", diseases can occur.
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Link between Leaky Blood-Brain Barrier and Depression
TU Graz and the University of Regensburg are investigating the interaction of different cell types at the border between blood vessels and the brain. A particular focus is on sex-specific differences.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Women suffer from severe depression twice as often - but why this is so is not yet known. A possible cause could lie in the blood-brain barrier - a barrier in the brain. If it becomes "leaky", diseases can occur.
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
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Replacing petroleum-based plastics with plant by-product lignin: The new research and education network B3PO (Better BioBased Polymer), coordinated by TU Graz, currently includes 15 doctoral projects at nine research institutions throughout Europe.
More about B3PO on www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
More about B3PO on www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
Sustainable Plastics from Plants
TU Graz is coordinating the European B3PO Doctoral Network, which is developing innovative materials from plant by-products. The EU has supplied funding of EUR 4.3 million for the project.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Replacing petroleum-based plastics with plant by-product lignin: The new research and education network B3PO (Better BioBased Polymer), coordinated by TU Graz, currently includes 15 doctoral projects at nine research institutions throughout Europe.
More about B3PO on www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
More about B3PO on www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
Cereal plants absorb nanoplastics!
It was not easy to prove, because very small plastic particles are difficult to distinguish from plant components and mineral particles.
For their experiments, the researchers mark nanoplastic particles with tiny traces of gold:
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It was not easy to prove, because very small plastic particles are difficult to distinguish from plant components and mineral particles.
For their experiments, the researchers mark nanoplastic particles with tiny traces of gold:
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
Proven: Cereal Plants Absorb Nanoplastics
Using an advanced method, researchers at TU Graz and the Centre for Electron Microscopy have detected plastic in the roots of wheat plants. Whether the particles reach the ears of grain will be shown ...
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October 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Cereal plants absorb nanoplastics!
It was not easy to prove, because very small plastic particles are difficult to distinguish from plant components and mineral particles.
For their experiments, the researchers mark nanoplastic particles with tiny traces of gold:
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
It was not easy to prove, because very small plastic particles are difficult to distinguish from plant components and mineral particles.
For their experiments, the researchers mark nanoplastic particles with tiny traces of gold:
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
Quality in teaching, research and administration is a top priority at Graz University of Technology. 🎓📚 To ensure that the university’s quality management system meets international standards, TU Graz regularly undergoes an external audit in the form of a peer review process by independent experts.
Quality Management at TU Graz Certified Again by AQ Austria
The Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation, AQ Austria, has unconditionally recertified TU Graz’s quality management system for a further seven years.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Quality in teaching, research and administration is a top priority at Graz University of Technology. 🎓📚 To ensure that the university’s quality management system meets international standards, TU Graz regularly undergoes an external audit in the form of a peer review process by independent experts.
🏛️🤔 Are you curious about what it's like to study at TU Graz? Ema Pergjegjaj is an International Student Ambassador at TU Graz and studies Biomedical Engineering. She shows you how the campus combines history, innovation and a vibrant community of students.
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Exploring TU Graz: three campuses full of life
Want to know what it’s like to study at TU Graz? I study biomedical engineering, and I want to show you how the university’s campuses combine history and innovation with a lively student community.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🏛️🤔 Are you curious about what it's like to study at TU Graz? Ema Pergjegjaj is an International Student Ambassador at TU Graz and studies Biomedical Engineering. She shows you how the campus combines history, innovation and a vibrant community of students.
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By combining physics-based methods with machine learning, a team at the Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems at TU Graz is developing models that deliver better results despite less training data.
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CD Lab at TU Graz Incorporates Physics in Machine Learning
By combining physics-based methods with machine learning, a team at the Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems at TU Graz is developing models that deliver better results despi...
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September 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
By combining physics-based methods with machine learning, a team at the Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems at TU Graz is developing models that deliver better results despite less training data.
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🧫💻 A TU Graz team has developed a digital twin of a lung cancer cell that simulates bioelectrical processes and the dynamics of calcium in the cell interior. This allows the computer to test active ingredients that could influence tumour growth or trigger cell death.
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TU Graz opens up new avenues in lung cancer research with digital cell twin
An enhanced computer model is now helping to provide fresh insights into cancer-cell growth and how it can be stopped. The digital cell model represents another step towards individualised cancer trea...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🧫💻 A TU Graz team has developed a digital twin of a lung cancer cell that simulates bioelectrical processes and the dynamics of calcium in the cell interior. This allows the computer to test active ingredients that could influence tumour growth or trigger cell death.
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💧 Heavy soil sealing ensures an increased risk of flooding in cities during heavy rain. Measures on public land alone already offer a lot of potential for a retention volume of around 190,000 cubic metres of water in Graz.
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Less Pollution During Heavy Rainfall: TU Graz Calculates Potential of Nature-Based Measures
Decentralised urban drainage systems on private and public lands could absorb half a million cubic metres of water in Graz alone.
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September 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
💧 Heavy soil sealing ensures an increased risk of flooding in cities during heavy rain. Measures on public land alone already offer a lot of potential for a retention volume of around 190,000 cubic metres of water in Graz.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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10 years of game dev days!!!
October 4th at @tugraz.bsky.social
#gddg25 #gamedev #indiedev #tugamedev
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October 4th at @tugraz.bsky.social
#gddg25 #gamedev #indiedev #tugamedev
🫀Cardiovascular diseases remain the most common cause of death worldwide. However, known risk factors cannot fully explain the high mortality rate.
Scientists in Graz have now investigated a new factor that is closely linked to cardiovascular mortality: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
Scientists in Graz have now investigated a new factor that is closely linked to cardiovascular mortality: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
Graz Researchers Discover What Stiffens the Aorta
In addition to cholesterol, the amino acid homocysteine also plays a role in aortic stiffening. Researchers from Graz University of Technology, the University of Graz and the Medical University of Gra...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🫀Cardiovascular diseases remain the most common cause of death worldwide. However, known risk factors cannot fully explain the high mortality rate.
Scientists in Graz have now investigated a new factor that is closely linked to cardiovascular mortality: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
Scientists in Graz have now investigated a new factor that is closely linked to cardiovascular mortality: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
👏 👏👍 Theresa Rienmüller and Robert Winkler have been awarded the prestigious European funding prize of around 1.5 million euros each for their projects on improved therapy for traumatic brain injury and 3D nanoprinting of micro-robots.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
👏 👏👍 Theresa Rienmüller and Robert Winkler have been awarded the prestigious European funding prize of around 1.5 million euros each for their projects on improved therapy for traumatic brain injury and 3D nanoprinting of micro-robots.
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Image source: Wolf - TU Graz
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😤 The problem: By 2033, there will be 40 billion IoT devices. This results in large amounts of used batteries and accumulators.
🙌 The solution: A team of researchers want to supply IoT devices with power by radio, making batteries and accumulators superfluous.
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🙌 The solution: A team of researchers want to supply IoT devices with power by radio, making batteries and accumulators superfluous.
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Battery-free energy for the Internet of Things
IoT devices without a dedicated power supply: this is the research focus of an international consortium that includes TU Graz. The EU has provided EUR 8.4 million in funding for the project, which is ...
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August 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
😤 The problem: By 2033, there will be 40 billion IoT devices. This results in large amounts of used batteries and accumulators.
🙌 The solution: A team of researchers want to supply IoT devices with power by radio, making batteries and accumulators superfluous.
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
🙌 The solution: A team of researchers want to supply IoT devices with power by radio, making batteries and accumulators superfluous.
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
“Sustainable propulsion systems and thermodynamics, various engines with sustainable fuels, hybrid propulsion, complete propulsion concepts for the future of vehicles, sustainable and resilient energy systems. That is exactly my focus.“ - Christian Trapp
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August 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
“Sustainable propulsion systems and thermodynamics, various engines with sustainable fuels, hybrid propulsion, complete propulsion concepts for the future of vehicles, sustainable and resilient energy systems. That is exactly my focus.“ - Christian Trapp
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A hook-and-loop fastener for homes? It may sound strange, but it significantly extends the total life of a building, since instead of a demolition, a simple replacement of parts is sufficient.
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TU Graz Develops a Hook-and-Loop Fastener for Building Components
The simplified connection and separation of individual elements can save time, material and construction waste during repairs, renovations or changes of use.
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August 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A hook-and-loop fastener for homes? It may sound strange, but it significantly extends the total life of a building, since instead of a demolition, a simple replacement of parts is sufficient.
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
🔋 Batteries are increasingly becoming a central element of our everyday lifes. ➡️ The more applications that batteries are used in, the greater the demands placed on them in terms of safety.
💡 Find out more on the topic: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🔋 Batteries are increasingly becoming a central element of our everyday lifes. ➡️ The more applications that batteries are used in, the greater the demands placed on them in terms of safety.
💡 Find out more on the topic: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
Image source: Dmitry Naumov - Adobe Stock
💡 Find out more on the topic: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
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If EVs were really that much of a fire hazard – wouldn’t we all be walking around with fireproof trouser pockets by now? 🔥🙈 Lithium-ion batteries are the standard in both EVs and smartphones. But there are plenty of differences: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
Source: Hope-AdobeStock
Source: Hope-AdobeStock
August 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
If EVs were really that much of a fire hazard – wouldn’t we all be walking around with fireproof trouser pockets by now? 🔥🙈 Lithium-ion batteries are the standard in both EVs and smartphones. But there are plenty of differences: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
Source: Hope-AdobeStock
Source: Hope-AdobeStock
Cork as fire protection – does that sound like a good idea to you? 🤔 Let us know in the comments. ⌨️
💡 Find out more with our collection of articles on the topic of ‘Are Batteries safe?’ and join the discussion: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
Image source: M. Wagner - TU Graz
💡 Find out more with our collection of articles on the topic of ‘Are Batteries safe?’ and join the discussion: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
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August 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Cork as fire protection – does that sound like a good idea to you? 🤔 Let us know in the comments. ⌨️
💡 Find out more with our collection of articles on the topic of ‘Are Batteries safe?’ and join the discussion: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
Image source: M. Wagner - TU Graz
💡 Find out more with our collection of articles on the topic of ‘Are Batteries safe?’ and join the discussion: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
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🛰️🤏 “With our device, we now have a kind of compass for measuring the magnetic field, which shows us the strength and direction. This would have several advantages for missions in space: less required space, lower weight and less energy consumption."
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Optical Magnetometer Measures Magnetic Field Direction for the First Time
The scalar magnetometer conceived by Roland Lammegger and Christoph Amtmann at the Institute of Experimental Physics at TU Graz opens up new possibilities in magnetic field measurement thanks to its f...
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August 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🛰️🤏 “With our device, we now have a kind of compass for measuring the magnetic field, which shows us the strength and direction. This would have several advantages for missions in space: less required space, lower weight and less energy consumption."
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Would you know what to do if your battery caught fire? 🤷🙈
Let us know in the comments!
💡 Find out more with our collection of articles on the topic of ‘Are Batteries safe?’ and join the discussion: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
Let us know in the comments!
💡 Find out more with our collection of articles on the topic of ‘Are Batteries safe?’ and join the discussion: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
August 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Would you know what to do if your battery caught fire? 🤷🙈
Let us know in the comments!
💡 Find out more with our collection of articles on the topic of ‘Are Batteries safe?’ and join the discussion: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
Let us know in the comments!
💡 Find out more with our collection of articles on the topic of ‘Are Batteries safe?’ and join the discussion: www.tugraz.at/en/news/tu-g...
In the ERC project HelixMold, a team at TU Graz developed a method to design artificial proteins on the computer. These proteins are intended to serve as tailor-made biocatalysts for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals or the breakdown of biopolymers.
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August 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
In the ERC project HelixMold, a team at TU Graz developed a method to design artificial proteins on the computer. These proteins are intended to serve as tailor-made biocatalysts for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals or the breakdown of biopolymers.
www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
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