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👏 👏👍 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
“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
🔋 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
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...

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August 18, 2025 at 2:19 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...

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August 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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...
August 12, 2025 at 8:27 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.
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August 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🌡️🤔 Should fast charging stations be automatically limited on hot days – or is that just over-the-top nannying?

▶️ Lithium-ion batteries are safe under normal use
▶️ But extreme heat can be risky

Check out our collection of articles on “Are batteries safe?” and discuss: www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...
August 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
👉 Mit prompting.schule startet die TU Graz eine frei zugängliche Online-Lernplattform zu Prompt Engineering.

Das Angebot richtet sich an Einsteiger*innen, als auch an Fortgeschrittene, die ihre Prompting-Fähigkeiten vertiefen und experimentell erweitern wollen.
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July 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Cities need to prepare for heatwaves, extreme weather and air pollution – with green spaces, permeable surfaces and smart mobility. Our dossier “Cities in a Changing Climate” provides concentrated knowledge, practical tools and fascinating interviews: www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/s...
June 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
⚛️🥶 A research team at TU Graz has frozen magnesium atoms inside an ultracold helium “nano-fridge” at -272.75 degrees Celsius, triggered them with a laser pulse – and then observed, with a resolution of 1 femtosecond, how they form clusters. 😵‍💫

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June 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Die TU Graz ist tief betroffen von den tragischen Ereignissen in unserer Stadt. Unser Mitgefühl und unsere Gedanken sind bei allen Betroffenen.

Sollten auch Sie Rat und Hilfe benötigen, so finden Sie auf der Website der Stadt Graz eine Liste von Anlaufstellen: www.graz.at/cms/beitrag/...
June 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
🌇 In Graz alone, living space for 35,000 people could be created by redensifying Wilhelminian-style buildings.
A consortium involving TU Graz has developed methods to achieve this in a sustainable way.
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May 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🔬 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗠𝗲𝗱-𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘇 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🧬

📅 Application deadline: June 9, 2025
📬 Info & application: biotechmedgraz.at/en/biotechme...
May 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
This year, six researchers from Graz are receiving their doctorates “sub auspiciis Praesidentis rei publicae” (i.e. under the auspices of the President of the Republic): www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/s...

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March 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Around 25 per cent of the approximately 2,700 academic staff at TU Graz are women. As representatives of the outstanding academic work carried out by women at TU Graz on a daily basis, we would like to highlight a few women researchers and their particular successes: www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/s...
March 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚇 Did you know that students at Graz University of Technology also learn about surveying directly in the Semmering Base Tunnel? Instead of sitting in a lecture theatre, they gain practical experience at one of Austria's largest construction sites: www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/s...

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March 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🌍🛰️ By utilising communication signals for positioning and calculating the earth’s gravitational field, real-time observation of weather phenomena is now also possible.

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March 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Aikata Aikata for receiving the Critical Infrastructure Award from @oeaw.bsky.social!
Aikata researches groundbreaking encryption methods resilient against quantum computers. 👏🔒
March 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🏆😊 International rankings list TU Graz as among the best universities in the world in particular research areas and in cooperation with science and industry.
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March 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🧑‍🎓🛷 On average, students at TU Graz devote around 35 hours to their studies. Those who are also pursuing high-performance sport find it difficult to reconcile their training and competition schedules with courses and examination dates.

This should now become easier:
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February 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
💰💡 Project Fund 2024: From lecture hall labs to AI-generated exercises

Since 2020, the fund has supported innovative teaching ideas with limited budgets. In 2024, 34 projects competed for €75,000. Here are the winners: www.tugraz.at/en/studying-... 💪
February 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
✨ Graz University of Technology offers bachelor’s programmes that equip you with the necessary skills to succeed in a fast-paced, technology-driven world. Mirza Camić, one of our International Student Ambassadors, provides an overview and tips for your application: www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/s...
February 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🛡️🛰️ In recent years, GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) jamming attacks have increased significantly and have impaired critical infrastructure.

A new tool enables companies and institutions to check their infrastructure for hazards: www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/s...

Source: IFG-TU Graz
February 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
TU Graz and Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft are joining forces to put innovative approaches to sustainable construction into practice.
Their vision is one of zero-emission buildings: www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/s...

Image source: Fotogenia - TU Graz
February 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM