Society’s metabolism modelled
Realistic forecasts of future global resource consumption are the focus of a project currently funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. The project is developing a model that enables the determination...
View ArticleNew Music: from niche to centre stage
New Music festivals have become increasingly important elements of urban cultural life. Using three international examples, a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF describes the...
View ArticleSocial media in the service of art
“TransCoding” seeks to interest and engage young adults in creative thinking and artistic work. The social media serve as a central vehicle, explains project manager and musician Barbara Lüneburg. The...
View ArticleClimate change and historical emissions: Where is the justice?
“What responsibility do we, the currently living, bear for historical emissions and their damaging consequences? What obligations do we stand under as a result?” These sensitive questions were asked by...
View ArticleMuseum 2.0: The Development of Contemporary Art Museums in Russia
The quality and quantity of contemporary art museums and the development of state-of-the-art infrastructure in Russian museums and art institutions have increased significantly over the last 20 years....
View ArticleA climatological treasure in Nevada opens up new perspectives
Devils Hole in the USA is a very unique place. In this subaqueous cavern, conditions have remained stable for hundreds of thousands of years. In a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF,...
View ArticleTax at a high price: EU tax recommendation as a sword of Damocles for taxpayers
The efforts to counteract the tax planning models used by companies to avoid paying taxes could be very costly for the “ordinary” taxpayer if a current recommendation of the EU Commission is adopted....
View ArticleThe secret services as an open book: A lexicon of spy fiction and films
British spy fiction and its translations to the big screen are currently being studied as part of a project by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. The findings are due to be published in two reference works...
View ArticleViennese researchers investigate the history of Tibetan philosophy
The field of research of Klaus-Dieter Mathes finds its home in the mountains of Nepal and Tibet. In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF the scientist from the University of Vienna has...
View ArticleNew Findings on Health Care Dynamics
What will our health care system look like in the future? The MEDPRO project of the Austrian Science Fund FWF seeks to deliver answers to this pertinent question. The project is analysing the...
View ArticleImportant Regulator of Immune System Decoded
Plasma cells play a key role in our immune system. Now scientists at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, Austria, and at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) in...
View ArticleTwo renowned Vaccine Experts Joining Themis Bioscience GmbH
Themis Bioscience GmbH, a leading company developing prophylactic vaccines against emerging tropical infectious diseases, today announced the appointment of two new leadership members, Dr. Philippe Dro...
View Article100 years of love in letters
In a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, historians have reconstructed a century in the “history of love” on the basis of letters. From the 19th century bourgeoisie to the “sexual...
View ArticleIT Start-ups Have it Easier Than Their Biotech Counterparts
MODUL University Vienna Analyses the Properties Available for Start-ups in Vienna The supply of properties available for start-ups in the Vienna region is considerably better for start-ups in the IT...
View ArticleMicrobial Power Storage Shows It Can Do the Job
Microorganisms turn surplus power into natural gas within seconds Linz, Austria – New results have proven that certain microorganisms are capable of producing natural gas under industrial conditions....
View ArticleNew method for 3-D surface inspection has convinced steel giant
New method for 3-D surface inspection has convinced steel giant Defect detection on hot surfaces optimizes rail production Graz, Austria – An innovative method for the quality inspection of hot...
View ArticleNative Americans: Between “Indianthusiasm” and American artistic reality
An Austrian Science Fund FWF project is currently examining how indigenous artists have responded to idealised representations of Native Americans in German-language novels and films. Proud, noble and...
View ArticleSmart Water Technology Makes a Splash And Wins International Prize
Austrian technology on fast and automated microbiological water quality measurement wins innovation award at the International Water Summit 2016 in Abu Dhabi The high-ranking judges evaluated the...
View ArticleMigraine: Light therapy may bring new hope
Migraines often involve heightened sensitivity to light. In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a team of researchers from the Medical University of Vienna is investigating new therapies...
View ArticleNew method for 3-D surface inspection has convinced steel giant
New method for 3-D surface inspection has convinced steel giant Defect detection on hot surfaces optimizes rail production Graz, Austria – An innovative method for the quality inspection of hot...
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