The marine super glue
Barnacles exude an adhesive with exceptional bonding properties. In a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, biologists from Vienna have investigated this substance which has enormous...
View ArticleBreakthrough in Water Hygiene Technology Wins Singapore Award
Smart Innovation Revolutionizes the Measurement of Microbial Contamination in Water – a Technological Leap That Has Won The Innovation Competition in Singapore. The Vienna-based company VWM GmbH –...
View Article450 m2 of Protist Diversity: Conservation Area for Newly Discovered Ciliates...
A pond in Salzburg has been granted nature conservation status due to its unusually diverse population of ciliates. As the results of an Austrian Science Fund FWF research project show, this small...
View ArticleLiving Healthier with Media Technology
St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences founds Center for Applied Research in Media Assisted Health Care St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (UAS) is founding a center for applied research on...
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 ArticleWounded art treasures rescued: conservation of the “Chinese Cabinets” in...
Much of the conservation work on the “Chinese” Round Cabinet, part of the exquisite East-Asian interior decoration in Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, has been completed, and work on the “Chinese”...
View ArticleHow our gender influences us
Women and men often show marked differences as regards mental illnesses. In order to learn more about this phenomenon, a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF explored how opposite-sex...
View ArticleThemis Bioscience: Phase 2 Trial of leading Chikungunya Vaccine candidate...
With the first patient vaccinated, a Phase 2 clinical trial of a promising prophylactic vaccine candidate against Chikungunya fever has now commenced. The product is the most advanced Chikungunya...
View ArticleSystematic controls in the East: migration management and border security in...
Systematic controls were carried out at the Habsburg Empire’s border with the Ottoman Empire as far back as the 18th century. Combined with the mobility control of Ottoman migrants, they were key...
View ArticleBody language in the classroom
Body language plays a crucial role, particularly in communication between teachers and students. This is the outcome of a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF which focused on the hidden...
View ArticleThemis Bioscience: Zika Vaccine Development Receives Big Boost by Innovate UK
The further development of a promising Zika vaccine candidate by Themis Bioscience has received a strong support by the United Kingdom’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. Themis, a Vienna-based...
View ArticlePolitics: Motion patterns & voice determine impressions
The motion patterns and voices of politicians influence the way in which their personality is judged. For example, expansive chopping movements of the arms create an impression of dominance within...
View ArticleLithium drugs: no prescription residues in drinking water
Studies show that lithium contained in drinking water lowers suicide rates. This still holds true when taking account of drug residues of lithium prescriptions, as has been shown by a current study for...
View ArticleHidden HIV Revealed: New Insights Into Latent HIV Infections
In spite of ever more effective therapies, HIV keeps managing to survive in the body. A comprehensive project conducted by the Austrian Science Fund FWF has clarified the molecular processes which...
View Article450 m2 of Protist Diversity: Conservation Area for Newly Discovered Ciliates...
A pond in Salzburg has been granted nature conservation status due to its unusually diverse population of ciliates. As the results of an Austrian Science Fund FWF research project show, this small...
View ArticleLiving Healthier with Media Technology
St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences founds Center for Applied Research in Media Assisted Health Care St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (UAS) is founding a center for applied research on...
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 ArticleBiochar improves crop growth and climate
The use of biochar in agriculture improves soil fertility, especially in tropical regions, and mitigates greenhouse gas emissions. A project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF studied the positive...
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