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fuTUre fit next level: The strategy of TU Wien

23. September 2025

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Read the TU Wien strategy and take part in the Call for Projects.

Innovative transistors for quantum chips

23. September 2025

A new transistor technology does not require semiconductor doping – offering decisive advantages for controlling and reading quantum chips.

New type of time crystals discovered

22. September 2025

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An exotic quantum phenomenon manifests itself under conditions where one would not normally expect it, show scientists at TU Wien (Vienna).

AI learns to obey laws

15. September 2025

Can artificial intelligence be made to follow predefined norms? At TU Wien, this has been achieved through a combination of logic and machine…

Watching catalytic nanoparticles at work

01. September 2025

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What exactly happens when syngas is produced? New methods allow to observe the process in real time. This answered the question how catalysts work in…

TU Wien develops a microscope for ultra-sensitive samples

20. August 2025

Experimental setup with lenses and mirrors. The ray of light travels in a circle and interacts with the sample. — © TU Wien

How can you produce the best possible image in a microscope without destroying the sample? A new trick enables gentle imaging with maximum image…

‘State of the Climate’ report with findings from TU Wien researchers published

14. August 2025

Johanna Lems and Ruxandra-Maria Zotta from the CLIMERS group in front of a screen displaying a climate image they created. Both are smiling. — © TUW

The ‘State of the Climate’ report has just been published. In this assessment of the global climate system, researchers from the CLIMERS group at TU…

Let’s Discuss: Should We Darken the Sun?

12. August 2025

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Solar Radiation Management as a Solution to the Climate Crisis? Join the discussion!

Balancing seasonal energy fluctuations with RESTORE

11. August 2025

Researchers at TU Wien are developing thermochemical storage systems that can be used to store energy over very long periods with minimal loss.

Huge success for VAMPIRE

08. August 2025

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Winner of the CADE ATP System Competition and recipient of the Distinguished Paper Award

Quantum Freezing at Room Temperature

07. August 2025

A laser between two mirrors is hitting a particle — © Lorenzo Dania (ETHZ)

An astonishing world record has been set at ETH Zurich with support from TU Wien: glass particles reveal their quantum properties – without having to…

New materials: From the computer straight to applications

06. August 2025

Two men are standing to the right and left of a large glass cylinder. — © TU Wien

New applications often require new materials. Quite often, materials are needed that do not occur naturally or have very specific properties.

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CookieConsent	Saves your settings for the use of cookies on this website.	1 year	HTML	Homepage TU Wien
SimpleSAML	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
SimpleSAMLAuthToken	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
fe_typo_user	Is needed so that in case of a Typo3 frontend login the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
staticfilecache	Is needed to optimize the delivery time of the website.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
JESSIONSID	Is needed so that in case of a LectureTube the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	LectureTube TU Wien
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Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
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Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
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_js_datr	Is needed to save user settings.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
_fbc	Is needed to save the last visit (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	Meta
fbm	Is needed to store account data (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
xs	Is needed to store a unique session ID (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
wd	Is needed to log the screen resolution.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
fr	Is needed to serve ads and measure and improve their relevance.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
act	Is needed to store logged in users (marketing/tracking).	90 days	HTTP	Meta
_fbp	Is needed to store and track visits to various websites (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	Meta
datr	Is needed to identify the browser for security and website integrity purposes, including account recovery and identification of potentially compromised accounts.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dpr	Is used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
sb	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dbln	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
spin	Is needed for promotional purposes and social campaign reporting.	session	HTTP	Meta
presence	Contains the "chat" status of logged in users.	1 month	HTTP	Meta
cppo	Is needed for statistical purposes.	90 days	HTTP	Meta
locale	Is needed to save the language settings.	session	HTTP	Meta
pl	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
lu	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
c_user	Required for Facebook Pixel.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
bcookie	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_oatml	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn for advertising and analytics purposes.	1 month	HTTP	LinkedIn
BizographicsOptOut	Is needed to save privacy settings.	10 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_sugr	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
UserMatchHistory	Is needed to provide advertising or retargeting (marketing/tracking).	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
linkedin_oauth_	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality.	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
lidc	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	1 day	HTTP	LinkedIn
bscookie	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
X-LI-IDC	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality (marketing/tracking).	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
AnalyticsSyncHistory	Stores the time when the user was synchronized with the "lms_analytics" cookie.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_ads	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_analytics	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members for analytics purposes.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_fat_id	Required for indirect member identification used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
U	Is needed to identify the browser.	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
_guid	Is needed to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.	90 days	HTTP	LinkedIn

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