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X-ray light is like guitar music

21. September 2026

visualization of the atom and the x-rays with a symbolic guitar — © TU Wien

X-ray light on demand: For the first time, its frequency can be tuned continuously – much like producing any desired pitch on a fretless guitar.

Bees, Flowers and Structural Mechanics

11. September 2026

a large red flower with large stamens — © TU Wien

Some flowers only release their pollen when bees set them vibrating. Researchers at TU Wien have now analyzed the biomechanics of this process.

Settling in, getting off to a great start, feeling part of the community: Welcome Days at TU Wien

04. September 2026

picture taken outside, group of youths walking in front of TU Wien, flags blowing in the wind in the background — © TU Wien | Matthias Heisler

Starting your studies brings with it lots of questions, new experiences and lots of people you are yet to meet. To ensure a successful start at TU…

X-rays: Beyond the Nobel Prize Limit

11. August 2026

Close-up of a metallic experimental setup in a laboratory. In the center of a silver-colored apparatus, a small chamber is visible, in which several intense blue points of light are glowing. Transparent tubes lead into the setup from above; solid metal brackets surround the illuminated area. — © TU Wien

An experiment jointly performed by teams at University of California San Diego and TU Wien has discovered a new quantum regime of coherent X-ray…

Can AI prevent industrial fires?

04. August 2026

Hands wearing black gloves are holding a thermal imaging camera up to an industrial machine — © SITI / stock.adobe.com

How technical expertise led to an international innovation: Thomas Längle, a graduate of the TU Wien, is working with the Swiss deep-tech company…

Don’t be afraid to try new things!

20. July 2026

group picture, people standing in laboratory without lab coats — © TU Wien

Constantin Nistor is the first graduate of the Master programme Quantum Information Science and Technology.

Awards for Cutting-Edge Research and Societal Impact

08. July 2026

A photograph of the main building of the TU Wien, taken from below. Superimposed on it is a trophy with a shower of confetti. — © TUW/M. Heisler; tashechka stock.adobe.com

Georg Schitter and Hermann Knoflacher are being honored for their outstanding scientific achievements.

How reliable is my computer chip?

06. July 2026

computer graphic showing two different layers of material and a flash of lighning, indicating material failure — © TU Wien

Electronic components are becoming ever smaller, and quality control is becoming increasingly difficult. TU Wien shows that established methods fall…

New Helmut Veith Stipend Holders as well as International Student Award winners

07. May 2026

group picture people standing — © Markus Hollo | TU Wien Informatics

Awards for students

From Air to Tea: New Sensor Reveals Invisible Pollution in Minutes

23. April 2026

Woman in a high-tech lab — © Romana Maalouf Photography

Fine particulate matter in the air or nanoparticles in water – a remarkable new technology developed at TU Wien makes it possible to detect tiny…

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
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
_shibsession_lecturetube	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	LectureTube TU Wien

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
_pk_id	Used to store a few details about the user such as the unique visitor ID.	13 months	HTML	Matomo TU Wien
_pk_ref	Is used to store the information of the users home website.	6 months	HTML	Matomo TU Wien
_pk_ses	Is needed to store temporary data of the visit.	30 minutes	HTML	Matomo TU Wien

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
facebook	Is used to Enable ad delivery or retargeting	90 days	HTTP	Meta
__fb_chat_plugin	Is needed to store and track interactions (marketing/tracking).	persistent	HTTP	Meta
_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