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Energize your future with the master program „Renewable Energy Systems“ at TU Wien Academy

12. October 2022

two hands almost touching each other, on the left a human hand, on the right a ronbot's hand

A master in sustainable energy sources.

Agilent Announces Thought Leader Award to Professor Christoph Herwig

13. September 2022

[Translate to English:] Porträt Christoph Herwig — © Michael Gizicki

TU Wien researcher recognized for his influential work in the digitalization of bioprocesses.

Recycling Greenhouse Gases

31. August 2022

CO2 and methane can be turned into valuable products. But until now the catalysts required for such reactions quickly lose their effectiveness. TU…

Thermoelectrics: from heat to electricity

05. July 2022

Three young scientists in the laboratory.

Researchers at TU Wien have developed a new concept to convert thermal energy into electrical energy more efficiently. Energy losses can thus be…

Climate protection: CO2 turned into methanol

28. June 2022

[Translate to English:] zwei Personen im Labor vor einer metallischen Maschine

TU Wien (Vienna) has developed a chemical process that uses special catalysts to turn climate-damaging carbon dioxide into valuable methanol.

Light Instead of Electricity: A New Kind of “Green Hydrogen”

31. May 2022

Computer generated image of nanoparticles

Today, green hydrogen is usually created by splitting up water using electrical current derived from renewable energy sources. Scientists at TU Wien…

Chemical Engineers Invent Long-Term Energy Storage

09. May 2022

Researcher with beakers during the experiment

A chemical reactor has been invented that can store energy without loss for months. The energy can then be used for heating in winter.

Photocatalysis: the Nano-Sponge Revolution

15. February 2022

Creating a sponge-like hole structure on the nanometre scale that allows small molecules to pass through, record-breaking chemical reactivity was…

Lions Sponsorship 2022

09. February 2022

Applications for this year's Lions Club Vienna St. Stephan Award can be submitted until 31 March 2022. The award, which is endowed with 4,000 euros,…

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