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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,…

Daylight Causes Road Damage

15. December 2021

A surprising result in road engineering research: contrary to previous assumptions, visible light contributes to the ageing of bitumen, which can…

Bacteria as climate heroes

17. November 2021

On the right in the picture is Stefan Pflügl in a lab coat. Next to him is a bioreactor.

To establish a carbon-neutral circular economy in the future, technologies are needed that use carbon dioxide as a raw material. In the form of…

The hidden talent of fungi

04. October 2021

Group photo showing the four researchers in the office: Denise Schaffer, Gabriel Alexander Vignolle, Leopold Zehetner, Christian Derntl — © Audrey Masi

Researchers at TU Wien propose a new method to interpret and mine the genomes of fungi. The goal: prediction of essential genes for the production of…

River backwaters to meet high water quality standards

23. August 2021

Landscape showing a river with trees and bushes growing next to it. — © A. P. Blaschke

Clean drinking water is essential. Scientists at TU Wien are investigating how water quality in riverine floodplains, often used as drinking water…

Fewer flood victims due to hazard awareness

10. August 2021

A muddy river carries brown water and destroys the adjacent houses. — © Manzoor Ahmad

What are the factors leading to catastrophic floods? Günter Blöschl and his team present the latest findings in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.

Summer universities AEMS and GBS: „Climate change – Is there a new dynamic?“

29. July 2021

Group foto at the Kuppelsaal — © Nina Hainfellner

The AEMS and GBS Summer Universities have started - the opening event with high-profile panelists is now available to watch online.

Turn old into new

14. July 2021

Recycling symbol represented by three fabric arrows in different colors. — © Lauren Jong/Flickr

When sorting out end-of-life clothing, the question is: throw it away or recycle it? In the frame of the project called SCIRT, Scientists at TU Wien…

Nanoparticles: The Complex Rhythm of Chemistry

25. May 2021

Atomares Muster: Nanopartikel-Mikrokopaufnahme

Nanoparticles are often used as catalysts. The chemical reactions on their surface are more complex than previously thought, experiments at TU Wien…

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Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
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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
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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