Materials and Matter - News

A New Route to Climate-Neutral Methane

29. June 2026

rendering showing molecules on a surface — © TU Wien

An important step in materials research: A novel material can produce methane from water and carbon dioxide – as a climate-neutral substitute for…

ASTRA Award for Fangyuan Yang

24. June 2026

Fangyuan Yang, smiling — © FWF / der Knopfdrücker

Physicist Fangyuan Yang has been awarded the ASTRA Award by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. Her research focuses on material effects that play an…

Quantum Entanglement: Schrödinger’s Anthill

16. June 2026

Computer visualization of quantum effects in a 3D crystal — © TU Wien / Harald Ritsch

At TU Wien, a high degree of quantum entanglement has been detected for the first time in a centimetre-sized crystal of a strange metal.

Precision Measurement Under Impact – When the Balance Itself Becomes the Object of Measurement

09. June 2026

Four people in the lab, all looking at a little piece of quartz, one of them is holding up — © TU Wien

How do you take measurements using one of the most sensitive scales in the world? Researchers at TU Wien have demonstrated how the measurement process…

TU Wien at the Physics Tournament in Oklahoma

20. May 2026

several students working on physics problems — © TU Wien

Ten TU Wien students form “Team Austria” at the International Physicists’ Tournament in the USA.

Tiny Black Holes: Crystals of Space and Time

19. May 2026

a periodic structure in a past-lightcone and a cubic crystal lattice — © TU Wien

A team from Vienna and Frankfurt has found a formula describing a strange phenomenon: space and time can form a kind of “crystal” that may turn into a…

Atomic Outfittery: Tailor-Made Materials

13. May 2026

Drawing of a man (left) and a clothes rack with three outfits (right). Text below the man: Mr. Heusler. Text above the clothes rack: Mr. Heusler’s wardrobe. Text below the various outfits: Fe2VAl, Ru2TiSi, Cu2MnAl — © TU Wien

A research team at TU Wien has succeeded in modifying known materials in such a way that they possess new, desirable properties. These materials are…

How rock removes CO₂ from the atmosphere

29. April 2026

Woman working on scientific equipment — © TU Wien

A remarkable mineralogical mechanism has now been demonstrated at TU Wien: with the help of water, certain minerals can convert CO₂ into solid…

Research data – we care to make it FAIR! – Part 2

21. April 2026

Photo of six people standing side by side — © TU Wien / Livia Beck

Different types of research data entail different challenges for users. Six researchers share their experiences with research data and the…

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