Materials and Matter - News

New Materials: A Toggle Switch for Catalysis

A Perovskite thin film electrode, on a ZrO2 crystal.
© TU Wien

Electrochemical reactions, which will play an important role in the future of energy supply, can now be explained in detail, thanks to measurements…

Attention, the electron is too fast!

A flying hummingbird

Why do different measurements of material properties sometimes give different results? A research team led by the TU Vienna has now found an important…

Graphene: It is all about the toppings

Indium oxide on a graphene layer

To fully exploit the potential of the “wonder material” graphene, it has to be combined with other materials. A new study investigates what is…

Laser technology: The Turbulence and the Comb

Quantum Cascade Lasers create a very special kind of light.
© Second Bay Studios/Harvard SEAS

A particularly well-ordered kind of laser light can be created by turbulence, which is usually responsible for very disordered phenomena.

Taking a deep look into animals

Squid

Advances in neuroscience research and microscopy: Researchers look deep into organs and nervous systems of animals, ranging from squids and worms to…

Less gold is Sometimes Better

Niklas Luhmann in the lab

Using an ultra-thin gold layer, scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) succeeded in creating an almost optimal infrared absorber. Possible applications range…