Materials and Matter - News

Nanofibers rid water of hazardous dyes

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Dyes, such as those used in the textile industry, are a major environmental problem. At TU Wien, efficient filters have now been developed – based on…

A self-cleaning wall paint

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A breakthrough in catalysis research leads to a new wall paint that cleans itself when exposed to sunlight and chemically breaks down air pollutants.

The rock that creates clouds

a cloud and a piece of feldspar, and a schematic of its atomic structure

Feldspar is very common in rocks. As atmospheric dust, this mineral contributes efficiently to cloud formation. Researchers at TU Wien have now…