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Bees, Flowers and Structural Mechanics

11. September 2026

a large red flower with large stamens — © TU Wien

Some flowers only release their pollen when bees set them vibrating. Researchers at TU Wien have now analyzed the biomechanics of this process.

Six Knowledge Spheres to tackle the major challenges of our time

08. September 2026

In the centre of the image, a snowflake can be seen branching out. The following text appears on the branches: ‘Bioengineering and medical technology for One Health’, ‘Data and intelligent systems for digital transformation’, ‘Future energies and advanced manufacturing for industrial leadership’, ‘Quantum and nanosystems for leadership in deep tech’, ‘Security and protection for resilient societies’, ‘Designing urban systems for sustainable transformation’ — © TU Wien

Through a data-driven reorganisation of its competences, TU Wien is making its strengths in interdisciplinary research, innovation and teaching even…

Settling in, getting off to a great start, feeling part of the community: Welcome Days at TU Wien

04. September 2026

picture taken outside, group of youths walking in front of TU Wien, flags blowing in the wind in the background — © TU Wien | Matthias Heisler

Starting your studies brings with it lots of questions, new experiences and lots of people you are yet to meet. To ensure a successful start at TU…

Two ERC Grants for TU Wien

03. September 2026

Computer scientist Daniela Kaufmann and physicist Jiří Pavelec have been awarded prestigious, highly funded grants by the European Research Council.

A Robot Teaching Computers to Find Better Catalysts

03. September 2026

How can we design better catalysts for industry? Jiří Pavelec plans to build an autonomous robot that will collect the necessary data – under…

Artificial Intelligence Suggests New Physics Experiments

02. September 2026

A large number of illustrated scientific instruments; a glowing line connects some of them. — © TU Wien

AI has long played an important role in research. Now, an international research team has shown that artificial intelligence can even be remarkably…

New Continuing Education Program - New Learning Platform: TUgether Beyond Limits

01. September 2026

As announced in June, TU Wien's internal continuing education program will launch into the 2026/27 winter semester in September under the motto…

The Quantum Computer Microscope

18. August 2026

Illustration of an electron microscope with a magnified inset: A focused blue electron beam interacts with a row of trapped ions above a chip. One of the ions is shown inside a parabolic electromagnetic trapping field. — © TU Wien

A new invention is set to significantly improve electron microscopy: a small quantum computer is integrated directly into the microscope.

The Flood of the Millennium That Wasn't a Single Flood

12. August 2026

drawing of people in a boat in a flooded city — © e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland, CC BY-NC 4.0

Surprising Findings from Historical Data: the famous flood of 1342 was not an isolated event, but a series of events – providing insights for climate…

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pl	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
lu	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
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bcookie	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
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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