The fine structure constant is one of the most important natural constants of all. At TU Wien, a remarkable way of measuring it has been found – it shows up as a rotation…

What determines the durability of high-performance coatings for turbines or highly stressed tools? Surprising results from TU Wien show: It is not material fatigue.

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Tiny hairs on cell walls, so-called “cilia”, can move in unison to pump fluid. Now there finally is a physical theory describing these hairs' movements.

TU Wien (Vienna) has succeeded in making a new type of material usable for chip technology. This enables faster, more efficient computers and new types of quantum devices.

Consequences of their financial situation: This is what TUW members want to do on 7 November, starting at 8 a.m. at their action day at the Karlsplatz/Resselpark campus.

A master in sustainable energy sources.

For fusion reactors like ITER, plasma instabilities are a major challenge. A research team around the nuclear fusion group at TU Wien has now found a promising solution.

Because they are extremely stable, so-called "topological states" play an important role in materials research. Now, for the first time, it has been possible to switch such…