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

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

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

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

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