Materials and Matter - News

Origami with DNA

The raft-like DNA platform

A team at TU Wien was able to answer important questions about the immune system - with a trick reminiscent of paper folding.

The Mechanics of the Immune System

Novel microcopy methods allow scientists to study the mechanical interaction of T-cells and particles

When T-cells of our immune system become active, tiny traction forces at the molecular level play an important role. They have now been studied at TU…

Stable Catalysts for New Energy

Carina Brunnhofer (left), Dominik Dworschak (right)

Crucial new technologies such as hydrogen production or carbon capture require new catalysts. Experiments show: It's not just the material that…

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…