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Attention, the electron is too fast!

A flying hummingbird

Why do different measurements of material properties sometimes give different results? A research team led by the TU Vienna has now found an important…

Graphene: It is all about the toppings

Indium oxide on a graphene layer

To fully exploit the potential of the “wonder material” graphene, it has to be combined with other materials. A new study investigates what is…

Laser technology: The Turbulence and the Comb

Quantum Cascade Lasers create a very special kind of light.
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A particularly well-ordered kind of laser light can be created by turbulence, which is usually responsible for very disordered phenomena.

Taking a deep look into animals

Squid

Advances in neuroscience research and microscopy: Researchers look deep into organs and nervous systems of animals, ranging from squids and worms to…

Less gold is Sometimes Better

Niklas Luhmann in the lab

Using an ultra-thin gold layer, scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) succeeded in creating an almost optimal infrared absorber. Possible applications range…

How to Put Neurons into Cages

Connections are growing between the neurons inside different buckyballs.

Using microscopically fine 3D printing technologies from TU Wien (Vienna) and sound waves used as tweezers at Stanford University (California), tiny…