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$9.5 million project combines fieldwork, advanced modeling, AI, and community engagement Just before World Water Day, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) announces it will l

ISTA Professor Andela Šaric & colleagues receive FWF grant for pioneering scientific work The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is part of a new research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) with 5.1 million Euro as part of the excellent=austria initiative.

Advances in protein engineering have led scientists to explore the potential of enzymes in new ways, enabling them to catalyze reactions that do not occur in nature.

The human genome is a long sequence of DNA scattered with innumerable genetic variants that distinguish us. Extracting information from large biobank datasets about complex traits, influenced by thousands or millions of variants, remains a challenge. Using human height as a model, researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have developed an enhanced algorithm, now published in Cell Genomics , with potential applications in personalized medicine - and even at crime scenes.

What if the ongoing 15-year megadrought hits Chile again at the end of the century? In light of the ongoing fifteen-year megadrought in Chile, an international team of researchers, including Francesca

ISTA scientists examine the sustainability of travel to international NMR meetings International meetings offer researchers worldwide the chance to explore the cutting edge of science, generate new ideas, and strike up collaborations.

100 years of a theory that changed physics echoed in wide quantum diversity at ISTA 2025 marks the 100 jubilee of quantum mechanics. Despite its young age, the fast-growing and highly interdisciplinary Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is advancing broadly diverse areas of quantum research.

ISTA PhD candidate spearheads efforts in tailoring algorithms to quantum hardware Quantum computing remains a research endeavor, explained the Physics Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek earlier this year, contextualizing the widespread industry aspirations to enter markets.

Is there only one optimal configuration an organism can reach during evolution? Is there a single formula that describes the trajectory towards the optimum? And can we 'derive' it in a purely theoretical fashion? A team of researchers, including from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), has answers.

Neural Magic , a pioneer AI startup has been acquired by Red Hat , the world's leading provider of open source solutions.

ISTA scientists take a deep look into memory processing inside the hippocampus Resembling a seahorse, as its name implies from the Greek words "hippos" (horse) and "kampus" (sea monster), the hippocampus is a brain region crucial for memory formation. But until recently, scientists have not been able to link memory formation to distinct molecular signals.