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Discarded lithium-ion cells from electric cars could be re-used as stationary power storage units. Researchers at TU Graz have established the first indicators for a reliable assessment of their condition. In 2030, around 1.2 million lithium-ion batteries of electric cars, buses and construction machinery will be decommissioned worldwide because they will reach the end of their planned service life, their warranty will expire or the entire vehicles will be scrapped.

Hannah Pulferer is investigating brain waves at TU Graz's Institute of Neural Engineering with the chief aim of improving brain-computer interfaces.

When water suppliers are faced with the question of how well their systems are prepared for future developments such as climate change and population growth, they now have an answer.

From mopeds to lorries, vehicles and their emissions can be examined on the roller test bench at TU Graz - without moving from the spot.

TU Graz and the "Große schützen Kleine" association have investigated abdominal injuries in children following bicycle accidents as part of a Master's thesis.

Researchers at TU Graz and ACIB feed bacteria with CO2 and other gases in a gas fermentation process.

With its MINKT laboratory, TU Graz offers children and young people a programme that is unique in Austria.

This makes it easier for game developers to implement game aids for people with disabilities. The toolkit focuses on players with visual impairments.

Enthusiasm for laboratory work, forensics as in CSI television series or a love of science - these are all good prerequisites for studying chemistry.

Solar rays focused on concentrator photovoltaic cells using parabolic mirrors not only supply electricity, but also thermal energy for industrial processes, heating or cooling.

Western dietary habits and the industrialised food production required for them are harmful to the microbiome of plants and thus ultimately also to humans and their hearts.

The heart can be analysed not only as a whole organ, but also on the basis of cultured heart muscle cells using microelectrode arrays.

In this interview, Thomas Pock from the Institute of Computer Graphics and Vision explains what determining the activation sequence of the heartbeat has in common with throwing stones into a lake and how this can soon be learned in a personalised way using ECG data.

The heart lies at the centre of our body. It keeps us alive with its beats and is also known as our "engine".

Together with the social services provider Jugend am Werk Steiermark, TU Graz has developed a workshop and a multi-user game to introduce young women to programming.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing and the issue of security is becoming increasingly important.