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Aircraft are becoming increasingly efficient, lower in emissions and quieter. The technology behind this is being co-developed and tested at TU Graz.

TU Graz student Philipp Rouschal on experiences at the TU Austria Innovation Marathon. The aim is to develop unfamiliar new ideas, throw new light on a problem, and bravely ask new questions.

A breath of fresh air: The Institute of Architecture Technology of TU Graz is working on architectural solutions for better room climate in subtropical and tropical regions.

From high-end products for aerospace and engines to power plant construction and medical engineering - electron beam technology is an innovative method that straddles the border between basic research and application.

Approximately 45 researchers will work in the Pro2Future - Products and Production Systems of the Future - Competence Centre from 2017, for which funds in an amount of EUR 19 million have been approved.

Two TU Graz teams achieve success at the RoboCup2016: Team TEDUSAR becomes world champion in Autonomous Exploration in the Rescue Robot league; Team GRIPS wins third place in the Logistics league and is Rookie of the Year Photographic material available for download at the end of the report.

Unique worldwide and made in Austria: TU Graz is strengthening the field of production technology with a new grinding machine for engines and drive components to the value of 1 million euros.

Optimal interaction between building envelope and structure and building systems is a key aspect in realising sustainable buildings.

"Advanced Manufacturing" is the digital revolution in the workshop. It is reason, that products with very specific features can now be produced at all.

The direct and efficient conversion of chemically stored energy into electrical energy using fuel cells requires durable, corrosion-resistant and electrochemically highly active materials.

The reduction of Europe's dependency on importing energy and the achievement of the two-degree target of the recent world climate conference in Paris need drastic measures.

Computers in the high-performance computing cluster room on the Campus Inffeldgasse work on computational processes for even years at a time.

DAVE, a real gate of TU Graz to simulated 3D worlds, will be 10 years old this year. This will be celebrated with the 1st Graz Virtual Reality Night which will give insights into current research questions and applications.

Temperature has a strong impact on the operations of electric and electronic components. For example, temperature variations may affect low-power radios and compromise wireless connectivity.

Fritz Prinz from Stanford University wants to convert and store energy more efficiently using new materials and methods.

Two architecture students from TU Graz developed a 23-m2-large mobile space made of cardboard. They reveal in the interview the doubts they faced about developing the prototype for refugee accommodation.

At the contest hosted by the MRI Society, researchers compete against each other. This year, mathematicians from the University of Graz and medical engineers from TU Graz won first prize together.

Materials research as a foundation for innovative products. More than 1,200 experts in high-performance materials of the future are coming to Graz for the THERMEC convention starting on 29 May.

Eight companies, eight topics, eight interdisciplinary student teams make eight innovative solution concepts for real tasks from industry at the Product Innovation Project 2016 of TU Graz.