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Research at the University of Vienna

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The University of Vienna is the largest Austrian research institution. Approximately 6,700 scientists and academics guarantee its outstanding performance in research and teaching. The 15 Faculties and four Centres are dedicated to both basic and applied research.

In its further development, the University of Vienna aims to promote its strengths in research on the basis of the diversity of subjects it offers, and to encourage new fields of research. According to these objectives, new main areas of research have been defined, and research platforms established. >> Read more …


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Cockatoos know what is going on behind barriers

How do you know that something you cannot see is still present? Alice Auersperg from the University of Vienna show that "object permanence" abilities in a cockatoo levels apes and four year old human toddlers.

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2013-07-29
Keeping centrioles in check to ensure proper cell division

Alex Dammermann and his team have been investigating how the duplication of one key component of the cell division machinery, named centrioles, is coordinated with the cell cycle.

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2013-07-23
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the lowest noise of them all…

An international collaboration of scientists in Austria and the US demonstrate a novel “crystalline coating” technique for producing low-loss mirrors.

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2013-07-22
Graphene on its way to conquer Silicon Valley

Researchers of the Electronic Properties of Materials Group at the University of Vienna have paved the way for the integration of graphene into the current silicide based technology.

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2013-07-09
Animal master-burglars

An international team of scientists around Alice Auersperg from the University of Vienna has shown that the Goffin Cockatoo can solve a complex mechanical five-step problem. The researchers published their findings in "Plos One".

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2013-07-04
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