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Data highways for quantum information
13-06-2013
Will emails be quantum encrypted in the future? Will we be able to teleport quantum states over large distances via ordinary glass fiber cables? Laser-cooled atoms which are coupled to ultra-thin glass fibers are ideally suited for applications in quantum communication. Researchers at the ...
The dance of the atoms
11-06-2013
Catalysts can stop working when atoms on the surface start moving. At the Vienna University of Technology, this dance of the atoms could now be observed and explained. Lone people standing in a ballroom don’t tend to move a lot. It’s only when they find a suitable dance partner that rapid ...
Borealis inaugurates catalyst plant at Linz location
05-06-2013
Borealis inaugurated a new catalyst plant at their Linz location. The company has invested EUR 100 million in the construction of this facility which will produce chemical substances – so-called catalysts – utilising the proprietary Borealis Sirius catalyst technology. Catalysts enable a ...
Molecular switch for cheaper biofuel
04-06-2013
At the Vienna University of Technology, genetic engineers have found a trick, thanks to which fungi can be used for the production of biofuels far more cost effectively than before. Lignocellulosic waste such as sawdust or straw can be used to produce biofuel – but only if the long cellulose ...
Helicopter-light-beams – a new tool for quantum optics
28-05-2013
Storing light in a bottle is easier than one might think: Laser light can be coupled into an optical glass fiber in such a way that it does not travel along the fiber but rather spirals around it in a bulged, bottle-like section. In such a bottle microresonator light can be stored for about ...
Borealis appoints Gilles Rochas as new Vice President
28-05-2013
Borealis announces the appointment of Gilles Rochas as Vice President Application Segment Energy & Infrastructure as of July 1, 2013. Gilles Rochas replaces Marc Hubert, who is leaving Borealis to pursue other career opportunities. With over 20 years experience in the polymer industry, Gilles ...
Making chaos visible
As chaos celebrates its 50th birthday, biophysicist Christian Herbst develops a new method to visualize it
27-05-2013
Exactly 50 years after the US-American meteorologist Edward Lorenz discovered chaos the topic is still as fascinating as ever. A new visualization technique developed at the University of Vienna helps to make chaos visible to the naked eye. The method, which is being published in "Royal ...
Biodegradable electronics
24-04-2013
Shellac is a natural resin found in large quantities in the forests of Thailand and India, where it is secreted into the bark of trees by the female lac bug. Currently used in the fashion and beauty industry as a hard-wearing nail varnish, this material has also been used to make gramophone ...
The heart in the petri dish
05-03-2013
Grazed skin grows back quickly, dead heart tissue does not. This is why a cardiac arrest often leads to severe long term problems. At the Vienna University of Technology, chemical substances have been developed, which turn the body’s own progenitor cells into functioning, beating heart cells. ...
Borealis continues to deliver strong results in 2012 despite a volatile market environment
27-02-2013
Borealis announced a net profit of EUR 100 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to EUR 58 million in the same quarter of 2011. The company recorded a net profit of EUR 480 million in 2012, compared to EUR 507 million in 2011. The reduction in 2012 was largely driven by a weaker ...
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