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Smart grids at risk
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15.06.2020 Critical infrastructures, such as power grids, are increasingly threatened by cyber attacks. The consequences would be dramatic, ranging all the way to a total blackout. At AIT, methods are
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What is particularly annoying in the home office
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29.06.2020 Researchers at the AIT Center for Technology Experience are investigating how people fare with teleworking and where the problems lie. An initial interim summary of the study, which is stil
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Smart textiles as an opportunity for the textile industry
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20.07.2020 A time-honored industry that has slipped into crisis in recent decades could gain renewed momentum thanks to new technologies: Smart sportswear, innovative medical products or intelligent j
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A new look at the increasingly complex world
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29.07.2020 Many people perceive the world as increasingly complex and confusing. And rightly so. The corona pandemic, for example, illustrates the close interconnection of a wide variety of areas. Pos
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Wanted: Ways to more sustainability
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11.08.2020 A major conference organized by Viennese research institutions is looking for concrete and viable ways to make the economy and society more sustainable. Originally, only foresters spoke of
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The foundations that shape our lives
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28.08.2020 This year's Alpbach Technology Talks, organized by AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and ORF Radio Österreich 1, will take place - as part of the European Forum Alpbach - in a completely
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Light metals for more climate protection
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01.09.2020 Lightweight construction through the use of aluminum and magnesium alloys is becoming increasingly important in order to save weight in vehicle and aircraft construction and consequently re
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Research for a more livable city
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23.09.2020 How can the quality of life of people in the immediate living environment be improved? How can the mobility needs of the urban population be met in a better and more environmentally friendl
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Where and how innovations are created
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06.10.2020 Innovation systems are becoming increasingly complex: Research institutes around the world are cooperating more and more closely with each other, which often results in a shift in the "hot
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When complexity leads to human overload and uncertainty
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21.10.2020 When using machines, people are often faced with complex tasks that they do not feel up to. Under the catchphrase "Deconstructing Complexity", user experience research at the AIT Austrian I
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High-tech in the fight against fake news
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05.11.2020 A software system is being developed at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology that bundles indications of fake texts, images, audio signals and videos and uses them to produce an overall
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"We need a fast track for innovation"
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02.12.2020 At the 2nd RTO Innovation Summit, Europe's leading research organizations, including the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, presented their contributions to digitalization, decarbonizati
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Learning together from the COVID crisis
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11.12.2020 The digital "COVID Pop-up Hub" is intended as a think tank to promote an exchange on the issues raised by the Corona crisis and to stimulate approaches to solutions and further activities.
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How older people benefit from self-driving cars
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22.12.2020 Automated vehicles could help older people with special needs in particular to improve their mobility, autonomy and quality of life. However, these positive expectations do not fulfill them
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Training for the defense against cyber attacks
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18.01.2021 Modern simulation systems enable realistic testing of measures against cyberattacks. Often, it is not until you play through a situation that you realize which skills are still missing. It
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Well cared for: new telehealth system for people in quara
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24.02.2021 Individuals in domestic quarantine due to the Corona virus can receive ongoing care from healthcare professionals through a new telehealth system. This provides relief for the healthcare sy
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An electric vehicle of a very different kind: EMPA-Trac
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15.04.2021 Rethinking the vehicle. As part of a research project, a completely new type of multi-purpose electric vehicle was designed for use in municipalities and in agriculture and forestry. Thanks
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Putting people at the center
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23.08.2021 This year's yearbook "Discussing Technology" is dedicated to the topic of " Human Centered Innovation ". As a scientific contribution to the Alpbach Technology Talks 2021, it will address t
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Paths to the Great Transformation
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15.09.2021 At the Alpbach Technology Talks 2021, possibilities, opportunities and obstacles for the transformation of the economy and society as a result of the challenges posed by decarbonization and
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AIT develops method for lithium measurement
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29.11.2021 At the LKR Light Metal Competence Center in Ranshofen, a process has been developed that significantly simplifies the detection of lithium - an important element in the battery and material