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New Avenues for the Functionalization and Characterization of Nanocarbons

As part of Montanuniversität's strategic research area (SCoReA+) "Hydrogen and Carbon", new cooperative infrastructure for the production and…

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2nd Materials Science Colloquium (67th Physical Metallurgy Colloquium) in Lech am Arlberg

From April 17-20, the 2nd Materials Science Colloquium (67th Physical Metallurgy Colloquium) took place in Lech am Arlberg. The colloquium, organized…

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"Outstanding Reviewer Award" for Anna Sophie Jelinek

Anna Sophie Jelinek has been awarded with the "Outstanding Reviewer Award 2022" for her excellent reviewing activities for the journals ACTA…

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Opening ceremony of the CD Laboratory "Knowledge-based Design of Advanced Steels"

On January 17, 2023, a new CD lab entitled "Knowledge-based Design of Advanced Steels" was opened in the Department of Materials Science. The CDL is…

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Successful recommissioning of a deposition system installed in the laboratories at RomaTre being a part of the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Program of Rostislav Daniel (mit Dr. Saqib Rashid, left)Successful recommissioning of a deposition system installed in the laboratories at RomaTre being a part of the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Program of Rostislav Daniel (mit Dr. Saqib Rashid, left)

Research within the framework of ERASMUS+ STAFF MOBILITY of the European Commission

The Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Program of the European Commission is an ideal tool for establishing new collaborative research programs among European…

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AVS Young Investigator Award to Christina Kainz

Christina Kainz, postdoc in the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Advanced Coated Cutting Tools at the Chair of Functional Materials and Material…

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Publication in "Additive Manufacturing”

The Chair for Structural and Functional Ceramics at the University of Leoben, together with the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia, published a paper…

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100 years of fracture mechanics

A century ago, A.A. Griffith published his groundbreaking work on the fracture behavior of brittle materials and thus laid the foundation for a new…

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The coupon with 15 individual tips was machined out of the solid material using only the fs laser.The coupon with 15 individual tips was machined out of the solid material using only the fs laser.

New femtolaser in use

At the end of June, our new microPREP PRO FEMTO laser ablation system was put into operation. Laser pulses in the range of femtoseconds (=10-15 sec)…

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The award was accepted by Prof. Dr. Helmut Clemens (center). Left: Prof. Dr. Ronald Schnitzer; right: Prof. Dr. Frank Mücklich, the organizer of the International Materialography Conference in Saarbrücken.The award was accepted by Prof. Dr. Helmut Clemens (center). Left: Prof. Dr. Ronald Schnitzer; right: Prof. Dr. Frank Mücklich, the organizer of the International Materialography Conference in Saarbrücken.

Buehler Best Paper Award 2021 for the best publication of the year

The "Buehler Best Paper Award" recognizes the best papers from the journal "Praktische Metallographie / Practical Metallography" of the past year. In…

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