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Is Austria a good location for doing research? Some really insightful answers in the essays received by Austrian Academy of Sciences! 🔮 Anaïs A. argues that ‚research performances should not be severed from the everyday life of researchers. Care responsibilities (such as parenthood) are a fitting example to show the intimate connection between the conditions of research and the production of research (…). (…) academic networks are made of human lives and collective duties. Groundbreaking and life-changing science is only possible if researchers care.‘ 🔮 Jan Martini & Nikola Falk write ‚ a successful research location should invest in establishing a sustainable and resilient research program, by diversifying non-professorial university positions and promoting long-term research projects instead of relying on short-term projects‘ 🔮 Milica Popovic, PhD states ‚from the perspective of a foreign early career researcher, there are still three key priority areas for further development: employment stability; academic freedom; and transdisciplinarity and mobility‘ Read the winning essays and those quoted above - they‘re fascinating because they come from so many perspectives (and obviously are so well researched!). #standort #forschungsstandort #precarity #diversity #care #academia #postdocs #austria

🌟 Bringing Science to Life for Young Minds! 🌟 During Science and Technology Week, researcher Filipa Pires from Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) - Organic Electronics group - took the spotlight at Arco-Íris Primary School in Olivais with an interactive session titled "From Sea to Light: LEDs Friendly to Nature." 🔍 Kids discovered how LEDs power everyday objects like TVs, game consoles, and even clothes. 🌊 They learned about cutting-edge research in the European RESORB project, which focuses on creating biodegradable LEDs from natural resources like algae and crustaceans for medical applications. 💡 The session emphasized sustainability and how technology can improve health and well-being. 💬 “The children were so engaged -they asked amazing questions, made drawings, and even asked if I could come back every Monday!” shared Filipa. This event, part of the “Engineering and Science Go to School" program, a joint venture with Instituto Superior Técnico, connects young minds with groundbreaking innovations. By turning complex concepts into fun and relatable activities, IT inspires the next generation of scientists and engineers while promoting curiosity about the wonders of science and technology. 🚀 More: https://lnkd.in/dwvQGKr8 #ScienceAndTechWeek #STEMEducation #SustainableTech #OrganicElectronics #FutureScientists #RESORBProject

Only 8 Days left... Did you know that the Hannover Institute of Technology (HITec) at Leibniz Universität Hannover is a cutting-edge research institute focusing on quantum technologies? Within this state-of-the-art facility, basic and applied research intersects with groundbreaking technology development in quantum physics and geodesy, combining expertise from physics, geodesy, and engineering. Discover the remarkable Einstein-Elevator on the HITec campus — a next-generation research device enhancing classical drop towers. With experiments under microgravity completed at a high repetition rate, it supports research in physics, material sciences, production engineering, biotechnology, biology, and medicine. This interdisciplinary feat boasts drive systems inspired by roller coaster technology, precision from machine tooling, carbon fiber from yacht construction, and robust steel engineering. The Einstein-Elevator's innovative design, with its very high microgravity accuracy (<10-6 g) and a repetition rate of up to 300 experiments per day, sets new standards for microgravity research. Take a deeper look behind the scenes during the lab tours on 24 September 2024 at 'Humboldt meets Leibniz: Emerging Topics in Biomedical Research and Implant Research'. For more information visit: https://lnkd.in/g2DnFUss #HmL #HumboldtmeetsLeibniz #Bioengineering #Leibniz #Hannover #Implant #Research

In the Zernike Institute Advent Calendar, we are presenting 24 short spotlights in December. In these specials, we highlight PhD students, postdocs, support staff, and technicians of our research groups and team - providing a glimpse into their typical day at work. In Episode 8 meet Xiaojing Liu, PhD student in the Surfaces and Thin Films Group. Her research aims to uncover the hidden nature of two-dimensional (2D) materials by investigating the behavior of electrons. For this, she uses angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), a powerful technique that allows them to directly probe the electronic properties of solids and surfaces. Read the full text here https://lnkd.in/dDZ56rJU, stay safe, and have a beautiful holiday season! #advancedmaterials #phd #womeninstem Faculty of Science and Engineering - University of Groningen

"𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴. [...] 𝘐𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩, 𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘦," Azminul Jaman explains in Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials’ advent calendar 🎄 Azminul is a PhD student and part of CogniGron. His research topic is: "Towards a cognitive computer architecture based on memristive devices: developing short- and long-term memory" and is currently in Tamalika Banerjee’s research group, the Spintronics of Functional Materials group. Read about what else he is doing and how fellow researchers within different fields has inspired him to think outside the box: https://lnkd.in/eFBAhG6b #advancedmaterials #Groningen #advent #futureproofcomputing

We are very proud of our colleagues Hemangi Patel and Torben Reuter, who successfully participated in the 6th PhD Symposium of the Department of #Chemistry at the Universität zu Köln.   With their posters on the topics ▶ 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 #𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 – 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (Hemangi Patel) and ▶ 𝐍𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐞-𝐍-𝐂 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭 (Torben Reuter), both have examined important and future-oriented topics in the area of #energy research.   With her contribution, Hemangi even won the poster prize from the University of Cologne! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 You can find her in the picture below (fourth from the left).   We are very proud and happy for both of them and are already looking forward to write about their next exciting research results.   Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. #dlrWF #dlr #phd #materialsresearch #scientificposters #werkstoffforschung #materialforschung #energie 📷-𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵ä𝘵 𝘻𝘶 𝘒ö𝘭𝘯

🧬 Professor Tom de Greef, pioneer in synthetic biology and DNA data storage, appointed fellow of the prestigious Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). 🎉 As a newly appointed NAE fellow, De Greef is expected to play an active role in NAE’s mission: fostering a vital and effective environment of responsible, inclusive, and impactful engineering-based innovation and making the engineering community’s voice better heard among key decision-makers. Today, the NAE is installing ten new Fellows and four new Young Engineers. One of these Young Engineers is Dan Jing Wu, alumna from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at TU Eindhoven, and CEO and co-founder of medtech company VivArt-X. With this expansion, the NAE network grows to a total of 91 prominent experts in the field of engineering-based innovations. #bioengineering #futureofengineering #dnadatastorage #fellow

🎆 Happy birthday Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning, SSF 🎆 Celebrating with dedicated featured articles in Framtidens Forskning Similar to personal independence, academic independence is contingent on the availability of means of support that allow you to leave the nest and follow your ambitions. With the research grants bestowed for my Ph.D within the SwedNess Research School first and for my postdoc in view of future European Spallation Source ERIC utilization after, SSF has laid the foundation for my entire career as a large-scale facility expert, allowing me to explore a variety of research topics, create new opportunities for the use of neutron-based experimental methods, and build bridges across disciplines. Thanks to SSF I could embark on an exciting new chapter, shifting from solid state condensed matter physics to soft condensed matter for climate change mitigation applications. Characterizing this type of materials presents challenges due to their complex, hierarchical structures, dynamic behavior, and lack of long-range order compared to crystalline solids. Investigation techniques must be capable of resolving multiple length scales, capturing temporal changes, and probing disordered structures effectively. Addressing these challenges requires a multi-disciplinary approach integrating advanced imaging, spectroscopy, scattering methods, and computational modeling, all of which is part of the project I am carrying out between the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK) at Stockholm University and the PSI Paul Scherrer Institut. What the future holds is not for me to know, but I certainly embrace and enjoy the remarkable journey I am on today. #ResearchGrant #SoftMatter #NeutronScience #ESS #AcademicJourney #Nanocellulose

🔬 ESS, the future research facility, is set to provide scientists with new insights at the atomic level. ESS in Lund is poised to become a crucial tool for material researchers in the future. Life Science Sweden visited the facility to see how far they have progressed. As a European consortium for research infrastructure, with Sweden and Denmark as host countries, ESS will employ around 800 people and host 3000 researchers annually once operational, offering unparalleled opportunities for material research down to the atomic level. But what sets ESS apart from MAX IV Laboratory? Standing at ESS, one can see another research facility, MAX IV, a few hundred meters away. While both are used to study materials, MAX IV accelerates electrons to create X-rays for material examination. MAX IV and ESS complement each other. Lunds universitet describes the differences between the two facilities as follows: "If you could take an X-ray of yourself at MAX IV, you would see your bones in extreme resolution. If you were to take a 'neutron image' of yourself at ESS, you would see the water and blood in your body."

🔬 Exciting Innovations in Nanoresearch at SupraFAB Research Facility 🔬   Delving into the intricate realm of cell boundaries, the cutting-edge #SupraFAB research facility, nestled within the campus of Freie Universität Berlin in Dahlem, has been a hub for interdisciplinary exploration in physics, chemistry, and biology for over a year and a half.   💡 Did you know that over half of all commercial medications target proteins residing within cell membranes? These proteins orchestrate complex processes crucial in determining the severity of illnesses when pathogens attempt cell invasion. Despite their significance, our understanding of these proteins at cell boundaries remains limited. Addressing this knowledge gap and fostering further research initiatives are among the primary objectives of the scientists at SupraFAB.   🔬 SupraFAB, short for Supramolecular Functional Architectures at Biointerfaces, hosts approximately 120 researchers who benefit from state-of-the-art laboratories and research equipment, fostering collaborative endeavors across various scientific domains.   ❗ Professor Rainer Haag, a prominent figure at SupraFAB, underscores the facility's role in advancing Berlin's stature as a leading research hub. He emphasizes the importance of SupraFAB in fostering groundbreaking research and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations across natural sciences, life sciences, and medicine.   Read more about how SupraFAB is pushing the boundaries of understanding cell interactions at the molecular level and the building's architectural exposures. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dU9eN4fg   #AirportRegionBB #nanoresearch photo©stock.adobe dot com - flydragon; Layout: Melanie Gartzke