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MICROBE project kickoff for the next step in microbiome research
The MICROBE project, funded by the European Union, develops and researches technologies and methods for optimised collection, isolation and long-term preservation of microbiomes. This is necessary to
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How can microbiomes be preserved for future generations?
How can microbiomes - including bacteria, archaeae, fungi, algae, protists and viruses - be "banked" and preserved for future generations? A team of scientists led by Dr. Matthew Ryan (CABI) came tog
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Microbiome Workshop in the EU Parliament with Angela Sessitsch
Biodiversity, sustainable food, sustainable agriculture and circular economy - how can microbiome innovations contribute to solving major societal challenges? Answers to this question will be discuss
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Revolutionary data storage technology: AIT-led consortium wins EIC Pathfinder Challenge funding
A consortium led by the AIT Competence Unit Molecular Diagnostics at the Center for Health and Bioresources has won EIC Pathfinder Challenge funding to use DNA as a data storage device. The group pla
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DPU and AIT organize symposium on nanoplastics
New environmental pollutants such as nanoplastics are among the major future issues facing mankind. As far as is known so far, microscopic plastic particles are already found in all habitats of the w
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AIT Bioresources expert Eva Maria Sehr on winter vegetables at P.M.Wissen
Fresh vegetables from the snow, harvested in Austrian fields at sub-zero temperatures: Carrots, radishes, lettuces, leeks and parsley defy winter and frost. Contrary to popular belief, they can be so
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AIT supports companies in combating invasive plants
The ControlinRoad project aimed to test different methods for controlling invasive plants and to evaluate their use on roadsides. - The result is a tractor-based machine which, as an alternative to c
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The InChildHealth project aims to improve indoor air quality in schools
The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is an active research partner in the European IDEAL Cluster (Indoor Environmental Air Quality and Health). This project, funded by the European Health and Dig
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First NETmicroplastic Stakeholder Workshop in Tulln: Focus on microplastics in agricultural soils.
The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and 11 partners from Austria, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands are working on the investigation of microplastics in agricultural soils. NETmicroplastic is f
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EU WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN LOWER AUSTRIA
On 25 May 2022, the AIT organises a workshop on "Sustainable soil management in food production" for producers and small and medium-sized enterprises in the primary food production sector. The worksh
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Half a ton of waste in half a year for a good cause
The Center for Health and Bioresources not only works on the challenges of meeting climate change, ensuring food safety, reducing CO2 and improving environmental protection, but also starts in its ow
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Angela Sessitsch and her team awarded 2nd place at the Houska Prize with Endoboost.
The Houska Prize of the B&C Private Foundation is considered the most important research prize for applied research in Austria. This year, Angela Sessitsch, Head of Competence Unit Bioresources a
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Agriculture 4.0: AIT and Lower Austria present new digitalisation initiative
Vienna, 21.04.2021. At 3 p.m. at Palais Lichtenstein, Lower Austria's Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner and AIT Supervisory Board President Hannes Androsch, together with Lower Austria's Provincial Counc
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Fighting the effects of climate change - two AIT experts in ORF documentary
Climate change has long had a noticeable impact on the everyday lives of many people in Austria. The new documentary "Unser Wetter: Zwischen Dürre und Flut" (Our Weather: Between Drought and Flood) o
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MobileAirCleaner project successfully completed - next step offices, surgeries and waiting rooms
SARS-Cov-2 pandemic continues with many challenges to the entire world. Based on the current state of knowledge, one of the main drivers of transmission are aerosols, tiny droplets that can remain in
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MobileAirCleaner project successfully completed - next step offices, surgeries and waiting rooms
SARS-Cov-2 pandemic continues with many challenges to the entire world. Based on the current state of knowledge, one of the main drivers of transmission are aerosols, tiny droplets that can remain in
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The potential of microbiomes - helpers for environment and health
AIT experts Angela Sessitsch and Tanja Kostic (Center for Health & Bioresources) together with eight international partners, publish a recommendation on how the potential of microbiomes can be us
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AIT Gender & Diversity Officer Prof. Dr. Elke Guenther Nominated for Minerva Award
The Minerva Award has been presented annually since 2021 to honor people, companies and brands that are committed to promoting and supporting women in leadership positions. AIT Gender & Diversity
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Stakeholder workshop on the topic of "Microplastics in agricultural soils".
The AIT-led NETmicroplastic project invited relevant stakeholders and interested members of the public to share their knowledge and ideas on the use of (micro)plastics in agriculture on April 27. The
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AIT is part of the Cluster of Excellence "Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health"
The Cluster of Excellence "Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health" aims to investigate the importance of microbiomes for the health of our planet. With FWF funding of EUR 21 million, 30 scientists from s