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Antarc­ti­ca's big­gest recor­ded “heat­wave” fully deci­phe­red

An inter­national team of scien­tists includ­ing Elisab­eth Schlosser from the Depart­ment of Atmo­spheric and Cryos­pheric Sciences exten­sively docu­mented an excep­tional warming event in Ant­arctica. An exhaustive description of this record-breaking warmth, which resulted in tem­perature anomalies of unpreced­ented magnit­ude (+30-40°C), is the subject of two com­panion articles pub­lished in the American Meteoro­logical Society’s Journal of Climate.

William Barton und Team erforschen geheime Tageücher Hases

The Secret Diary of Karl Bene­dikt Hase

Karl Bene­dikt Hase (1780–1864) is recogn­ised as one of the fore­most Greek scholars in the French aca­demia of his time. The LAGOOS project has at its core the disc­overy of 9 volu­mes of the private diary of Hase, written in Ancient Greek and preser­ved at the Goethe- und Schiller-Archiv, Weimar. Specia­lists of Late Antique and Byzan­tine history and litera­ture applaud the out­standing value of his work as an editor and commen­tator. 

Traffic junction in Innsbruck with very few vehicles

Signi­fi­cant decline of CO2 emis­si­ons in Inns­bruck

Air monitoring measurements at the University of Innsbruck's atmospheric observatory show that carbon dioxide emissions in western Austria have fallen by around 20 percent since 2018. Emissions are therefore well below the levels predicted by various models. Observational data is becoming increasingly important for assessing greenhouse gas budgets.

Glass ball rolled over a curved surface

Observ­ing macro­scopic quan­tum effects in the dark

Be fast, avoid light, and roll through a curvy ramp: This is the recipe for a pioneering experiment proposed by theoretical physicists in a recent paper published in Physical Review Letters. An object evolving in a potential created through electrostatic or magnetic forces is expected to rapidly and reliably generate a macroscopic quantum superposition state.

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Prin­ting inks made from plants

On the path to a circular economy, Judith Deriu is developing natural color pigments from plants and uses them to make sustainable printing inks for industry in the laboratory at the Research Institute of Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics in Dornbirn.

Two feets in white sneakers

Brisk walks sup­port smo­king ces­sa­tion

Good news for anyone who wants to quit smoking in the new year: In a recently published study, Innsbruck scientists show that ten-minute brisk walking sessions reduce the cravings of temporarily abstinent smokers and improve their overall well-being. The study is the first to compare the effect of indoor and outdoor activity on smoking cessation.

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Unlocking Neu­tron Star Rota­tion Anoma­lies

A collaboration between quantum physicists and astrophysicists, led by Francesca Ferlaino and Massimo Mannarelli, has achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding neutron star glitches. They were able to numerically simulate this enigmatic cosmic phenomenon with ultracold dipolar atoms. This research establishes a strong link between quantum mechanics and astrophysics and paves the way for quantum simulation of stellar objects from Earth.

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Austria's quan­tum sci­ence is taking off

Yesterday, the FWF Cluster of Excellence for quantum sciences has been officially launched in Innsbruck. As part of the Excellence Initiative, the Clusters of Excellence are Austrian beacons of basic research. Quantum Science Austria (quantA) brings together over 60 research groups in Innsbruck, Vienna, Linz and Klosterneuburg and is intended to strengthen Austria's leading position in quantum science in the long term.

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Ein Barcamp ist ein offenes, partizipatives Konferenz-Format, bei dem die Teilnehmenden selbst die Agenda gestalten und Inhalte präsentieren, wodurch ein dynamischer Aust... [weiter]

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