The AV.5G project aims to accelerate automated driving in Austria through secure, high-performance, low-latency 5G standalone networks. Pilot projects in Graz and Klagenfurt will test automated software and map updates, precise vehicle localisation, and simulation-based safety validation to reduce downtime and improve the safety, efficiency, and availability of autonomous public transport.
The project also brings together mobility, digitalisation, and telecommunications, creating synergies…
This research project develops a novel computational model to simulate interactions between biological and biomimetic fibers and membranes at the nano- and microscale. By combining molecular interaction principles with efficient beam and shell models, it will enable accurate analysis of processes such as adhesion, peeling, deformation, and buckling. The results will support advances in computational mechanics, biomechanics, bioengineering, and materials science.
European Beech forests are vital for the climate. Under global change, individual beech trees show increasing differences in survival and growth, suggesting a variation in their genetic potential to adapt. We don't fully understand which specific genes make some trees more resilient. To map the complex link between a beech tree's genes (genotype), its physical traits (phenotype), and the environment it grows in. A team of scientists from four countries is combining two cutting-edge tools:
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Light pollution (LP), caused by artificial lighting disrupting the natural rhythm of day and night, has wide-ranging impacts on biodiversity, human health, energy consumption, climate, and cultural heritage, as it reduces insect populations, alters animal behavior, interferes with circadian rhythms and melatonin production, increases CO₂ emissions through excessive electricity use, and obscures the starry sky that has historically guided human navigation and science; despite 80% of the world’s…
NIGHTVISION4CE tackles light pollution: a growing cross-border challenge in Central Europe, which affects biodiversity, ecological connectivity, human wellbeing and the quality of landscapes across administrative boundaries. Current monitoring systems, data and practices remain fragmented, while public awareness is low and territorial capacities differ significantly.
The project’s objective is to enhance the transnational ability of regions to monitor, understand and manage light pollution,…
