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Surprise, spectacle, science: Astrophysicists observed a partial solar eclipse

The star of the show was the sun, and the programme featured a natural spectacle: the partial solar eclipse on the evening of 12 August 2026 drew crowds to Graz’s Schloßberg. The ‘sun-downer’ was accompanied by a dash of science from astrophysicists at the University of Graz.

Discussions on Europe’s digital future are taking place in Graz

Exactly three months before the event, the Technology Impact Summit (TIS) team is unveiling the programme for this year’s think tank event.

Preserving cultural heritage: Graz researchers make Roman inscriptions legible again

Researchers from the University of Graz and Graz University of Technology are working to save inscriptions carved in stone in Styria during Roman times from disappearing. They have developed a simple and cost-effective method to make inscriptions on tombs and votive altars – which have been weathered or damaged – legible again. They are currently testing the method on Roman stones at several sites across Styria. The aim is to provide other historians with a tool to preserve cultural heritage when expensive research equipment is not available. The method was recently published in the research journal Heritage Science.

When the sun goes dark: Enlightening for science and the people of Graz

When the moon partially passes in front of the sun in Graz on 12 August 2026, the event will once again captivate many people. This includes Manuela Temmer, an astrophysicist at the University of Graz. The scientist confirms that this celestial phenomenon offers significant value for research: “During a solar eclipse, the corona can be observed more clearly than with any instrument.”

Courtly Love and Aubergines: What Medieval Literature Has in Common with Emojis

Plants and fruits were already used as symbols of love in the Middle Ages. German studies scholar Isabella Managò, together with her colleagues Brigitte Spreitzer-Fleck and Julia Zimmermann, explains how this came about and why this figurative language remains familiar to us to this day.

New technology from the University of Graz reveals the hidden properties of tumour cells

It sounds like science fiction, but it could advance cancer research in the future: a team at the University of Graz, led by physicist Jan Enenkel, is developing a new laboratory device using laser technology that can be used to examine individual tumour cells. The idea is reminiscent of the medical tricorder from the Star Trek film series – albeit as a high-precision measurement platform. A spin-off fellowship from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is supporting the development of the technology at the University of Graz with around 500,000 euros.

Four introduced species of leafhoppers newly discovered in the Botanical Garden Graz

They have travelled to Europe as stowaways via international trade and are now rapidly taking over large parts of the continent: more and more insects from other parts of the world are becoming established here. Biologist Gernot Kunz recently discovered four species for the first time at the University of Graz Botanical Garden: the American grapevine leafhopper (Scaphoideus titanus), the wounded leafhopper from North America (Erasmoneura vulnerata) and the Japanese grape leafhopper (Arboridia kakogawana) – all three specialising in vines – as well as the Indian leafhopper Pediopsoides sharmai, which is associated with walnut trees.

Researchers at the University of Graz impress with their AI expertise

A total of 170 entries were submitted to the Austrian Academy of Sciences’ essay competition on the topic of artificial intelligence and science. Both first and second place went to researchers from the University of Graz.

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