Wood Vision Lab: A ‘one-stop shop’ for high-tech timber and bio-based innovations

Wood as a high-tech material for mobility, industry and logistics: ‘THE POWER OF WOOD’, held on 21 October 2026 in Weiz, focused on new industrial applications, the latest research findings and the importance of cross-sector collaboration. Together with businesses, research organisations and Styrian cluster organisations, the Wood Vision Lab demonstrated how innovative ideas are transformed […]

Artificial intelligence helps with waste sorting

Exciting news from ORF about Binder+Co: With an investment of four million euros, Binder+Co is planning the largest investment in research and development in the company’s history. Executive Board member Jörg Rosegger emphasises that innovation and technological leadership are crucial to maintaining Europe’s position in mechanical engineering in the face of international competition.  “We are […]

AVL, Shell and Fraunhofer are developing the aviation fuel of the future

Shell Global Solutions International B.V., Fraunhofer IKTS and AVL are joining forces on a programme designed to develop a next-generation power-to-liquids (PTL) process based on solid oxide co-electrolysis technology for the production of synthetic aviation fuel (e-SAF) from CO2 and low-carbon electricity. The collaboration will last four years and deliver an integrated pilot-scale test programme […]

Technical University of Leoben launches the CHESS Doctoral School

In September 2026, a groundbreaking draft bill on geological carbon storage (CCS – Carbon Capture and Storage) was submitted for consultation in Austria. The federal government, comprising the ÖVP and SPÖ, together with the NEOS, has presented a draft of a new Carbon Dioxide Storage Act (KSp-G). This is intended to lift the strict ban […]

Technical University of Leoben is developing next-generation aluminium

Crossover alloys are taking the market by storm: At the Montanuniversität Leoben, a novel concept for aluminium alloys has been developed that resolves a long-standing trade-off in materials engineering: until now, aluminium materials were either easy to work with or particularly strong. These so-called crossover alloys now combine both properties in a single material. Conventional […]

LEC launches a hydrogen engine in the megawatt range

Global energy demand is growing rapidly. The increasing electrification of many sectors, and in particular the massive expansion of AI applications, require high-performance and, above all, climate-neutral energy systems. There is a need for resilient, scalable solutions that combine security of supply with climate targets. Large engines will continue to play a central role in […]