University of Vienna

Researchers have developed nano-sponges made of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) on graphene that can efficiently filter industrial pollutants out of water

Materials

Nano-sponges on graphene make efficient filters of industrial wastewater

Engineers at the University of Vienna have developed a new composite material that makes an efficient filter for removing organic pollutants from water. The system uses super-porous “nano-sponges” embedded on a sheet of graphene.

View along the main pedestrian route with buildings by Hitoshi Abe (left), BUSarchitektur (right) and Zaha Hadid (center) (Image: Campus WU/boanet)

Architecture

World-class architecture joins high-level sustainability at new Vienna university

Vienna’s University of Economics and Business offers six new buildings by leading architects and adheres to rigorous strategies of energy efficiency.

Power Sleep is a new Android app that uses the processing power of mobile phones for research while users are asleep

Mobile Technology

University of Vienna app uses your phone for research while you sleep

Power Sleep is a new Android app that allows mobile phone users to donate the processing power of their devices to scientific research while they are asleep.