Supported Projects
Each year, the net proceeds from the Ball of Industry and Technology are donated to TU Wien, which independently decides how the funds are allocated. The funding supports both key aspects of the University’s mission: its role as an institution for education and continuing professional development, and its central role in research in Vienna.
The Techniker-Cercle is thus TU Wien’s oldest private patron.
A Paradigm Shift in Power Grids
LINK represents an entirely new approach to power grids. LINK organises the management of electricity networks, power generators, energy storage facilities and new consumers by grouping them into specially defined units known as “Links”.
Sensorless Machine Runs Smoothly
Electromagnets used to adjust the position of the rotor also serve as sensors. The magnetic field couples the rotor with the electromagnetic coil, allowing magnetically levitated rotors to be controlled without additional sensors.
Flying Through Space and Time: TU Wien Develops a Virtual Skydive
Using a sophisticated suspension system and a 3D headset, the device developed at TU Wien allows users to experience a “virtual skydive”. At the same time, they travel through 200 years of TU Wien’s history.
Flexible Pump Turbine for Compact Pumped-Storage Power Plants
TU Wien has developed a new, flexible pump turbine that makes hydraulic energy storage economically viable even at lower power levels. Instead of requiring a large reservoir, a small water storage facility could be sufficient in future.
Valuable Resources from Wastewater
Industrial wastewater can be used to produce valuable substances, including carotenoids, bioplastics and even products for the pharmaceutical industry.
“Concrete Oscar” for Salzburg Bridge
The bridge was constructed using a newly developed bridge-building technique. Unlike conventional bridges, the new design eliminates the risk of steel components inside the concrete beginning to corrode, significantly reducing maintenance costs.
Polymer 3D Printing with Injection-Moulding Quality
TU Wien’s 3D printers are based on a specially developed stereolithographic process (SLA), in which the material is cured using light. The technology can be used to process materials including tough polymers, ceramics and biodegradable polymers.
Injection Moulding (“Sintering”) for Aluminium Alloys
The new powder injection-moulding technology for aluminium is designed to enable complex components to be manufactured cost-effectively. TU Wien has succeeded in producing components that are significantly lighter and larger than those typically possible using conventional powder injection-moulding processes.
New Material for Artificial Blood Vessels
TU Wien and the Medical University of Vienna have jointly developed artificial blood vessels made from a special elastomer material with excellent mechanical properties. Over time, these artificial blood vessels are gradually replaced by the body’s own tissue.
Everything Revolves Around the Sun
A particularly cost-effective solar concentration system has been developed using specially designed plastic films. The solar concentrator is simply inflated with air. The resulting air pressure creates precisely the required curvature, while a reflective film concentrates the sunlight.
The Heart in a Petri Dish
Creating new heart tissue instead of transplanting donor hearts: researchers at TU Wien have developed substances that can be used to grow functional heart cells.
TU Wien Unveils Innovative Bascule Bridge
The new bascule bridge requires only two simple water tanks and a small pump, which can be powered by solar cells. The innovative bridge was developed on behalf of the City of Vienna. A scale-model experiment has now demonstrated that the concept does indeed work.
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