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A Mathematical Universe in a Sandbox
ISTA mathematician secures computational support for AI-assisted research
October 8, 2026
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Like Pearls in the Sky
ISTA astronomers detect striking new details in a unique supernova remnant
October 6, 2026
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Bacterial Immunity—or a Form of Sex?
ISTA researchers show how bacteria use viruses to reshuffle DNA under starvation stress
October 1, 2026
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Double Success at Lower Austrian Science Awards
Honorary Award for Johann Danzl, Recognition Award for Maria Ibáñez
September 29, 2026
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Efficient Catalysis with Less Metal
ISTA researchers develop a light-driven nickel catalyst for making chemical bonds
September 29, 2026
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Three More Professors Join ISTA
Welcome Friedrich Stricker, Carla Fernández-Rico, and Simone Fatichi
September 24, 2026
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90 New PhD Students from Six Continents
Five-year paid position at ISTA starts with research group rotation
September 16, 2026
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Three Mathematicians Join ISTA Faculty
New faculty members will study primes, waves, and discrete systems
September 10, 2026
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Tumor Cells: Disorder Can Promote Spread
Experiments and computer simulations provide a new theoretical model for cancer research
September 9, 2026
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Roques-Carmes: MIT Tech Review Innovator
French physicist recognized for technology that could improve X-ray clarity & sensitivity
September 8, 2026
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€9.2 Million in EU Grants for ISTA
Five ERC Starting Grants will fund innovative projects run by early-career researchers
September 3, 2026
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Jack Bravo Named 2026 Vallee Scholar
ISTA researcher receives prestigious award to advance biomedical discovery
September 2, 2026
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Royal Society Honors Monika Henzinger
Milner Award and Lecture lauds Henzinger’s pioneering computer science research
August 27, 2026
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Digital Dunes and Fortified (Sand) Castles
ISTA scientists tame unruly sand in graphics and simulations
August 18, 2026
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Laura Schmid Receives ISTA Alumni Award
Schmid is leading the launch of a new computer science journal
August 17, 2026
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Brain and Organoid Side-by-Side
ISTA researchers develop a new organoid model of the cerebral cortex
August 12, 2026
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Black Hole Star: Mirage or Miracle?
ISTA scientists may solve riddle of supermassive black holes in the early Universe
August 12, 2026
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Neuronal Precursors Split Early
ISTA Postdoc investigates how distinct neuron types arise in the cerebral cortex
August 5, 2026
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After the Anesthesia
The female brain reacts differently to ketamine
July 31, 2026
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Infinite Deformation and Shape Computation
ISTA scientists present two computer graphics papers at SIGGRAPH 2026
July 22, 2026
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Turning a Single Molecule into a Magnet
ISTA researchers uncover a quantum phenomenon relevant for nanodevices
July 15, 2026
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Quantum Bath Syncs Distant Qubits
ISTA physicists confirm 20-year-old theory that could boost quantum technology
July 14, 2026
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The Art of Proper Flickering
Genes follow a precise switching protocol
July 13, 2026
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Roots Steer Clear of Plant Rot
Newly identified ‘saprotropism’ helps roots avoid decaying plant matter
July 9, 2026
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Camp Donation: Responsible AI Program
First postdocs selected to advance trustworthy, and ethical AI research
July 8, 2026
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Three ISTA Professors Join EMBO
Xiaoqi Feng, Anđela Šarić and Gašper Tkačik honored for outstanding research
June 30, 2026
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Harnessing Light at the Nanoscale
Physicist and engineer Charles Roques-Carmes joins the ISTA faculty
June 30, 2026
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Toward Experiment Guided AlphaFold
ISTA researchers enhance Nobel Prize-winning structural prediction model
June 29, 2026
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ISTA Secures New ERC Advanced Grant
Prestigious 2.8-million Euro prize will fund SPINSWAP superconductivity project
June 23, 2026
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The “Gate” for Bulky Cargo
ISTA scientists reveal new details of how large proteins cross cell membranes
June 22, 2026
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Celebrating 52 Graduates
In a class spanning 25 countries, five exceptional PhDs are honored with awards
June 22, 2026
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Patterns in Genetic Chaos
Autism-related genes share a common path during early brain development
June 17, 2026
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ISTA Researcher Wins Zero Emissions Award
Lavinia Saltarelli receives 385,000 euros for climate-relevant research
June 16, 2026
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How Proteins Breathe
… and what makes them freeze
June 15, 2026
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Second Term for President Martin Hetzer
First term “strengthened international reputation, research capacity, talent acquisition, and research transfer to economy and society.”
June 11, 2026
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Human Traits Beyond Inherited Genes
ISTA scientists reveal complex genetic connections between generations
June 9, 2026
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Organizations Welcome Commitment to Funding
Science & Research Essential to the Country’s Prosperity
May 27, 2026
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Cell Movement in the Embryo
Zebrafish study at ISTA shows: without keratin, nothing moves
May 21, 2026
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Plant Stress and Unique cAMP Signaling
Plants evolved distinct functions for two forms of a fundamental signaling molecule
May 8, 2026
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Superconductivity That Shouldn’t Exist?
ISTA physicists dissect the mind-boggling properties of a strange quantum material
April 29, 2026
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Do Memories Form on a Blank Slate?
How thought networks in the hippocampus develop after birth
April 27, 2026
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Anabaena Learns a New Trick
Cyanobacteria surprise scientists with evolutionary shift
April 16, 2026
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Archaeology of Star Magnetism
ISTA team presents theoretical evidence for ‘fossilized’ magnetism in stars
April 14, 2026
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Microbial Hockey
ISTA scientists discover how bacteria rotate tiny pucks
April 7, 2026
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Two’s Company: New Class of Star Remnants
ISTA scientists find X-ray emitting, highly magnetic, rapidly rotating white dwarfs
March 31, 2026
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Three Professors New Members of ÖAW
Sylvia Cremer, Amelia Douglass, and Alicia Michael among newly elected members
March 26, 2026
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ISTA’s First Schmidt Science Fellow
David Vijatovic joins prestigious global program for young science talent
March 25, 2026
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SCIENCE STORY
Keynote by Francesca Pellicciotti
Recording from the VISTA Opening Festival
March 24, 2026
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Understanding Mountain Water
$9.5 million project combines fieldwork, advanced modeling, AI, and community engagement
March 19, 2026

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Justus Bruggenjurgen, UIBK
Oct 16, 2026
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Oct 19, 2026
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Geometric perturbations of soft quantum waveguides Geometric perturbations of soft quantum waveguides
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Oct 20, 2026
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Functional Molecular Machines: From Switchable Molecular Tweezers to Cyclodextrin-Based Information Ratchets Functional Molecular Machines: From Switchable Molecular Tweezers to Cyclodextrin-Based Information Ratchets
Guillaume Vives, Sorbonne University
Oct 22, 2026
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Learning Thermodynamics from Sequence: Predicting and Designing Complex Biomolecular Mixtures Learning Thermodynamics from Sequence: Predicting and Designing Complex Biomolecular Mixtures
William M. Jacobs, Princeton University
Oct 22, 2026
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Computations of the slice genus and the unknotting number of links via machine learning Computations of the slice genus and the unknotting number of links via machine learning
Andras Juhasz, University of Oxford
Oct 22, 2026
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Protein Motion Beyond Snapshots: Learning from Many Structures to Decode Dynamics Protein Motion Beyond Snapshots: Learning from Many Structures to Decode Dynamics
Alisia Fadini, Columbia University
Oct 22, 2026
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Towards the next generation of superconducting qubit Towards the next generation of superconducting qubit
Christian Kraglund Andersen, TU Delft | NL
Nov 3, 2026
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Nov 10, 2026
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"Nonlinear quantum optics vie interacting Rydberg atoms" "Nonlinear quantum optics vie interacting Rydberg atoms"
Sebastian Hofferberth, University of Bonn
Nov 17, 2026
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No Margin for Error: Navigating Academia Without a Financial Safety Net No Margin for Error: Navigating Academia Without a Financial Safety Net
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Nov 19, 2026
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Recent Publications

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

The effect of the fitness gradient on fixation probability

Jakub Svoboda, Hossein Nemati, Josef Tkadlec, Kamran Kaveh, Krishnendu Chatterjee

Nature Communications 2026

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Spectral independence of almost fully correlated random matrices

Oleksii Kolupaiev

Bernoulli 2026

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Is faster-X adaptation due to large-effect mutations? An empirical test of a new theory

Filip Ruzicka, Beatriz Vicoso

Genome Biology and Evolution 2026

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Approximation of values and equilibria in stochastic games: Complexity and algorithms

Ali Asadi

2026

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Compression and inference in high dimensions: An approximate message passing perspective

Kevin Kögler

2026

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Random diophantine equations of large degree

Timothy D Browning, Will Sawin

The Quarterly Journal of Mathematics 2026

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Herd immunity underlies homologous recombination in stationary phase bacteria

Pavel Payne, Pavel Plevka, Jonathan P Bollback, Calin C Guet

Molecular Biology and Evolution 2026

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Microscale electrical behavior of highly charged individual aerosol particles using optical tweezers

Andrea Stöllner

2026

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