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Spark a (Research) Flame 2
The rotation principle in the first year of the ISTA PhD
December 7, 2023
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On the Hunt
ISTA scientists unravel mysteries of “one of the creepiest-looking” insects
December 5, 2023
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Wind of (Climate) Change
Himalayan glaciers react, blow cold winds down their slopes
December 4, 2023
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ISTA Congratulates Tom Henzinger
Prof. Thomas A. Henzinger now Chair of new Austrian Research Council
December 4, 2023
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Spark a (Research)-Flame
If you are pursuing a PhD, come to ISTA
November 21, 2023
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Studying Supramolecular Chemistry
Chemist Rafal Klajn joins ISTA faculty
November 2, 2023
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New ERC Synergy Grant for ISTA
ISTA Professor Gašper Tkačik contributes to multi-institute research on gene transcription
October 26, 2023
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More Space for ISTA Kindergarten Children
Construction of the more modern and sustainable kindergarten to start in 2024
October 25, 2023
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Water Towers: The Glaciers and Climate Change
ISTA welcomes new Professor Francesca Pellicciotti
October 25, 2023
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VISTA Groundbreaking
With Minister Polaschek and Governor of Lower Austria Mikl-Leitner
October 20, 2023
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ISTA Launches VISTA Science Experiences
Science education for children, young people, and adults
October 18, 2023
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Meet ISTA’s New Astrophysicists
ISTA’s New Assistant Professors
October 12, 2023
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Three Science Awards for ISTA Scientists
Recognition for research on enzymes, batteries and quantum dynamics
October 11, 2023
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New Chair of ISTA Board of Trustees
Elisabeth Engelbrechtsmüller-Strauß takes over from Claus J. Raidl
October 9, 2023
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The Lego Player
Jérémie Palacci promoted to Professor. Interview by C/O Vienna Magazine
September 27, 2023
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Sandra Siegert Promoted to Professor
Her research on microglia has new vigor as her start-up launches
September 18, 2023
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66 New PhD Students at ISTA
Young scientists from 28 countries and 5 continents welcomed
September 15, 2023
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Pumping like the Heart
ISTA scientists show how pulsating pumping can lead to energy savings
September 6, 2023
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Three Young ISTA Researchers Win ERC Starting Grants
EU funding for Hryhoriy Polshyn, Bingqing Cheng and new ISTA Assistant Professor Florian Praetorius
September 5, 2023
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Immune Cells Shape Their Own Path
Scientists at ISTA show how immune cells migrate along self-generated gradients
September 1, 2023
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A Look Into the Brain’s Architecture
Scientists at ISTA present new microscopic technique that reveals the brain in unprecedented detail
August 31, 2023
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Sweaters & Sketches
A recap of the Journalists in Residence at ISTA
August 28, 2023
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Revelations on the 142
ISTA’s first journalist in residence recaps his time on campus
August 10, 2023
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Minister Polaschek Visits ISTA Summer Campus
Minister visited summer campus and had scientists explain research projects
August 4, 2023
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A Visual Feast
Computer scientists bring fascinating new methods to SIGGRAPH 2023
August 3, 2023
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Bacteria as Blacksmiths
ISTA scientists use a bath of swimming bacteria to assemble unconventional materials
July 27, 2023
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Does Staying Informed Help Us Cooperate?
Not always, as ignorance can lead to cooperation too
July 25, 2023
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(How) Cells Talk to Each Other
Physics of cell communication – scientists successfully model cell dynamics
July 20, 2023
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How to Turn Drumbeats Into a Math Proof
Mathematician Vadim Kaloshin receives best paper award
July 17, 2023
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LIONESS Puts a Laser Focus on Tissue Imaging
Large collaboration at ISTA yields an unprecedented “live” view into the brain’s complexity
July 10, 2023
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The Power of Light
New assistant professor at ISTA develops chemical reactions powered by light
July 4, 2023
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DNA Organization in Real-Time
How the motion of DNA controls gene activity
June 29, 2023
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27 PhD Graduates & 3 Awards at ISTA
Graduates from nine countries. Winners from Austria, India & Russia
June 23, 2023
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A Scientific Case for Self-Identification
Biology attests to non-binary Sex and Gender despite persisting biases
June 22, 2023
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The Cloud Scientists
The ISTA scientists Yi-Ling Hwong and Andrea Stoellner are cloud scientists
June 15, 2023
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Triage in Ant Healthcare
How ants make individual decisions to reach collective hygiene
June 7, 2023
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Open Campus 2023 Recap
A science festival for everyone
June 6, 2023
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Moonstone is a Milestone
ISTA opens new laboratory building with seminar center and science education space
June 5, 2023
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Unfurling an Out and Proud Science
Queerphobia is no longer welcome in Science
June 1, 2023
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How to Create a New Institutional Tradition
A new presidential heirloom symbolizes research and history at ISTA
May 31, 2023
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Wiring up Quantum Circuits with Light
ISTA researchers entangled microwave and optical photons for the first time
May 19, 2023
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Dancing Styles of Atoms
How ISTA scientists study molecules with NMR spectroscopy
May 3, 2023
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New Algorithms Cut Size of GPT-Scale Models
Alistarh group’s novel methods bring large language models to laptops
May 2, 2023
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Inauguration of Martin Hetzer
Martin Hetzer was appointed as the new president as of January 1, 2023
April 27, 2023
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A New Innovation Ecosystem
The newly launched xista ecosystem enables innovative technology transfer
April 19, 2023
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“Research is Simply Captivating.”
New ISTA Professor Monika Henzinger on her research, career, and recent honor
April 17, 2023
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Sustainable Batteries for the Future
Research groups at ISTA strive to make energy-saving greener
April 13, 2023
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How to Walk on Water
Cross-disciplinary science at ISTA yields mind-boggling invention
April 1, 2023
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Feed Them or Lose Them
How developing nerve cells are influenced by essential amino acids
March 29, 2023

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The global re-shuffling of species The global re-shuffling of species
Franz Essl, University of Vienna
Dec 13, 2023
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Measuring the knots & braids of non-Hermitian oscillators Measuring the knots & braids of non-Hermitian oscillators
Jack Harris, Yale University
Dec 18, 2023
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Prethermalization for deformed Wigner matrices Prethermalization for deformed Wigner matrices
Joscha Henheik, ISTA
Dec 12, 2023
4:15 pm
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Higher moments of elliptic curves Higher moments of elliptic curves
Bartosz Naskręcki, Adam Mickiewicz University
Dec 14, 2023
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Jan 22, 2024
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Anne L’Huillier, Lund University
Jan 29, 2024
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Higher moments of elliptic curves Higher moments of elliptic curves
Bartosz Naskręcki, Adam Mickiewicz University
Dec 14, 2023
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The invariant measure of the 2D Yang-Mills Langevin dynamic The invariant measure of the 2D Yang-Mills Langevin dynamic
Ilya Chevyrev, University of Edinburgh
Dec 18, 2023
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Apr 8, 2024
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Apr 15, 2024
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Different behaviours of the N-particle branching random walk Different behaviours of the N-particle branching random walk
Zsofia Talyigas, University of Vienna
Dec 18, 2023
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Quantum Colloquium | Measuring high-amplitude quantum motion in a nanogram object Quantum Colloquium | Measuring high-amplitude quantum motion in a nanogram object
Jack Harris, Yale University
Dec 19, 2023
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Apr 29, 2024
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May 6, 2024
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Linear and Nonlinear Responses in Quantum Magnets (Quantum Colloquium) Linear and Nonlinear Responses in Quantum Magnets (Quantum Colloquium)
Steve Winter, Wake Forest University
Jan 9, 2024
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Spectral estimates for Schrödinger operators with Neumann boundary conditions on Hölder domains Spectral estimates for Schrödinger operators with Neumann boundary conditions on Hölder domains
Charlotte Dietze, University of Munich
Jan 9, 2024
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Jun 17, 2024
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Jan 15, 2024
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Jan 29, 2024
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From Electro-Fluidic Coupling to Friction Engineering: electric current generation and flow tunnelling From Electro-Fluidic Coupling to Friction Engineering: electric current generation and flow tunnelling
Baptiste Coquinot, ENS Paris
Feb 2, 2024
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Institute Colloquium: Nicolas Tapon (Francis Crick Institute) Institute Colloquium: Nicolas Tapon (Francis Crick Institute)
Nicolas Tapon, Francis Crick Institute
Feb 5, 2024
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The Institute Colloquium: Bartosz Grzybowski (UNIST – S. Korea) The Institute Colloquium: Bartosz Grzybowski (UNIST – S. Korea)
Bartosz Grzybowski, UNIST – S. Korea
Feb 26, 2024
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Spin-Orbit Entangled Quantum Materials: from Unusual Order to Liquid States Spin-Orbit Entangled Quantum Materials: from Unusual Order to Liquid States
George Jackeli, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
Feb 27, 2024
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Mar 11, 2024
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May 13, 2024
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Calin Guet

SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY OF GENETIC NETWORKS

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Martin Loose

SELF-ORGANIZATION OF PROTEIN SYSTEMS

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Scott Waitukaitis

SOFT AND COMPLEX MATERIALS

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Anna Kicheva

TISSUE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERN FORMATION

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Georgios Katsaros

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Recent Publications

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PHD THESIS

Adaptive mutation in E. coli modulated by luxS

Mike Hennessey-Wesen

2023

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Few-body Bose gases in low dimensions – A laboratory for quantum dynamics

S. I. Mistakidis, Artem Volosniev, R. E. Barfknecht, T. Fogarty, Th Busch, A. Foerster, P. Schmelcher, N. T. Zinner

Physics Reports 2023

SOFTWARE

Computational toolbox for ultrastructural quantitative analysis of filament networks in cryo-ET data

Georgi A Dimchev, Behnam Amiri, Florian Fäßler, Martin Falcke, Florian KM Schur

2023

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Adaptive pathfinding by nucleokinesis during amoeboid migration

Janina Kroll, Robert Hauschild, Arthur Kuznetcov, Kasia Stefanowski, Monika D. Hermann, Jack Merrin, Lubuna B Shafeek, Annette Müller-Taubenberger, Jörg Renkawitz

EMBO Journal 2023

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Weak-strong stability and phase-field approximation of interface evolution problems in fluid mechanics and in material sciences

Alice Marveggio

2023

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The scorpionfly (Panorpa cognata) genome highlights conserved and derived features of the peculiar dipteran X chromosome

Clementine Lasne, Marwan N Elkrewi, Melissa A Toups, Lorena Alexandra Layana Franco, Ariana Macon, Beatriz Vicoso

Molecular Biology and Evolution 2023

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Divergence of separated nets with respect to displacement equivalence

Michael Dymond, Vojtech Kaluza

Geometriae Dedicata 2023

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Synchronization in collectively moving active matter

Michael Riedl

2023

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