Our company excursion took place on 04.06.2024. We headed up the Schneeberg – the highest mountain in Lower Austria. Some took the Schneebergbahn, others went up the mountain on foot. Strengthened by lunch at the Damböckhaus, we all walked up the Waxriegel together.
Unfortunately, the summit cross was covered in fog. But we didn’t let that put us off, as the sun greeted us on the descent.
Thanks to everyone for the great trip.
On May 24, we proudly took part in the Long Night of Research, where families and interested visitors had the opportunity to experience science and research at our site in Wr. Neustadt.
We are proud to be part of this fantastic event, with more than 90 participating research institutions throughout Lower Austria and to give an impression about our projects, capabilities and visions for the future.
For this reason, a big shout out to our colleagues, who took care of our demonstration stations and passionately sparked enthusiasm for science among visitors and the next generation of young scientists.
THANK YOU:
Riddhi Dhawan, Hermias Venter, Rene Wultsch, Markus Ostermann and Matthias Kogler
And a special thank you to the organizers of this fantastic event:
Rainer Gotsbacher, Sonja Schranz, ecoplus Niederösterreichs
copyright -Michael Meindl/ecoplus
Many thanks to all speakers and around 100 participants who ensured a successful conference with a growing audience from academia and industry for the third time in a row!
On May 6 and 7, 2024 our 3rd Conference on Applied Surface Technology (COAST) took place in Vienna, focusing on surface-related topics to bridge the gap between basic research and its translation into industrial applications. The topics ranged from analytics, materials and sustainability to energy.
Surface chemistry is a wide field of research with significant implications for a broad range of other research fields, ranging from surface analytics over energy materials to sustainable solutions for our future.
The aim of the conference was to present highlights of the diverse spectrum of surface chemical research. Furthermore, the variety of the different research approaches and the great importance of this field to develop solutions for sustainable novel technologies was highlighted.
Latest scientific results, exciting presentations and intensive discussions were framed by poster sessions, a conference dinner and networking opportunities. There was also a vote for the best poster and the winner received prize money and a certificate.
Save the date for next year – we look forward to seeing you on May 19 and 20, 2025!
We are pleased to announce the publication of a groundbreaking standard article on energy storage. This article highlights the crucial role that energy storage plays as a key technology for the transformation of our energy system.
Energy storage technologies are essential to drive the expansion of renewable energy and make industrial processes sustainable. We are a leader in the development of innovative materials and processes for energy storage. Through continuous research and innovation, we make a significant contribution to improving the efficiency, reliability and cost-effectiveness of energy storage systems.
You can find out more HERE.
Our senior Dr. Bilotto and student MSc. Ostermann attended the AIChE 2022 AnnualMeeting in Phoenix. Huge conference on chemical engineering with strong participations from industries and academia from all over the world. The two representatives from CEST had one presentation talk each.
Dr. Bilotto has presented at AIChE 2022 his PhD work on the role of ions in adhesion and the recent publication done in collaboration with TU Wien on mussel adhesion, published on Biointerphases and funded by the CEST strategic COMET project Biglu.
MSc Ostermann has presented at AIChE 2022 his recent publication on green production of graphene oxide. He also showed some of the results on direct application for de-icing and water uptake functionalities. The work is funded by the European Union in the framework CleanSky2.
Dr. Bilotto and MSc Ostermann met with Prof. Andresen Eguiluz and Dr. Syeda. Lovely lunch tasting proper Mexican food while discussing way to open collaboration between University of California Merced and CEST. We are all excited for this new possible collaboration on materials, biological/robot interfaces, and lubrication.
If you want to learn more about mussel adhesion, contact us or check the perspective here: Mussel adhesion: A fundamental perspective on factors governing strong underwater adhesion: Biointerphases: Vol 17, No 5 (scitation.org)
If you want to learn more about graphene oxide, check our latest publication: Materials | Free Full-Text | Development and Up-Scaling of Electrochemical Production and Mild Thermal Reduction of Graphene Oxide (mdpi.com)
The 2022 edition of Graphene Flagship’s Graphene Week took place at the heart of European innovation from September 5-9, 2022 – the world-famous BMW Welt in Munich, Germany. The multidisciplinary event gathered the latest research on graphene and related materials, as well as the newest graphene-enabled products.
We were live below the 497 participants, 101 speakers and 12 exhibitors to share and gain our insights on many interesting topics.
