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AIT: MEDUSA wins Houska Prize
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The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology wins first place in the prestigious Houska Prize, the largest private prize for applied research in Austria, in the non-university research category with the MEDUSA project (sustainable multi-megawatt fast charging on the medium-voltage grid). A second AIT project also received an award - the Mariella Schurz Prize honours "Electrical cell lysis for rapid antibiotic resistance tests". Both prizes honour practical research with high economic relevance.

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Titan-Bauteil, Cerny, Kunschert
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As part of the ProMetHeus sub-project"Titania", the LKR Light Metals Competence Centre Ranshofen of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology recently achieved a technological breakthrough in the forming of titanium sheets (Ti-6Al-4V). Significant energy and time savings have been achieved thanks to a new deep-drawing process at temperatures below 500 °C. A corresponding patent is about to be granted.

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New approach supports companies in their digital transformation

With the launch of the bilateral flagship project PASSAT, Austrian and German companies are receiving targeted support in implementing the Digital Product Passport (DPP). This innovative approach promotes sustainable growth through a circular economy and optimized production processes. 

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A new, large-scale initiative called "AI Factory Austria" (AI:AT) will have a lasting positive impact on the Austrian artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. As officially announced on 12 March 2025, funding has been secured through the EU's European High Performance Computing (EuroHPC) Joint Undertaking Programme. AI:AT is thus making a significant contribution to the European initiatives aimed at increasing Europe's competitiveness and innovative capacity in the field of AI.
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IDSF25
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Vienna (AIT) - With the 4th International Digital Security Forum (IDSF) 2025, Vienna will once again be the centre of global discourse on digital security, technological sovereignty and international cyber resilience from 4 to 6 June. Under the motto "Balancing Sovereignty and Solidarity in the Digital Age", the IDSF25 invites an international multi-stakeholder community of leading experts from diplomacy, politics, business and science to the MuseumsQuartier to discuss current challenges and opportunities of the digital transformation as well as solutions for a secure, resilient and sustainable digital age.

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CIRCON 2025
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AIT organises first interdisciplinary conference on the future of the circular economy in construction on 16 June 2025 in Vienna: Insights from research, industry and politics into resource-saving and sustainable solutions for the construction sector
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