Valley companies at EXPO 2025

At the upcoming World Expo, which will take place in Osaka, Japan, from April 13 to October 13, 2025, Austria will present domestic innovations to an international audience of millions under the motto “Composing the Future”. The selected projects range from drone-based analysis for urban climate optimization to a revolutionary technology for wastewater treatment and […]

Successful pilot plant for wastewater recycling in the production of pulp and paper

Water scarcity and the promotion of sustainability are some of the reasons why many paper and board manufacturers are reducing their water footprint through innovative wastewater recycling. One example is another successful and recent pilot project together with a leading Scandinavian pulp and paper group: GAW has shown that wastewater recycling perfectly meets expectations in […]

CD laboratory at TU Graz researches new semiconductor materials

The global production of semiconductors is growing rapidly and with it the demand for primary products, especially crystalline silicon. However, only a quarter of the raw silicon used in its energy-intensive production can be utilized. This leads to large quantities of waste. In the “Christian Doppler Laboratory for New Semiconductor Materials Based on Functionalized Hydridosilanes”, […]

Revolutionary progress in aluminum recycling

In view of global environmental problems and the increasing scarcity of resources effective recycling is now more important than ever. Skapa Recycling GmbH, in collaboration with REDWAVE, has made significant progress in aluminum recycling. By using state-of-the-art technologies and optimized processes, they maximize the recyclability of aluminum cans while reducing the environmental impact.   The importance of […]

Austria is a hotspot: 25 practical labs for the circular economy

In future, we will need closed material cycles instead of the current supply chains with waste at the end. This is particularly important for Europe, which has few raw materials. How current waste can be turned into new recycled raw materials must be tested on a laboratory and industrial scale. Austria is an international hotspot […]

Storing hydrogen in plastic

The safe storage of hydrogen remains a significant technical and scientific challenge. A research team at the Chair of Chemistry of Plastics at Montanuniversität Leoben has developed an innovative method for the chemical storage of hydrogen, which could have future applications, particularly in mobility and decentralized hydrogen supply systems. The Leoben scientists discovered that certain […]