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09.09.2024
 

Philipp joined EDGE as a postdoctoral researcher in August 2024. He will work in Thilo Hofmann’s group within the project "Development of innovative...

06.09.2024
 

The University of Vienna has honored Michael Zumstein (EDGE) with the Univie Teaching Award for his exceptional work in the category of "Research...

06.09.2024
 

Listen to Thilo Hofmann talk about plastics in the environment in the Austrian radio program "Ö1 Mittagsjournal" from Thursday, September 5.

19.08.2024
 

PhD candidate Anya Sherman (EDGE) was interviewed by Nature about her research on chemicals that are added to rubber products and how these can be...

15.08.2024
 

Jiahui Wu joined EDGE as a postdoctoral researcher in August 2024. She will be working on the Cluster of Excellence project "Microbiomes Drive...

13.08.2024
 

Water soluble polymers (WSPs) are used in many applications in modern society, for example as key ingredients of household and personal care products...

07.08.2024
 

Thilo Hofmann was interviewed by the NDR for their article and radio feature on lithium extraction from deep water in Northern Germany.

19.07.2024
 

Jan Zyla joined EDGE in June as an M.Sc. student. His master’s thesis will focus on the sorption behaviour of tire-derived compounds to soils and on...

05.06.2024
 

A new study in cooperation with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has detected tire additives in leafy vegetables.

03.06.2024 15:05
 

On Wednesday, Thilo Hofmann will be part of an expert panel at the event "Österreichischer Aktionsplan Mikroplastik 2022-2025: From Pollution to...

25.04.2024
 

Maximilian joined EDGE as a Ph.D. student in April 2024. Under the supervision of Michael Zumstein and within the Cluster of Excellence “Microbiomes...

16.04.2024
 

Luzian Hämmerle, Anya Sherman, and Thilo Hofmann from EDGE—selected among 16,000 abstracts—presented their recent study on tire wear additives in food...

27.03.2024
 

A new study in cooperation with BASF sheds light on the crucial role of physical shape in the fragmentation of biodegradable plastics during...

13.03.2024
 

EDGE's Thilo Hofmann is featured in the Austrian newspaper "Der Standard" in an article about the Kick-Off event of the new Environment and Climate...

12.03.2024
 

A recent study delved into the uptake of inorganic carbon and nitrogen by the photosymbiont-bearing benthic coral reef foraminifera Heterostegina...