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15. July 2021

RISC Software: Kanban in Research Projects: A Brief Case Study

Can agile methods be used in classic research projects? Andreas Lettner, expert and agile coach at RISC Software GmbH, describes how a research project was brought to a successful conclusion – even though the prospects at the start were anything but promising. Despite this, agile methods can be used in ongoing projects, and get results – also in research!

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13. July 2021

Upper Austria Shows a High Concentration of Circular Economy Expertise: 6 New Research Projects

“63 companies and research institutions took part in our call for grant applications,” explains Upper Austria’s research and economy minister Markus Achleitner. “This shows the high level of expertise with regard to the circular economy that exists in Upper Austria. An international panel of judges selected the six most promising projects which will now receive a total of EUR 3.35 million in grants from the Upper Austrian government.” Achleitner expects the first results in 2023.

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08. July 2021

That was the Online Expo “UAR Innovation Network 360°”

Looking back at the online show that was held from 22 to 24 June by Upper Austrian Research (UAR), the lead research company of the province of Upper Austria, economy and research minister Markus Achleitner said: “The three-day online show 'UAR Innovation Network 360°' demonstrated how digitalization is finding its way into every production level, whatever the branch. Especially in Upper Austria, new research standards are constantly being reached, for example in 6G, the next generation of mobile communications networks. Here, the research being conducted by Silicon Austria Labs GmbH (SAL) aims to make the province’s capital, Linz, a centre of industrial applications in Europe.”

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06. July 2021

COMET: Positive Interim Assessment of the K2 Centres LCM & MCL

In the COMET programme (Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies), K2 centres are the flagship category and aspire to international research of the very highest quality. One of the five such centres in Austria is located at Linz Center of Mechatronics, a member of the UAR Innovation Network. Now the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) has decided to continue the “Center for Symbiotic Mechatronics”, a K2 centre since the programme’s inception, and the next five-year period of funding will start in 2022 with a budget of EUR 53.3 million.

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09. May 2021

Thermec 2021

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
PROCESSING & MANUFACTURING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
MAY 10-14, 2021 - Virtual Conference

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27. April 2021

LCM: (Retro)Fit for Digitalization

To survive amid the competition, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are digitizing their businesses. However, this does not necessarily mean that older machinery must immediately be replaced. Retrofitting can be an effective and capital-saving alternative.

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22. April 2021

SAL Develops Sensory Organ for Safe Driving in Future

Automated mobility systems are currently moving towards more complex urban traffic scenarios. The iLIDS4SAM project will enable this transition by developing high-performance, low-cost LiDAR sensors with an increased field of vision and higher resolutions.

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20. April 2021

FFoQSI: Organic Rape Oil with Coriander

“Organic rapeseed oil with coriander” is the first vegetable oil to be successfully launched on the market to have been developed at FFoQSI. This new product was developed and manufactured as a cooperative venture involving three FFoQSI partners.

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12. April 2021

SCCH: Quantum Computers on the Advance – Upper Austria in the Vanguard

The digital transformation is making sweeping changes to the way we live and work. But another revolutionary technology is already at hand, too: quantum computers. These are the “super computers” of the future: faster, better, more efficient and with incomparably more computing power than previous computers. “In future, quantum computers will help us meet the major challenges of our time,” explains economy and research minister Markus Achleitner. “But even the best computers are no good without appropriate programming, and Upper Austria is among the international pioneers in the development of the requisite software.

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12. April 2021

Hannover Messe Industrie 2021 - Digital Edition

HANNOVER MESSE Digital Edition is the leading knowledge and networking platform for the manufacturing industry, the energy industry and logistics. From AI and robotics, logistics IT and material handling to batteries and fuel cells: industry thought leaders present their technologies and ideas for the factories, energy systems and supply chains of the future under the central theme of “Industrial Transformation”.

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