Sweet 100! 🧁🇦🇹 Since 1926, the Niemetz Schwedenbombe has been an Austrian icon. Wafer, foam, chocolate – a simple recipe that won a nation's heart.
The loyalty is so strong, fans even saved the brand in 2013! ❤️
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Austria’s medical excellence hits the TOP 20! 🏥🇦🇹
The AKH / @meduniwien.ac.at climbed to rank 20 in Newsweek’s "World's Best Hospitals 2026", its best result ever. With 29 clinics &world-class research, Vienna remains a global health leader. 🩺✨
More: bit.ly/4bjOhY1
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🚀 ViennaUP is back! From 18-22 May, Vienna becomes a global innovation hub.
Don't miss Connect Day (19 May) by ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA: The ultimate matchmaking for startups, corporates & investors in AI, GreenTech & more. ✨
Join the future: bit.ly/4uxMu9p
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Smaller than bacteria: Vienna University of Technology has created the world's smallest QR code. It measures 1.98 square micrometres and is milled into a ceramic layer using focused ion beams. Each pixel is just 49 nanometres, which makes the code invisible to visible light. It can only be read with an electron microscope. Researchers at Vienna University of Technology carried out the project with Cerabyte, a company working on long‑term data storage technologies. Their shared focus lies in materials research. Conventional digital storage requires constant energy input, cooling systems and periodic data migration. Ceramic films behave differently. They remain stable under extreme conditions and preserve structural information over long periods. The experiment demonstrates that ceramic media can hold dense information in a compact and durable format.
Smaller than a bacterium!
@tuwien.at has created the world’s smallest QR code: just 1.98 µm² and visible only under an electron microscope. A milestone for ceramic data storage-extremely durable, compact, and energy-efficient.
More: bit.ly/4umJTio
#surprisinglyingenious #technologywizards
Gateway to space: "Austria-Houston" in Graz prepares for a major upgrade while keeping missions active. Satellites TUGSAT‑1, PRETTY, OPS‑SAT, and UniBRITE have all contributed to Austrian space research from Inffeldgasse 12 at the Technische Universität Graz campus. This site is where the satellites were, and are, built and tested. It is also where they are controlled and monitored throughout their missions, which earned the ground station the nickname "Austria-Houston". The building from the 1970s will now undergo a full renovation. Around 10 million euros will be invested by 2028. The missions at a glance: 1. TUGSAT‑1 and UniBRITE, the first Austrian small satellites, launched in 2013. Both operated longer than planned, delivered data on the variability of bright stars, and completed their missions in 2025. 2. OPS‑SAT, a "flying test laboratory", tested new satellite concepts and technologies for more than four years. 3. The mission of the mini climate satellite PRETTY was recently extended until the end of 2026. "Austria-Houston" also includes a clean room for satellite assembly and facilities for essential pre‑launch tests. These tests range from temperature cycles between minus 40 and plus 80 degrees Celsius to trials in the vacuum chamber and on the vibration table. In the area of space technology, the entire spectrum is covered in Austria. From components for satellites and space vehicles to ground equipment and specialised measuring instruments.
🛰️ Austria’s “Austria-Houston” at @tugraz.bsky.social is getting a €10m upgrade. From this ground station in #Graz, satellites like TUGSAT-1, OPS-SAT and PRETTY are built, tested & controlled - strengthening Austria’s role in space research. 🚀
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Discover the home of winter sports excellence.
Home to global market leaders in ropeways.
Host of #INTERALPIN, the world's leading fair for alpine technologies.
Read more in our new FRESH VIEW: bit.ly/4kVzm9M
#wintersportsaustria #commitedexperts #surprisinglyingenious
100 million bottles of Styrian pumpkin seed oil PGI! 🫙💚
The #EU has been protecting this ‘green gold’ for 30 years. In 2025, sales rose by a whopping 24.4%. Whether in the #USA, #Asia or #Germany - the world loves Styrian quality. 🌍✨
Have you tried our oil?
#surprisinglyingenious #tasteofaustria
Austria has been shaping quantum physics since Schrödinger's equation in 1926 & continues this tradition with top-level research in Vienna, Innsbruck & at IQOQI Vienna, covering everything from fundamental principles to quantum internet & communication.
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Vienna’s sweet tradition goes global 🍬 - hop on the Manner Christkindl Express along the Ringstrasse, enjoy historic views and iconic pink wafers (vegan & made in Vienna), shared from 1889 to 50+ countries worldwide. A taste of Austria this season!
#surprisinglyingenious #advantageaustria #vienna
🌿 @tugraz.bsky.social Spin-off Ecolyte wins EU Innovation Radar Prize 2025! The paper-based IonLeaf membrane: PFAS-free, 98% biodegradable, 90% cheaper - for batteries, fuel cells & more.
More about Green Tech from #Austria in our FRESH VIEW: bit.ly/49JYBIB
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A proud moment for Vienna. Hotel Sacher ranks 49th among the World’s Top 50 Hotels. Timeless hospitality, the original Sacher cake & authentic Viennese charm. A wonderful sign for the Austrian hotel industry.
Read more about #austriatourism
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@univie.ac.at climbs into the Top 100 - ranking 95th. A major success for #Austria as a centre of #science: strong research, internationality and teaching drive innovation forward. Read more about Austrian #education: bit.ly/4q34lCT
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VISTA Science Experience Centre (@istaresearch.bsky.social, Klosterneuburg) brings world-class Austrian research to life: interactive exhibitions, workshops and a science festival offer hands-on research experiences. VISTA connects the lab and the public - made in Austria
VISTA Science Experience Centre (@istaresearch.bsky.social, Klosterneuburg) brings world-class Austrian research to life: interactive exhibitions, workshops and a science festival offer hands-on research experiences.
#advantageaustria #surprisinglyingenious #science #lab #research #tourism #vienna
Austria is promoting synthetic natural gas: climate-friendly SNG is produced from CO2 and green H2 (and residual materials). It can be used via existing gas networks, strengthening supply security and the circular economy.
Austria is promoting synthetic natural gas: climate-friendly SNG is produced from CO₂ + green H₂ (and residual materials) - it can be used via existing gas networks, strengthening supply security & the circular economy. More in the comments.
#advantageaustria #surprisinglyingenious #circulareconomy
Austrian clergyman & film pioneer: August Musger invented #slowmotion - patented in 1904, first demonstration in Graz in 1907. Used by amateurs & professionals alike, his #technology continues to influence #film & #research today.
Read more: bit.ly/4mD6HFH
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Austrian #research transforms aquatic plants into compostable packaging - the #BOKU #University develops special paper, trays and textile fibres in the InnoWAP project. A practical way to combine water management with regional value creation.
#advantageaustria #surprisinglyingenious #sustainable
Austrian @istaresearch.bsky.social researcher Fabrizio Olmeda received an Ig Nobel Prize for the physics behind perfectly creamy cacio e pepe - yes, a little starch makes all the difference. Science that invites you to smile and marvel.
#advantageaustria #surprisinglyingenious #ignobel #foodscience
The drone competition, Aerial Challenge, ended on Friday morning in Beijing, with Mate Salanki, Sebastian Karaffa and Philip Hanspeter from a fourth-year class at BRG Gröhrmühlgasse emerging as the winners.
Students from #Austria took first place at the #AerialChallenge, a drone world championship in #China. But that's not all: they have also qualified for the #RoboRAVE International robotics tournament. We wish our young programmers lots of success!
#surprisinglyingenious #IT #challenge #robotics
A new mineral has been explored & named after an Austrian researcher Andreas Ertl: "Ertlit" recognizes the country’s contributions to earth sciences. Such discoveries points out Austria’s relevance in mineralogy & research.
Source: @nhmwien.bsky.social
#surprisinglyingenious #minerals #earth
@istaresearch.bsky.social & Google launch research collaboration: Together, they will explore & promote AI, algorithms & new imaging techniques for medical research - at the xista science park in Austria.
#advantageaustria #surprisinglyingenious #worldclasspartner
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#Austrian students win gold at the International Mathematical Olympiad & are one point ahead of Google's #AI #Gemini Deep Think!
More about education from Austria: bit.ly/4oei0WM
#advantageaustria #surprisinglyingenious #educationalexcellence #imo
Photo Credits © International Mathematical Olympiad
Austria is investing 480 million euros in e-mobility with @bmimi.gv.at, expanding charging infrastructure, e-buses, e-trucks and e-vehicles. Target: to provide 95% of the population with fast-charging stations by 2030.
#advantageaustria #surprisinglyingenious #greentechaustria #emobility
Austrian pharmaceutical companies focus on making effective medicines accessible to more people. Through #research and #collaboration, they help improve treatment options and #healthcare quality worldwide.
Read more in our FRESH VIEW: bit.ly/3ZD5HZg
#surprisinglyingenious #medicine #biotech
Austrian companies are developing reliable dental technologies, from digital scanners to modern implants. Their solutions help make dental treatments more precise and comfortable for patients.
Read more in our FRESH VIEW: bit.ly/43MzGQX
#surprisinglyingenious #dentalhealth #austria
Congratulations to JJ, the winner of the @eurovision.tv 2025.
What does this mean for the Austrian economy?
We have some facts for you.
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Did you know that each individual's #microbiome is as unique as a fingerprint? In Austria, #research into this topic - its health effects & possible applications for the prevention & treatment of various diseases - is highly important.
Read more at: bit.ly/3GVtUUa
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