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Austrian President Visits ISTA
Alexander Van der Bellen gets firsthand look at fundamental research
October 21, 2026
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No DREAM, No Offspring
New findings reveal possible key role of protein complex in plant fertility
October 16, 2026
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A Mathematical Universe in a Sandbox
ISTA mathematician secures computational support for AI-assisted research
October 8, 2026
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Like Pearls in the Sky
ISTA astronomers detect striking new details in a unique supernova remnant
October 6, 2026
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Bacterial Immunity—or a Form of Sex?
ISTA researchers show how bacteria use viruses to reshuffle DNA under starvation stress
October 1, 2026
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Double Success at Lower Austrian Science Awards
Honorary Award for Johann Danzl, Recognition Award for Maria Ibáñez
September 29, 2026
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Efficient Catalysis with Less Metal
ISTA researchers develop a light-driven nickel catalyst for making chemical bonds
September 29, 2026
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Three More Professors Join ISTA
Welcome Friedrich Stricker, Carla Fernández-Rico, and Simone Fatichi
September 24, 2026
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90 New PhD Students from Six Continents
Five-year paid position at ISTA starts with research group rotation
September 16, 2026
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Three Mathematicians Join ISTA Faculty
New faculty members will study primes, waves, and discrete systems
September 10, 2026
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Tumor Cells: Disorder Can Promote Spread
Experiments and computer simulations provide a new theoretical model for cancer research
September 9, 2026
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Roques-Carmes: MIT Tech Review Innovator
French physicist recognized for technology that could improve X-ray clarity & sensitivity
September 8, 2026
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€9.2 Million in EU Grants for ISTA
Five ERC Starting Grants will fund innovative projects run by early-career researchers
September 3, 2026
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Jack Bravo Named 2026 Vallee Scholar
ISTA researcher receives prestigious award to advance biomedical discovery
September 2, 2026
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Royal Society Honors Monika Henzinger
Milner Award and Lecture lauds Henzinger’s pioneering computer science research
August 27, 2026
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Digital Dunes and Fortified (Sand) Castles
ISTA scientists tame unruly sand in graphics and simulations
August 18, 2026
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Laura Schmid Receives ISTA Alumni Award
Schmid is leading the launch of a new computer science journal
August 17, 2026
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Brain and Organoid Side-by-Side
ISTA researchers develop a new organoid model of the cerebral cortex
August 12, 2026
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Black Hole Star: Mirage or Miracle?
ISTA scientists may solve riddle of supermassive black holes in the early Universe
August 12, 2026
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Neuronal Precursors Split Early
ISTA Postdoc investigates how distinct neuron types arise in the cerebral cortex
August 5, 2026
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After the Anesthesia
The female brain reacts differently to ketamine
July 31, 2026
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Infinite Deformation and Shape Computation
ISTA scientists present two computer graphics papers at SIGGRAPH 2026
July 22, 2026
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Turning a Single Molecule into a Magnet
ISTA researchers uncover a quantum phenomenon relevant for nanodevices
July 15, 2026
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Quantum Bath Syncs Distant Qubits
ISTA physicists confirm 20-year-old theory that could boost quantum technology
July 14, 2026
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The Art of Proper Flickering
Genes follow a precise switching protocol
July 13, 2026
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Roots Steer Clear of Plant Rot
Newly identified ‘saprotropism’ helps roots avoid decaying plant matter
July 9, 2026
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Camp Donation: Responsible AI Program
First postdocs selected to advance trustworthy, and ethical AI research
July 8, 2026
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Three ISTA Professors Join EMBO
Xiaoqi Feng, Anđela Šarić and Gašper Tkačik honored for outstanding research
June 30, 2026
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Harnessing Light at the Nanoscale
Physicist and engineer Charles Roques-Carmes joins the ISTA faculty
June 30, 2026
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Toward Experiment Guided AlphaFold
ISTA researchers enhance Nobel Prize-winning structural prediction model
June 29, 2026
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ISTA Secures New ERC Advanced Grant
Prestigious 2.8-million Euro prize will fund SPINSWAP superconductivity project
June 23, 2026
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The “Gate” for Bulky Cargo
ISTA scientists reveal new details of how large proteins cross cell membranes
June 22, 2026
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Celebrating 52 Graduates
In a class spanning 25 countries, five exceptional PhDs are honored with awards
June 22, 2026
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Patterns in Genetic Chaos
Autism-related genes share a common path during early brain development
June 17, 2026
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ISTA Researcher Wins Zero Emissions Award
Lavinia Saltarelli receives 385,000 euros for climate-relevant research
June 16, 2026
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How Proteins Breathe
… and what makes them freeze
June 15, 2026
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Second Term for President Martin Hetzer
First term “strengthened international reputation, research capacity, talent acquisition, and research transfer to economy and society.”
June 11, 2026
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Human Traits Beyond Inherited Genes
ISTA scientists reveal complex genetic connections between generations
June 9, 2026
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Organizations Welcome Commitment to Funding
Science & Research Essential to the Country’s Prosperity
May 27, 2026
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Cell Movement in the Embryo
Zebrafish study at ISTA shows: without keratin, nothing moves
May 21, 2026
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Plant Stress and Unique cAMP Signaling
Plants evolved distinct functions for two forms of a fundamental signaling molecule
May 8, 2026
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Superconductivity That Shouldn’t Exist?
ISTA physicists dissect the mind-boggling properties of a strange quantum material
April 29, 2026
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Do Memories Form on a Blank Slate?
How thought networks in the hippocampus develop after birth
April 27, 2026
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Anabaena Learns a New Trick
Cyanobacteria surprise scientists with evolutionary shift
April 16, 2026
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Archaeology of Star Magnetism
ISTA team presents theoretical evidence for ‘fossilized’ magnetism in stars
April 14, 2026
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Microbial Hockey
ISTA scientists discover how bacteria rotate tiny pucks
April 7, 2026
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Two’s Company: New Class of Star Remnants
ISTA scientists find X-ray emitting, highly magnetic, rapidly rotating white dwarfs
March 31, 2026
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Three Professors New Members of ÖAW
Sylvia Cremer, Amelia Douglass, and Alicia Michael among newly elected members
March 26, 2026
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ISTA’s First Schmidt Science Fellow
David Vijatovic joins prestigious global program for young science talent
March 25, 2026

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Seminar/Talk  
Supernova properties across cosmic history and their implications to massive star evolution Supernova properties across cosmic history and their implications to massive star evolution
Takashi Moriya, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo
Oct 29, 2026
11:00 am
Genus zero curves and Koszul duality Genus zero curves and Koszul duality
Paolo Salvatore, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Oct 29, 2026
1:15 pm
Institute Colloquium  
Institute Colloquium | Tim Clausen Institute Colloquium | Tim Clausen
Tim Clausen, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
Nov 2, 2026
11:30 am
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Towards the next generation of superconducting qubit Towards the next generation of superconducting qubit
Christian Kraglund Andersen, TU Delft | NL
Nov 3, 2026
11:00 am
The sharp one-dimensional Lieb-Thirring inequality The sharp one-dimensional Lieb-Thirring inequality
Larry Read, Université Paris-Saclay
Nov 4, 2026
4:00 pm
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Studying and engineering metalloenzymes through genetic code expansion Studying and engineering metalloenzymes through genetic code expansion
Alexandria Deliz Liang, University of Zurich
Nov 5, 2026
10:30 am
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Physical approaches to metabolic scaling in living systems Physical approaches to metabolic scaling in living systems
Efe Ilker, Aix-Marseille Université
Nov 5, 2026
11:00 am
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ISTA Sustainability Day ISTA Sustainability Day
ISTA Sustainability Day – Sofia Pazzagli
Nov 10, 2026
2:30 pm
Real-rootedness and log-concavity from moduli of curves to matroids: an AI-assisted workflow Real-rootedness and log-concavity from moduli of curves to matroids: an AI-assisted workflow
Gergely Berczi, Aarhus University
Nov 12, 2026
1:15 pm
Quantum Colloquium  
"Nonlinear quantum optics vie interacting Rydberg atoms" "Nonlinear quantum optics vie interacting Rydberg atoms"
Sebastian Hofferberth, University of Bonn
Nov 17, 2026
11:00 am
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Chemical Signaling and Motion for Soft Robots Chemical Signaling and Motion for Soft Robots
Michael M. Lerch, University of Groningen
Nov 19, 2026
10:30 am
On the atomic decomposition of some complete intersections On the atomic decomposition of some complete intersections
Leonardo Francisco Cavenaghi, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Science
Nov 19, 2026
1:15 pm
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No Margin for Error: Navigating Academia without a Financial Safety Net No Margin for Error: Navigating Academia without a Financial Safety Net
Dr. Güneş Taylor, University of Edinburgh
Nov 19, 2026
3:30 pm
Mathematics and CS Seminar  
Stability of Gapped Ground States Stability of Gapped Ground States
Bruno Nachtergaele, University of California
Nov 24, 2026
3:00 pm
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BilAI Industry Day 2026 BilAI Industry Day 2026
Nov 25, 2026
9:00 am
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Allen Institute Workshop Allen Institute Workshop
Mar 15, 2027
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Scott Waitukaitis

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

The effect of the fitness gradient on fixation probability

Jakub Svoboda, Hossein Nemati, Josef Tkadlec, Kamran Kaveh, Krishnendu Chatterjee

Nature Communications 2026

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Spectral independence of almost fully correlated random matrices

Oleksii Kolupaiev

Bernoulli 2026

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Heavy black hole seed survivors in dwarf galaxies: A case study of Leo I

Matthew T. Scoggins, Zoltán Haiman, Fabio Pacucci

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2026

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Integral points over number fields: a Clemens complex jigsaw puzzle

Christian Bernert, Ulrich Derenthal, Judith Ortmann, Florian Alexander Wilsch

Mathematische Zeitschrift 2026

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The impact of flickering variability and magnetization on the dynamics, stability, and morphology of radio-loud AGN jets

Emma L Elley, James H Matthews, Henry William Whitehead, Alex J Cooper

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2026

PHD THESIS

Fast growth responses in plants: Growth regulation and phospho-proteomic

Marek Randuch

2026

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The evolution of low-ionization electron densities in galaxies across cosmic epochs

Mabel G. Stephenson, John Chisholm, A. Saldana-Lopez, Jorryt J Matthee, Alaina Henry, Rohan P. Naidu, Sophia R. Flury, Taylor A. Hutchison, Steven L. Finkelstein, Natalia G. Guseva, Yuri I. Izotov, Rui Marques-Chaves, Pascal A. Oesch, Naveen A. Reddy, Daniel Schaerer

The Astrophysical Journal 2026

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Multiple Argonaute complexes orchestrate epigenetic silencing in the Arabidopsis germline

Jincheng Long, Chao Yang, Shujuan Xu, Joke G De Jaeger-Braet, Wenjing She, Seijiro Ono, James Walker, Ygor de Souza Vieira, Arp Schnittger, Xiaoqi Feng

Nature Communications 2026

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