Spectroscopy (greek „Ghost seeing“) is the interaction of light and matter. The literal translation is quite appropiate, because with the use of these techniques, not the real molecules/atoms can be seen, but only their images and „shadows“ they produce. The result is a chart, where energy, time, frequency,…. are related, this we call a spectrum. weiterlesen...
Plant Surfaces and Interfaces: Lignin, Suberin and Cutin As plants evolved from aquatic to terrestrial environment complex phenolic compounds (lignin) and natural polyesters (cutin, suberin) have played a major role by building hydrophobic surfaces and interfaces. The deposition of lignin as an additional interface between the cellulose microfibrils and hemicelluloses has been essential weiterlesen...
European Research Consolidator Grant Scattering and tapping on soft-hard-open nuts SCATAPNUT One of the most important evolutionary success stories in plants is the development of seeds encased in maternal tissue, referred to as the seed coat (or testa) 1. The enclosure of the developing embryo affords its protection in many different environments, including harsh conditions weiterlesen...
Bereits zum fünften mal nahmen wir teil am Programm des Stadtschulrats Wien „Junior Science Club“. Diesmal kamen 2 Schulklassen (52 Schüler) um mehr zu erfahren zu dem Thema „Kann die Technik von Tricks aus dem Pflanzenreich lernen?“
wow… big talents in our group
It´s done. Yesterday Bati gave an excellent talk on „Tip in-light on: Raman and AFM studies of biological materials“ and mastered very good all questions. CONGRATULATION and all the best for the future. Also the other group member did a very good job by providing a really good doctoral hat and a nice surprise.
Happy to attend the first Wood Nanotechnology Conference from 2nd to 5th of September in Switzerland. The Monte Verità Conference Centre was a wonderful venue for a conference full of very interesting and excellent talks.
Revealing structure, mechanics and chemistry of plant cell walls on the nanoscale using Atomic force microscopy (AFM) Extent of employment: full time (40 Hours per Week) Duration of employment: 12 months, extendible to 24 month We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with background in biophysics to join the interdisciplinary research group “BIONAMI” weiterlesen…
New insights into heartwood formation of pine published in Tree physiology: Martin Felhofer, Batirtze Prats-Mateu, Peter Bock, Notburga Gierlinger; Antifungal stilbene impregnation: transport and distribution on the micron-level, Tree Physiology, https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpy073
Auch dieses Jahr waren wir mit unserem Programm „Tricks aus dem Pflanzenreich für die Technik“ bei der KINDERUNI 2018 dabei. Die Kinder waren begeistert von der Selbsteinigung des Lotusblattes und staunten über die Performance von Holz.
This questions and more we answered in our newly published paper in Plant methods by analysing spruce wood and Arabidopsis with three different unmixing methods (VCA, NMF and MCR-ALS): Multivariate unmixing approaches on Raman images of plant cell walls: new insights or overinterpretation of results? by Batirtze Prats-Mateu Martin Felhofer, Anna de Juan and Notburga Gierlinger
Science Talk: „Coming home for Science. Österreichische Forscherinnen und Forscher wieder zurück in Österreich“ am 12. März 2018 von 19:00h -20:30h in der Aula der Wissenschaften (Wollzeile 27A, 1010 Wien) https://science.apa.at/rubrik/kultur_und_gesellschaft/Science_Talk_-_Quo_vadis_Forscher/SCI_20180313_SCI39351351641182624 Credit: Tom Wagner für das BMBWF
