“The moving mountain” is a large, transdisciplinary research project on mass movements in mountain ranges, such as those that occur during rockfalls. However, the focus is not the catastrophic impact of these events on residential areas and infrastructure, but rather on the possible positive aspects of landslides or rockslides and their deposits.

Materials scientist Christian Prehal has been awarded a 2.4 million euro Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The promising young scientist will work at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg on the development of an ecologically compatible “super battery” based on metal and sulphur.