Non-toxic glass that can withstand extreme heat
In collaboration with the Hörmann company, the Fraunhofer Institute has developed double glazing that remains intact even in extreme heat.
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‘RadarGlass’ – car headlights are becoming radar sensors
Modern cars have more and more built-in sensors - and less and less space for additional sensors. Now headlights are also being turned into sensors.
Quick test can detect antibodies to coronavirus in quarter of an hour
According to the German scientists, the handy device based on graphene oxide can be used in practice as early as the beginning of next year.
[UPDATE] New coating kills bacteria and viruses with light and oxygen
[Update] This week Innovation Origins reported on a dispersion coating that uses photosynthesis to kill viruses and bacteria. We based our findings on a press […]
New coating process effectively protects brake discs
Conventional brake discs are made of cast iron containing graphite. They do have some advantages. These include good thermal conductivity and a very good capacity […]
Fraunhofer, Signify and TU Eindhoven to lead European LiFi-project
A new European project wants to find out what light – instead of radio waves – can do for the Internet of Things: ELIoT, Enhance […]
Fraunhofer ISE was wrong: hydrogen cars are not cleaner than battery-driven electric vehicles and diesel cars are not even close
A new study on the positive sides of hydrogen and diesel was presented by the Fraunhofer ISE Institute on 13-7-2019 and this blog is my […]
Low-cost and Environmentally Friendly Battery Production for the Electric Car of Tomorrow
Electric cars are good for the environment. This is certainly a fitting statement – especially if the electricity for the vehicles is not generated from […]
Health-Endangering Squishy: Deceiving Appearance and Sweet Smell
Have you felt stressed today? – Either way, you should not reach for a Squishy. Even less, you should give these colorful foam dolls to […]
Traffic Accidents: Investigation of Muscle Stiffness on Virtual Crash Test Dummies
Anyone who has ever seen and even experienced a traffic accident will know: Even if one – hopefully – remained uninjured, one is plagued with […]
Experts Reveal: Electric Car Study by Hans-Werner Sinn is Nonsense
The discussion about electric car or diesel, which is better or more environmentally friendly, divides the motorist nation Germany. Everybody wants to know and defends […]
Detect fake news automatically, with software from Fraunhofer
Invented stories, distorted facts: fake news is spreading like wildfire on the internet and is often shared on without thought, particularly on social media. In […]
Innovation is moving to the east: Asia now covers half of Top 100 Global Innovators
Almost half of the 100 most innovative companies on earth comes from Asia. Japan is the top country with 39 entries; Korea, Taiwan and China […]
Powering Photonic Production in Twente – with the help of the Fraunhofer Institute
A very clever industry incubator is taking shape on the campus of the University of Twente. It’s the latest move by Fraunhofer, Europe’s largest application-oriented […]
Tackling food waste with a Pocket-size food scanner
According to a study by the environmental organization WWF Germany, ten million metric tons of food is thrown in the garbage every year in this […]
RENEWABLE ENERGY: ELECTRICITY BECOMES GAS
More than 40 percent of the electricity consumed in Germany in 2018 was generated from renewable energy. Wind turbines accounted for the lion’s share, and […]
Fraunhofer and Eindhoven: ‘Regional Deal’ gives the final push for a connection that is logical
In April it will be three years since Eindhoven signed an agreement with the renowned German research institute Fraunhofer. The signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding […]
15-meter roll-to-roll device is world’s longest OLED
Working within the framework of Lyteus, Holst Centre and Fraunhofer FEP step into the spotlight with the creation of the world’s longest single-device OLED. At […]
Brainport Industries Campus starts a Fieldlab for safe use of data
At the Brainport Industries Campus (BIC), as part of the Smart Industry campaign, a field lab has been set up to develop a secure environment […]
[BRAINPORT COLUMN] The new gold is in the cloud
‘Precisely because things are going so well in Brainport Eindhoven, it is important to link the power of today to the challenges of tomorrow’. Arnold […]