Surface technology and photonics – two of the core competencies of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft – have a close and complex interrelationship. Surface technology is of vital importance in the ...

Quantum technologies open up entirely new and unexplored applications in the fields of measurement technology, imaging, secure communication and highly complex calculations. They therefore have high ...

Artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive systems and machine learning have a key role to play in the transformation of our society and economy. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is developing key AI ...

Analysts at Morgan Stanley predict that the market for high-end quantum computers will reach 10 billion dollars by 2025, double what it is now. Alongside IBM and Google, there is also Microsoft, the ...

Wie können Forschungsorganisationen Neu- und Ausgründungen fördern und unterstützen? Auf dem Gründer-Festival »Bits & ...

Wireless in-ear headphones are on trend and are the perfect companion when you’re on the move. However, they are still relatively large and many of their components drain the battery quickly, ...

District heating networks are growing increasingly complex as a result of feeding in renewable energy and the trend toward decentralization. In the AD Net Heat project, Fraunhofer researchers are ...

Magnetic resonance imaging has become an indispensable tool for medical diagnostics. Using metamaterials – printed circuit boards whose properties can be systematically adjusted – can increase ...

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a method of creating biogenic construction materials based on cyanobacteria. The bacteria multiply in a nutrient solution, driven by photosynthesis. When ...

Melanoma is responsible for 60 percent of all malignant skin growths, and the incidence of this kind of cancer has increased dramatically in recent years. It is often detected too late, as diagnostic ...

The 2025 Fraunhofer annual assembly was held in Darmstadt under the motto “Fraunhofer − Transfer for Our Future. Research | Develop | Design.” On the evening of June 4, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft ...

Part of the COOLBat project team at partner Compos-itence in Leonberg Achieving climate-friendly production of enclosures for battery systems in electric vehicles and thereby shrinking the vehicles’ ...