Fraunhofer Annual Report 2024”The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has always been the most important partner for the highly innovative mechanical engi­neering industry. The applied expertise of its institutes ...

Ob in E-Autos, in der Medizintechnik oder in unseren Smart Devices – Batterien sind längst aus unserem Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken. Mit der weltweiten Energiewende und dem wachsenden Bedarf an ...

Every year, some 5.6 million metric tons of plastic packaging winds up in household waste in Germany after being used just once. So far, less than a third of it can be recycled. Working in partnership ...

Methanol reformers convert easy-to-transport methanol into hydrogen. But conventional reformers still come with a number of drawbacks – catalyst attrition, to name but one example. An innovative ...

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 ...

The rate of renovation in the building sector is still too low to achieve the energy transition by the target date set by the German federal government. However, increased use of prefabricated ...

Researchers at Fraunhofer IWU are developing next-generation EV battery enclosures that are lighter and reduce carbon emissions by 15% using innovative materials and designs.

A new process developed by Fraunhofer IBP recycles carbon black and minerals from car tires, reducing waste and promoting sustainability.

Annual Report 2023 of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft including executive board’s report, the senate’s report, review of Fraunhofer research, finances.

In collaboration with TU Dresden, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a process for obtaining valuable, high-purity ethyl acetate from whey. This can be used, for example, to produce environmentally ...

The Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE and its In-stitute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT have developed an advanced recycling process for used ...

On January 1, 2021, Prof. Thomas Thum joined the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM in Hannover as new institute director. He will hence-forth manage the institute ...