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Recycling black plastics, such as those found in car instrument panels, used to be impossible because their absorption properties made them simply invisible to typical analysis systems. But Fraunhofer researchers have developed a new technology that can sort black plastics according to type – and at affordable prices. Shopping at the supermarket inevitably results in a trash bin overflowing with plastic refuse. Whether it's juice, meat, fru...

At INTERSOLAR 2015, Markus Köhler, the managing director of FLYING INSPECTION SERVICE, found himself hustling for new orders. This year, however, things are all set to be different: the know-how of the company from the town of Blankenburg in Saxony-Anhalt is both new and highly sought after in the sector.

Transmitting the contents of a conventional DVD in under ten seconds by radio transmission is incredibly fast – and a new world record in wireless data transmission. With a data rate of 6 Gb per second over a distance of 37 km, a collaborative project with the participation of researchers from the University of Stuttgart and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF exceeded the state of the art by a factor of 10.

The picturesque Saxony Anhalt, Germany's 8th largest state,is home to some 23,000 photovoltaic systems. Around 2,700 wind turbines operate at 97 wind power plants between the Altmark and Harz regions. Therenewable energy sectoris booming here - and storage solutions for the green electricity being generated are urgently required.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (Fraunhofer IIS/EAS) is spreading its wings to offer its Division “Engineering of Adaptive Systems” Electronic Design Automation (EDA) products and design expertise in North America for the first time. The basis for this is an exclusive distribution agreement with EDATechForce – a leading supplier of EDA tools and services sales, based in Sunnyvale, California.

Home storage systems for electricity produced by photovoltaics facilities are gaining attractiveness, as their costs are declining. However, standardised, verifiable criteria for the end client to assess their performance are still lacking. Now, scientists have launched the largest German study so far to analyse commercial systems with respect to safety, quality, and grid suitability and to derive recommendations for manufacturers, standardisatio...

Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the e-mobility flagship project “Adaptive City Mobility (ACM) 2” opens up new approaches with its innovative lightweight electric car CITY eTAXI - especially designed for urban living spaces. Due to its novel modular battery replacement system, which was specially developed for this project by Europe’s leading lithium-ion battery producer BMZ, the CITY eTAXI ...

Multi-sensor systems form a crucial basis for the success of Industry 4.0 applications. They record, process, and transmit a number of measurement parameters, such as pressure, acceleration, and temperature, all in a highly compact space. Machines are not the only ones to receive such sensors; workpieces are also increasingly being fitted with the intelligent sensor systems so that each product can provide its blueprint and report its manufacturi...

The research project SemI40 (“Power Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing 4.0”) led by Infineon Austria was launched recently. In this project 37 partners from five countries will carry out research into further developing autonomous factories. The common goal is the next stage in the development of Industry 4.0 applications. With a volume of €62m, the research project is one of the largest Industry 4.0 projects in Europe.

Researchers at Fraunhofer have recently created sensors made from silicone, making it easier to steplessly control devices.At the Hannover Messe, they are presenting a glove that can measure pressure and a steering wheel that lets the driver control music, light and ventilation at the touch of a finger.