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- Spider venom for therapeutics and bioinsecticides
The venom of a single spider can contain up to 3000 components. These components, mostly peptides, can be used to develop promising drug leads for the treatment of diseases. Spider venom can also b... - Pushing the boundaries of optics
Quantum mechanically entangled light particles break down the boundaries of conventional optics and allow a glimpse into previously invisible wavelength ranges, thus bringing about new possibilitie...
- New type of ventilator for virus-free air
The danger of becoming infected with the coronavirus is especially high in enclosed spaces. This is because aerosols - which play a key role in the transmission of COVID-19 - increase the concentra...
- New agents to fight multidrug-resistant germs
Resistance to antibiotics is on the rise worldwide. Fraunhofer scientists have joined forces with partners in the Phage4Cure project to explore alternatives to antibiotics. One objective is to vanq... - New approach to sustainable lithium
The demand for lithium is rapidly growing, but Europe's conventional resources are limited. Connecting European circular economy to global networks, the EIT RawMaterials Innovation Community and le... - Detection of cancer from exhaled breath
The air we exhale contains information that can assist with the diagnosis of disease. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Project Hub for Microelectronic and Optical Systems for Biomedicine MEOS are now ...
- Producing vaccines without the use of chemicals
Producing vaccines is a tricky task - especially in the case of inactivated vaccines, in which pathogens must be killed without altering their structure. Until now, this task has generally involved... - Flexible bipolar plates made of polymers make it possible to build compact batteries
Conventional battery systems are extremely complex. They usually consist of several individual cells that are connected with each other via wires. Not only is this costly and time-consuming, it als... - Joint research platform for energy storage systems
The new Fraunhofer Project Center for Energy Storage and Systems ZESS was inaugurated today, February 7, 2019. Located at the Automotive Research Centre Niedersachsen (NFF) in Braunschweig, it is a... - High-speed 3D printer for high-performance plastics
3D printers that build small souvenirs layer by layer from melted plastic are often used at tradeshows. It can take up to an hour to produce a pocket-sized souvenir. This process is far too slow fo...
- Easy printing of biosensors made of graphene
Cell-based biosensors can simulate the effect of various substances, such as drugs, on the human body in the laboratory. Depending on the measuring principle, though, producing them can be expensiv... - XXL computed tomography: a new dimension in X-ray analysis
Researchers at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have achieved decisive progress in computed tomography. For the first time, it is now possible to analyze even very large objects with X-ray technology. X... - Heat pump that uses propane instead of fluorinated greenhouse gases
"Heating and hot water account for around 40 percent of Germany's final energy consumption. Burning high-quality fossil fuels such as natural gas or crude oil not only makes little sense energetica... - EUROoC network lays the foundations for joint European organ-on-a-chip research
The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB is coordinating the establishment of a European research network to promote organ-on-a-chip technology. Organ-on-a-chip sy... - Reliably simulating polyurethane foams
Polyurethane foams - PU foams for short - play a big role in our everyday lives, even if we are generally not aware of them. We sit and lie on them every day: car seats and mattresses, for example,...
- 1000 km range thanks to a new battery concept
You cannot get far today with electric cars. One reason is that the batteries require a lot of space. Fraunhofer scientists are stacking large cells on top of one another. This provides vehicles wi... - A way out of the chromium ban
To prevent components from becoming corroded or worn, they are often coated using hexavalent chromium. Starting in September of 2017, though, this will only be permitted with exceptions. The extrem... - Making fluorescent chips using an inkjet printer
Want to quickly test blood for pathogens? Or food for toxins? In the future, you will be able to do just that from the comfort of your own home using a small fluorescent chip and your smartphone. T...
- Microreactor replaces animal tests
Researchers all over Europe are working on alternatives to animal testing that can be used to evaluate the adverse side-effects of medications. But many of these test methods still present problems... - Terahertz technology reaches industrial maturity
Terahertz is a new technology in which nondestructive testing of components and surfaces is possible. Until now, these devices and, in particular, the sensor heads have been expensive and unwieldy.... - New process for eco-friendly phosphorus recovery
Demand in agriculture for phosphate-based fertilizers is growing steadily. At the same time, the purity of reservoirs is declining, which means extracting and preparing phosphorus is getting more d... - Power amplifiers for 5G made of gallium nitride
The wireless data transmission via mobile communication is reliable and affordable. However, data volume per user is rising exponentially. Causes are not only the continuously growing number of sma... - Better treatment of food allergies
Food allergies have been on the increase for years. There is currently only one solution for patients: avoid allergy-triggering products. Fraunhofer researchers are making an important contribution... - Manufacturing of high-quality plastics from terpenes
Even if fossil resources got much cheaper in the last years there are big efforts to replace standard plastics by substances made from renewable resources. A reduced consump tion of fossil resource...
- Beer, milk and other beverages in bacteria quick test
To guarantee a high quality of their beer, breweries monitor the production process very closely. With a new polymer powder, this monitoring will be able to be faster and simpler in the future. Man...