Over 90 percent of the 414 million metric tons of plastic produced worldwide in 2023 originated with fossil raw materials. Bio-based plastics made from plants like corn or wood account for just 0.7 ...

A concrete solution for pressing challenges: In the CYCLOMETRIC project, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO have devised a solution that allows companies to ...

On 24th January 2025, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and the French embassy in Germany, with the support of Inria, gathered industry, innovation and research leaders as well as policy makers from the EU ...

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT have teamed up with project partners to develop an AI module to help with laser material deposition. This technique is used to repair ...

A lot of ideas sound good at first. International robotics and automation leader KUKA invests a lot of time in investigating which innovations are ultimately put into action. Dr. Ulrike Tagscherer is ...

Building a house out of fungi instead of cement and brick? Innovative paths to greater ecofriendliness in construction. Everyone knows the story of the three little pigs. Each of them wanted to build ...

On February 17, 2025, Constantin Häfner will take up his new position as Fraunhofer’s executive vice president of Research and Transfer. The Fraunhofer senate elected him to the board at its meeting ...

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, based in Germany, is a leading applied research organization. It plays a crucial role in the innovation process by prioritizing research in key future technologies and ...

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, based in Germany, is a leading applied research organization. It plays a crucial role in the innovation process by prioritizing research in key future technologies and ...

From idea to innovation – “At the start, ideas all look great,” explains Dr. Ulrike Tagscherer. The alumna of the Fraunhofer headquarters and the Fraunhofer ISI is now Chief Innovation Officer at ...

Das Bayerische Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie (StMWi) und die Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft ...