Storms, hail, rising floodwaters — extreme weather events have caused billions of euros in damage in recent years. In the ResCentric project, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed ...

In Germany, around 40 percent of all CO 2 emissions stem from the construction and operation of buildings. In fact, new buildings hardly pose any obstacle to achieving the German federal government’s ...

Culinary foam made from the whites of chicken eggs makes baked goods light and airy. In the LeguFoam project, Fraunhofer researchers are working on a plant-based alternative made from legumes.

Currently, old wood treated with wood preservative has to be incinerated in authorized large power plants. In H2Wood, this wood is used to produce hydrogen, carotenoids and starch. The bacteria grow ...

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will expand its activities in Heilbronn significantly with funding from the Dieter Schwarz Foundation. From 2025, a total of eight research and innovation centers will ...

Yeasts on agar plates. The gene that encodes the sweet-tasting protein is implanted into yeast cells. The cells are then multiplied inside a bioreactor under controlled conditions in such a way as to ...

Cyberattacks have become a major risk for companies and other organizations. To prevent data theft, sabotage and extortion, many companies and government agencies are turning in response to Security ...

Peatlands cover only three percent of the surface of the earth, but they store about twice as much carbon as the entire biomass of all of the world’s forests. VALPEATS links data spaces to evaluate ...

How can surgery be made more cost-effective, safer and more efficient in the future? An interdisciplinary French-German team has developed high-tech hybrid operating rooms that harness the power of 5G ...

Universaler Systembaukasten: Für die Industrie sowie kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen entwickeln sieben Fraunhofer-Institute im Leitprojekt BAU-DNS innovative Verfahren zur nachhaltigen, modula ...

Die Waffen gegen gefährliche Bakterien werden zunehmend stumpf, immer häufiger können lebensbedrohliche Infektionen nicht ...

Universaler Systembaukasten: Für die Industrie sowie kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen entwickeln sieben ...