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  • New evaluation criteria for heavy wire bond contacts

  • Research factory for quantum and neuromorphic computing launched - Fraunhofer IMWS is member of the joint project

  • ALL2GaN - Modular, easily integrable semiconductors made of gallium nitride

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Polymer Applications Expand / Hide

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  • 3D printing with fiber-reinforced plastics designed for load paths

  • Filter stuffing unit with integrated glue application for cellulose fibers

  • Basalt fiber-reinforced plastics for automotive applications

  • What’s in plastic waste? New options for analyzing plastic waste

  • Optimization of carbon fibers for use in UD tapes

  • Water-based inks for industrial digital printing

  • Liquid bio-plastic provides ambient car ride

  • Reliable polymer cases for the protection of power electronic components

  • Biomimetic synthetic rubber BISYKA

  • Semi-automatic evaluation of additively manufactured polymeric components using CT data for quality assurance in 3D printing - "CT4Add2QM"

  • Electrochemical antifouling as protection for the ship's hull

  • Eco-Rudder — More sustainable rudders for short and medium range aircraft

  • Bio-based winding cores made from wood flour and starch

  • Environmentally friendly and resource-saving plastic substitute products made from flour

  • Reliable polymer-based cases for the protection of power electronics components

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  • Mechanical behaviour of highly loaded fibre composite structures

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Health Care Expand / Hide

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  • Pulsating wound dressings to help extensive wounds heal more quickly

  • Collagen fiber coatings of implant plastics improve biocompatibility

  • The link between chlorhexidine treatment and the choice of beverage in tooth discoloration

  • Materials research for dental care

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  • Engineering innovative multi-layer films for laminated glass

  • Colored solar modules in building facades: Individual designability and improved energy balances

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Phosphors Expand / Hide

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  • Luminescent light rods – greater luminance for projectors

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Hydrogen Expand / Hide

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  • Hydrogen and electrolysis

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Optical Materials Expand / Hide

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  • Simplification of sample preparation using focused ion beams

  • Advances in ion-surface interaction-driven manufacturing of one-dimensional metal oxide heterostructures

  • Laser-based sample preparation for high resolution 3D structure determination

  • Near-surface damage of calcium fluoride when used in optical components

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Carbon Conversion Expand / Hide

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  • New Technology Options for Chemical Recycling of Carbonaceous Waste

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  • Packaging of integrated circuits

  • Automotive Packaging

  • Physical failure analysis

  • Material diagnostics Power electronics

  • Micromechanical testing and simulation

  • Non-destructive defect localization

  • GaN-HEMT devices

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• Light, strong, and tough: Researchers discover unique polymer fibres

• »Green« hydrogen as a catalyst for sustainable chemical industry

• Self-organizing peptide is proven to strengthen dental enamel: Award for University of Marburg and Fraunhofer IMWS

• Efficient sandwich lightweight structures with high surface quality

• Fraunhofer IMWS supports the development of treatment methods for dentin hypersensitivity

• Accurately predicting the reliability and working live of photovoltaic and battery inverters

• Improved 3D printing thanks to partially crystalline polymers

• New methods for failure analysis of electronic components and systems

• Reliable microelectronics through failure analysis with artificial intelligence

• How Do We Want to Run Our Economy and Production?

• Individual LED lamp for visually handicapped people

• Quality testing and material development: Fraunhofer IMWS supports the fight against the coronavirus pandemic

• Temperature measurement with phosphors

• Fraunhofer IMWS in ranking of Germany's most innovative companies for the third time

• Detecting security vulnerabilities on the nanoscale

• Rapid material analysis of surfaces and coatings using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)

• Unique research platform: Fraunhofer Hydrogen Lab Görlitz becomes a pioneer for the hydrogen economy

• Efficient tires and improved wound healing: Fraunhofer IMWS honored with Hugo Junkers Prize

• PV CAMPER platform generates photovoltaics data from diverse environments and climates worldwide

• Today's waste becomes tomorrow's resource: "Waste4Future" paves new ways for plastics recycling

• Networking platform for trustworthy electronics

• Klemens Ilse honored with Schott AG Materials Award

• Hydrogen Lab Leuna starts operation

• TotalEnergies, Sunfire and Fraunhofer give the go-ahead for green methanol in Leuna

• Customized wound dressings made from tropoelastin

• Future international logistics for the import of green hydrogen

• Measurement and classification platform "MK4" offers process and data analytics for high-performance photovoltaic production

• Guidelines for hydrogen safety

• Wind turbines with integrated electrolyzer

• Improved power electronic components for energy generation in offshore wind parks

• Current-based repair process for new solar cell technologies

• Data platform to increase efficiency, productivity and sustainability on copper alloy materials

• Luminescent glasses for product protection

• Lightweight construction, sustainable tires, Industry 4.0: 11 million euros for future technologies at Fraunhofer PAZ Schkopau

• The Fraunhofer lighthouse project "MaNiTU" develops material for sustainable tandem solar cells

• “Green" hydrogen as a catalyst for sustainable chemical industry

• RUBIO provides bio-booster for the plastics industry in Central Germany

• Prof. Dr. Erica Lilleodden is new director of the Fraunhofer IMWS

• Efficient lightweight sandwich technology for climate-friendly logistics systems

• Fraunhofer IMWS ranked among Germany’s most innovative companies

• Robust sensor for harsh environmental conditions

• Ideal cross-linking degrees for solar modules through optimized quality control

• Showcase project for the bioeconomy: Orange peels will provide valuable bio-based epoxy resins in the future

• Improved protective masks through innovative protective textiles

• New Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Hydrogen in South Korea

• New Head of Business Unit »Polymer Applications« at the Fraunhofer IMWS

• High-quality elastin for various market segments: Fraunhofer IMWS spin-off takes off as "matrihealth" GmbH

• 30 years of Fraunhofer in Halle (Saale)

• Innovative Bioinks for 3D-Bioprinting

• Power semiconductors made of gallium nitride increase energy efficiency and save resources

• New method for defect diagnosis in PEM and AEM electrolyzers

• New Methods for Reliable Electronics: Experts Discuss New Trends and Approaches in Microelectronics in Halle (Saale)

• Digital twin can reduce operating costs of solar parks

• Innovative structural components with adapted electronics for e-vehicles

• Novel method for characterizing nanometer-sized defects in GaN semiconductors

• Innovative water-based inks for industrial printing

• AI-based solutions to reduce microplastic emissions from tire wear

• Fraunhofer CSP named one of Germany's most innovative companies 2023

• Germany's most innovative companies 2023 - Fraunhofer IMWS achieved top rating

• New methods to reduce inverter failures in PV systems

• Efficient, stable and application-ready reactors for climate-neutral hydrogen production

• Solarcluster

• New standardizable method for testing PV module back sheets

• Novel high-performance polyamide tapes with unidirectional glass fiber reinforcement

• How cleaning agents can damage photovoltaic modules

• F3 -Compositor enables 3D deposition and simultaneous joining of thermoplastic UD tape semi-finished products

• Novel encapsulation and backsheet films for extreme durability of photovoltaic modules

• Better thermal management for semiconductor chips: Nils Jonas Ziegeler receives Best Paper Award

• More efficient solar cells: Stefan Lange receives Heinz Bethge Prize for Materials Science

• Scalable solutions for green hydrogen production in South Africa

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• Adele Ara (Lightsource BP) and Ralph Gottschalg (Fraunhofer CSP) elected to lead SolarPower Europe’s O&M and Asset Management Task Force

• Researchers at the Fraunhofer CSP honored by the GAIIA award

• Budde prize research on light converters

• Martin Gräbner heads Business Unit »Circular Carbon Technologies« in Freiberg

• Improving the efficiency of luminescent borate glasses and glass ceramics

• Frank Altmann appointed speaker of the VDE-ITG expert committee "Quality and Reliability of Integrated Circuits

• Fraunhofer IMWS conducts life cycle assessments in bioeconomy-context

• Making fuel cell stacks fit for use in commercial vehicles

• Erica Lilleodden takes up professorship at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

• Frank Altmann appointed General Chair of ISTFA 2023

• Fraunhofer IMWS is co-organizer of the Germany-Korea Hydrogen Conference

• Paths to the bio-economy in the paper industry

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