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Localized growth of silicon crystals
Fraunhofer IWM presents the »Triboepitaxy« concept
07-Oct-2021
Four scientists from Freiburg have succeeded for the first time to simulate the localized growth of silicon crystals using shear-induced amorphization and recrystallization. In the future, experts could use this concept to tailor crystalline silicon structures for nanotechnology applications, ...
Thermal storage for the energy transition
The energy is not stored in the form of increased heat but in the form of a chemical state
05-Oct-2021
In Germany, 55 percent of final energy consumption goes towards heating and cooling. However, a lot of heat dissipates unused because it is not generated as and when required. Thermal storage using zeolite material allows heat to be stored for long periods of time without losing any. Fraunhofer ...
New catalysts for fuel cells
Efficient and with consistently high quality
04-Oct-2021
Fuel cells are typically applied to generate electrical energy from hydrogen or methanol. Nanoscale catalysts get the process going - but until now, the quality of these materials has varied significantly. The CAN research division of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP ...
Greening the Internet of Things
The demand for connected devices keeps growing – Fraunhofer project has shown how all of these sensor systems can become extremely energy efficient or even completely autonomous
27-Sep-2021
Sensors have become the ubiquitous companions of our lives. Whether knowingly or not, we use them every day to collect, process, and interpret data and help us make sense of the world around us. The demand for connected devices keeps growing – in particular in the Internet of Things, or IoT for ...
Original or fake?
Counterfeit-proof and unique identification shows authenticity of products
17-Sep-2021
Counterfeit-proof product protection and resilient supply chains are the goals of the Fraunhofer SmartID project. The Fraunhofer Institutes for Applied Polymer Research IAP, for Secure Information Technology SIT and for Open Communication Systems FOKUS are developing a novel marking system that ...
Environmentally friendly manufacture of battery electrodes
New dry-coating process
03-Sep-2021
Conventional processes for manufacturing battery electrodes involve mostly toxic solvents and require a lot of space and energy. This is not the case with DRYtraec® – a new dry-coating process developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS. The technology is ...
Carbon dioxide as a raw material for plastics and other products
Carbon dioxide is one of the main drivers of climate change – which means that we need to reduce Carbon dioxide emissions in the future. Fraunhofer researchers are highlighting a possible way to lower
05-Aug-2021
Carbon dioxide is one of the main drivers of climate change – which means that we need to reduce Carbon dioxide emissions in the future. Fraunhofer researchers are highlighting a possible way to lower these emissions: They use the greenhouse gas as a raw material, for instance to produce ...
Stepstone for sustainable batteries – greener carbons
Project HiQ-CARB aims to provide new carbons with a superior performance and a low carbon footprint for future green batteries in Europe
08-Jun-2021
Lithium-ion batteries require in addition to lithium metal a number of sophisticated functional materials for their performance. Some of them sound rather unspectacular: conductive additives. In fact, conductive additives like carbon black or carbon nanotubes are a decisive component for the ...
Polypropylene recycling from carpet waste
Now possible thanks to a new process
04-Jun-2021
A significant part of carpet waste consists of petroleum-based polypropylene. As a non-recyclable product, disposing of it has previously meant incineration or landfill. However, a new solvent is now making it possible to recover virgin-standard polypropylene from carpet waste — with no ...
Enzymes successfully embedded in plastics
Self-cleaning plastics are just the beginning - The potentials this creates are enormous
03-Jun-2021
In general, plastics are processed at way over a hundred degrees Celsius. Enzymes, by contrast, cannot usually withstand these high temperatures. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP have managed to reconcile these contradictions: They are able to embed enzymes ...
