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Battery cell manufacturing for the energy transition

Whether in electric vehicles, medical technology or smart devices, batteries have become a fixture of our everyday lives. As the global energy transition advances and the need for sustainable and low-emission technologies increases, demand for powerful energy storage solutions that conserve resources is also on the rise.

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The Future of Medicine

Developing new medications is becoming more and more expensive and taking longer and longer. Now, AI and miniature organs grown in a Petri dish are helping to change that.

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Fraunhofer Research Awards 2025

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft recognized excellent projects by its researchers at its annual assembly . Three Joseph-von-Fraunhofer Prizes were presented, along with the Innovations for a Better Future award from the Fraunhofer-Zukunftsstiftung (Fraunhofer Future Foundation).

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Small Quanta, Big Impact

The tiniest parts of matter provide insight into big contexts. Sunlight, magnetism and molecular interactions are just some of the things that cannot be explained conclusively without them. As a basis for advanced technologies, quantum physics is set to achieve great things across a range of different areas. What is the current status of advances in quantum computing, communications, imaging and sensors?

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We’re on the Move

Industry and the Research Sector: Energy for Our Future

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Science Year 2025 – Energy of the Future

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Concrete of the Future

Fungal mycelium as a construction material, ecofriendly concrete and smart recycling solutions pave the way for climate neutrality.

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International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

Fraunhofer researchers are developing quantum systems for various applications and industries to help us find answers to the major challenges of our time, including those relating to the climate, health, transportation and security.

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Multidrug-resistant germs

The weapons available for fighting dangerous bacteria are losing their edge, and life-threatening infections are increasingly resistant to treatment. There are hardly any substitutes available so far, making it high time someone took action.

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Fraunhofer IPK | Fraunhofer ISI / 19.9.2025

Macroeconomic impact study on the SENAI research network

What is the economic value of innovation? A recent study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI examines the impact on Brazil's gross domestic product.

 

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Fraunhofer IIS receives EMMY® Award

The Fraunhofer-Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS is excited to announce that its moving picture technol-ogy experts receive the world-famous Emmy® Award for engineering, science and technology for its JPEG XS video codec.

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14.7.2025

30 Years of .mp3

The technology behind these three letters has become an inseparable part of our daily lives: in 2025, the file extension “.mp3” celebrates its 30th anniversary.

This audio format laid the foundation for many more groundbreaking audio codecs made in Erlangen. An innovation that began at Fraunhofer IIS and continues to resonate globally.

 

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17.6.2025

ERC Advanced Grant for Michael Moseler from Fraunhofer IWM

For the development of a digital twin for lubricants in highly loaded tribological contacts that can predict the design and operating conditions for energy-efficient machines, Prof. Dr. Michael Moseler from Fraunhofer IWM has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant in the amount of 2.5 million euros.

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12.3.2025

Together for strong EU investment in research and innovation

Under the heading "Securing Europe's Future by Investing in Tomorrow's Solutions", Fraunhofer is working closely with partners from research and industry to promote a strong European research framework program and generally higher investment in Research and Innovation (R&I).

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Europe’s AI Booster / 12.3.2025

JUPITER AI Factory Brings Exascale Power to Business and Science

With the JUPITER AI Factory, a central pillar of Europe’s AI infrastructure is being established in Jülich. Start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and industrial companies will have access to Europe’s first Exascale-class supercomputer JUPITER. The AI Factory is also open to research institutions and the public sector. Thanks to the computing power of JUPITER, which will go into operation at Forschungszentrum Jülich in the coming months, AI applications can be developed, tested, improved and scaled faster than ever before.

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25.2.2025

Fraunhofer and DESY Launch Strategic Collaboration to Promote Innovation and Research

A delegation consisting of representatives from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and from Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) signed a strategic collaboration agreement in Munich.

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Fraunhofer lead markets – our strategic customer segments

These strategic customer segments provide industry customers with access to Fraunhofer’s industry-oriented services.

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Fraunhofer Match − a fast solution

Fraunhofer Match is the central platform for placing research requests with Fraunhofer. Our 75 Fraunhofer institutes cover all areas of applied research. You tell us about your challenge or project − and Fraunhofer Match will put you in touch with researchers who have the right expertise to help you work out solutions.

 

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1/2025

Cover story: We're on the Move − Fresh Strength for Industry | Small Quanta, Big Impact  | Interview with Daniel Günther, ministerpresident
of Schleswig-Holstein | and much more.

Fraunhofer Strategic Research Fields

Bioeconomy
Digital Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Next Generation Computing
Quantum Technologies
Resource Efficiency and Climate Technologies
Hydrogen Technologies

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12.9.2025

Fraunhofer ITMP Moves Into New Building on Frankfurt University Hospital Campus

The official dedication of the new building on the Niederrad campus marks a fresh milestone in the research landscape of the state of Hesse, set by the Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP. Some 200 prominent representatives from government, the science and research sector, industry and the trades involved in the building project gathered for the opening celebration at the invitation of Gerd Geisslinger, executive director of Fraunhofer ITMP. The new research building will serve as a locus of expertise in translational medicine while strengthening Hesse as a hub of pharmaceutical and biotech activity.
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3.9.2025

Sustainable Research Highlights for the Plastics Industry

Eleven Fraunhofer institutes will be showcasing their innovations at K, the world’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber, to be held in Düsseldorf from October 8 through 15. These advances include everything from circular design and monomaterials to bio-based films and polyamides made from various production residues. Different material flows will be illustrated in tangible ways in an interactive miniature wonderland of the circular economy.
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3.9.2025

Fraunhofer IIS receives Emmy® Award for its JPEG XS high-quality, low-latency video codec

Erlangen, Germany / North Hollywood (CA), USA: The Fraunhofer-Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS is excited to announce that its moving picture technology experts receive the world-famous Emmy® Award for engineering, science and technology for its JPEG XS video codec. This forward-looking standard for professional video production pushes the boundaries of high-quality transmission over IP for a wide variety of applications in media and studio technology and streamlines real-time video processing in data centers.
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1.9.2025

AktiMeter — Intelligent Behavioral Analysis in Real Time

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB have developed a technology that uses AI to automatically log and analyze human movements inside vehicles. Their innovation, called the AktiMeter, is ideal for market research, user-centered product development and ergonomic studies.
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