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Electromobility: Getting moving with electricity

Everyone’s talking about the electric car – Fraunhofer researchers are working on it. More than 30 different Fraunhofer research institutes are currently pooling their resources to develop alternative transportation systems in a large-scale project dedicated to electromobility systems research. The aim is to develop prototypes of hybrid and electric vehicles that will provide the German automobile industry with an inroad into electromobility, and the federal government is supporting the endeavor with 44 million euros from its economic stimulus package.

Happy Anniversary! Fraunhofer USA at 15

Diamonds, secure software, medications – at Fraunhofer USA, the research portfolio covers a vast array of topics. Exactly 15 years ago, Germany's Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe's largest institution for applied research, established the new subsidiary. Today six Centers are closely cooperating with top universities in the US to engineer solutions that industry can apply to their everyday business practices. On October 22 Fraunhofer USA celebrates its anniversary in Washington DC.