Security and Protection – Robust buildings and tunnels

Planning buildings to include specially adapted construction materials and structures ensures that they will be better able to withstand accidents and attacks. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft develops technologies for the physical protection of buildings, for instance using energy-absorbing bioconcrete or walls fitted with sensors.

Thanks to their outstanding material properties, plastic materials have become an indispensable part of our everyday lives. Flame retardants can counteract their poor flammability properties and prevent fires, or at least stop plastics from burning up too quickly.

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