Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

1000 km range thanks to a new battery concept

You cannot get far today with electric cars. One reason is that the batteries require a lot of space. Scientists are stacking large cells on top of one another. This provides vehicles with more power. Initial tests in the laboratory have been positive. In the medium term, the project partners are striving to achieve a range of 1000 kilometers for electric vehicles.

New safety technology enables teamwork

Until now, heavy-duty robots have always been housed in separate work areas to safeguard factory employee safety. Researchers want to change that with an ingenious security concept and intelligent robot control. This technology will enable people and robots to collaborate as a team.

Automatically darkening windows in a wide range of colors

Electrochromic glass darkens automatically when the sun shines and keeps the heat out. Previously it was available only in blue, and switching times were also long. Now, a new process makes it possible to manufacture other glass colors for the first time.

Milestone in graphene production

For the first time, it has been possible to produce functional OLED electrodes from graphene.

Compound eyes for industry and smartphone

Researchers have developed a process enabling the production of a two millimeter flat camera.

Electric cars: batteries with brains

Researchers have developed an energy storage device which is significantly more cost-effective over the entire life cycle in comparison with previous models.

Efficient heating for electric cars

Researchers have developed a highly energy-efficient heating system for electric cars that produces a broad, radiant heat.

Innovative materials for future products

The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC will present multifunctional materials for new applications and novel products at the IDTechEx trade show in Berlin on 28 and 29 April.

Fraunhofer COMEDD extends competences of Fraunhofer FEP

raunhofer-Gesellschaft decided to merge Fraunhofer COMEDD and Fraunhofer FEP with an aim to pool knowledge in one institution.

Huge new influx of partners to the Graphene Flagship project

To coincide with Graphene Week 2014, the European Commission is proud to announce that the Graphene Flagship, one of the largest-ever European research initiatives, is doubling in size.

Components to advance battery technology

Johnson Controls and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft have signed a collaboration agreement to develop the next generation of more energy efficient, cost effective cooling systems for vehicle batteries.

Printed transparent electrodes for flexible OLEDs and solar cells

After a term of 3 years, the jointly funded project IMAGE has been successfully completed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche.

Flexible OLED from the roll

The joint OLED project R2Flex has been successfully finished now. As a result Fraunhofer COMEDD and Tridonic Dresden (formerly LEDON OLED Lighting) present a demonstrator of a desk luminaire with flexible OLED.

Scientists research safe battery technology for electric vehicles

Over the next three years, 15 partners from German science and the automotive and supply industry will research how the safety of lithium ion batteries can be further improved for electric and hybrid vehicles.

COMEDD now a new research institute of the Fraunhofer

The former department COMEDD (Center for Organic Materials and Electronic Devices Dresden) of the Fraunhofer IPMS has now reached the pre-stage to an independent institute of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft.

POLARIC underway producing high volume organic electronic circuits

A new EU-funded project, POLARIC, has been launched to develop roll-to-roll printing of high-performance organic electronic circuits.

Electromobility: fast-tracking innovation

Battery systems, chargers, wheel hub motors - in the cars of the future, what will the components look like, and how will they interact with each other?

POLARIC revolutionises production of organic electronic circuits

A new EU-funded project POLARIC was launched in January 2010 to develop roll-to-roll printing of high-performance organic electronic circuits. The project will revolutionise the way printed electronic circuits are made by combining large-area fabrication methods with high-performance organic electronic circuits on a scale not previously attempted.

Joint venture for the development and production of OLED light modules

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and several employees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) plan to combine forces with the Zumtobel Group of Austria to form a joint venture company Ledon OLED Lighting.