Desire and Reality: A current study by Fraunhofer IPA and Parametric Technology GmbH (PTC) shows that digitalization in life science laboratories still offers much potential for further optimization. However, the vast majority of respondents would like to better exploit this potential in the future…

Service robots can help ensure that buildings and transportation vehicles are cleaned and disinfected regularly and with consistently high quality. Since October 2020, twelve institutions of the Fraunhofer Society have been working on developing new technologies for this application field. Led by Fr…

The German Federal Government's Quantum Computing Roadmap has set the goal that Germany, in collaboration with European partners, must be capable of building and operating a functional quantum computer within the next ten years. This demonstrates the potential of the technology and its importance fo…

Artificial intelligence opens up enormous potential for the manufacturing industry. However, the industrial mid-sized companies often lack the know-how for implementation. Start-ups can prove to be important strategic partners in this regard. The webinar series "Start-up your AI – How start-ups are…

The start button for the Germany-Netherlands Fieldlab "Artificial Intelligence for Digital Twins" (AI4DT) was jointly pressed by State Secretary Katrin Schütz, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Martijn van Gruijthuijsen, Minister of Economic Affairs of the Dutch province of North Brabant. The networ…

The agony of choice: Companies that want to benefit from low or negative electricity prices need reliable forecasts of future electricity consumption. Because the market for forecast tools is confusing, researchers from the Fraunhofer IPA have developed a benchmark that compares market-available sol…

On December 15 and 16, 2020, Fraunhofer IPA will host the eighth ROS-Industrial Conference, which will be held virtually this time. It offers current developments from science and industry around the open "Robot Operating System" (ROS). The conference also serves as the closing event for the EU proj…

The COVID-19 pandemic presents society with major challenges, as it is essential to protect the population and prosperity optimally. Experts from Fraunhofer are actively involved in the fight through the action program "Fraunhofer vs. Corona" and support the economy and society in managing both imme…

In normal times, the Stuttgart Surface Technology Award "DIE OBERFLÄCHE" is awarded at the international trade fair Surface Technology Germany. However, since this was initially postponed and then had to be canceled in 2020, the jury made up for it today with a video conference award ceremony.

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Whether for simulations, data-intensive calculations as a basis for machine learning methods, or for learning robots: Fraunhofer IPA is now collaborating with the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS). The research institute can thus access enormous computing power and realize new proje…