Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, using a new antireflection coating, have successfully increased the efficiency of the best four-junction solar cell to date from 46.1 to 47.6 percent at a concentration of 665 suns. This is a global milestone, as there is currentl…
How can manufacturers respond more quickly to global crises, cope with supply chain disruptions, and at the same time cater to individual customer wishes? On behalf of acatech, Fraunhofer researchers investigated to what extent cyber-physical matrix production systems can help companies address thes…
Having performed a perfect launch on 25 December, the James Webb Space Telescope has set off on its mission into space. On board technical components developed and built at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg. Among them is a filter wheel that turns the Webb Telescope’s MIR…
The interaction of light and matter is responsible, for example, for plants conducting photosynthesis and solar cells generating electricity. The efficiency of light absorption in matter is determined on a microscopic scale by so-called transition dipole moments. The research group of Prof. Dr. Mart…
In medical care, magnetic fields of heart and brain activity are measured to detect diseases at an early stage. To measure even the smallest magnetic fields, researchers at Fraunhofer IAF are working on a new approach: diamond-based laser threshold magnetometry. The idea is to use diamond with a hig…
Physicists at the Institute for Optics and Atomic Physics have developed a new method that allows moving images of periodically occurring processes to be recorded in transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Such processes include, for example, switching events in modern electronic components, the so…
A flagship of semiconductor research with international reach is emerging in Dresden. Fraunhofer IPMS and Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID are bundling their competences and establishing the Center for Advanced CMOS & Heterointegration Saxony. The center will offer the complete value chain in 300 mm microel…
The Transfer Center 5G4KMU operates 5G campus networks at five locations in Baden-Württemberg. Researchers develop and test innovative products and business models together with industry there. An Open Lab Day on July 14th will showcase the first demonstrators resulting from these collaborations.
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has developed a laser process that allows busbar-free PERC and TOPCon solar cells to be interconnected resource-efficiently and flexibly using an aluminum foil. The FoilMet® technology does not require conductive adhesives or solder and enables…
On May 6, 2022, the laboratories of the Fraunhofer site for Immunology, Infection, and Pandemic Research in Penzberg/Munich were officially opened. The goal of the on-site research is to identify and characterize pandemic pathogens, develop new diagnostics and therapies, and better understand the ro…
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