The two technology companies MAFAC and LPW have mutually agreed to co-use an important patent for cleaning using vacuum-based pressure change procedures in their joint technological field. This ends a previously ongoing patent dispute and respects the respective development efforts over the past yea…

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its membership in the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA), Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions hosted its first VDMA Day on February 3, 2026, at the headquarters in Aslar. The event focused on promoting knowledge transfer and targeted networ…

– The Human Exploration Control Center (HECC) will enable the operation of astronautic and robotic missions to the Moon and Mars in the future.
– For the construction of the Moon control center HECC, Bavaria's Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder presents a funding notice of 58 million euros to the DLR.
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Matthias Ruoss will take over the management of Enzler Reinigungen AG as of February 1, 2026, thus becoming a member of the Executive Board of the Enzler Group. Prior to this, Matthias Ruoss held various leadership positions at the two international corporations CBRE and ISS. He has over 19 years of…

Artificial intelligence and automation have long been an integral part of industrial surface technology. Whether process monitoring, quality assurance, material efficiency or plant control – digital technologies are fundamentally changing painting processes and raising them to a new level of perform…

Endress+Hauser has further expanded its portfolio of measurement instruments, solutions and services for process analysis. It has acquired SOPAT, a Germany-based specialist in inline process measurement technology, retaining the company’s staff in Berlin and Chemnitz. 

SOPAT and its subsidiary Parsum…

The focus of the LABOR IMPULS FORUM 2026 on March 17-18, 2026 in Munich is:

What do laboratory spaces look like that not only enable innovation but actively promote it? The South German region is among the most innovative areas in Europe – here, globally relevant developments in biotechnology, medica…

Fraunhofer research scientists are optimizing the manufacturing of 3D tissue models using a modular sensor platform and AI. Their solution enables continuous quality control in bioreactors and opens up new perspectives for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries - for more than just animal-free dr…

Roughly 80% of the world’s data centers still rely on air cooling. Fixing a ‘half-degree’ error there can avoid around $805 million in cooling waste every year, about $8 billion over a decade, based on moderate 10 MW sites.

Vaisala, a global leader in measurement instruments and intelligence for clim…

On 2nd February, 2026, the NanoIC pilot line, a European initiative coordinated by imec and dedicated to accelerating innovation in chip technologies beyond 2nm, announced the release of two new process design kits (PDKs): an A14 pathfinding PDK for advanced logic scaling and an eDRAM system explora…