2/3/12
02.02.2012 - In times where the user is not running his machines at full load, there are several levers available for saving energy, says Professor Hermann. One option in concatenated production operations is to plan the process chain so skilfully that no waiting times occur. Sometimes ...
2/3/12
Pilot plant in Leverkusen is one of the "Selected Landmarks 2012" / Innovative process for producing plastics with carbon dioxide Leverkusen, February 2, 2012 - A Bayer project for using the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide as a component for plastics is among Germany's most promising ideas for the ...
1/30/12
The German Leading-Edge Cluster Competition in 2012 has now finished and five winners have been awarded. The Leading-Edge Cluster competition is intended to take Germany to the top of the league of technologically advanced nations. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research launched the ...
1/25/12
At Compamed 2011, ROFIN showcased the latest developments in laser material processing. The focus was on manual laser welding and high-precision cutting with ultra short pulse femto / fiber laser sources for medical device manufacturing. Within a few months, ROFIN's newly designed manual welding ...
1/18/12
17.01.2011 - "Energy- and resource-efficient Technology in designing Glass Machinery" and "Innovative Production Technology for Solar Products and Applications" are the titles of two symposia that VDMA Forum Glass Technology organises at this year's glasstec. The glasstec exhibitors may join ...
1/5/12
The "Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2011" was won by a team comprising existing and former Fraunhofer researchers. Professor Karl Leo, Dr. Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth and Dr. Martin Pfeiffer were honored for their pioneering achievements in the field of organic electronics. When the concept was first ...
1/5/12
Convenience foods are growing in popularity, and the food they contain is usually protected by films based on petrochemicals. Now researchers have not only developed a biomaterial from whey protein, they have also come up with a commercially viable method of producing multifunctional films on an ...
1/2/12
From today, the Federal Environment Ministry's Export Initiative Recycling and Efficiency Technologies (RETech) is self-reliant (20 December 2011). Representatives of waste management companies and German higher education institutions have established the association "German RETech Partnership" ...
12/22/11
Siemens Corporate Technology and partners are pursuing research projects aimed at improving the range and efficiency of electric motors. The project Plug&Play Range Extender is examining how a module made of a small, fuel-efficient combustion engine and an alternator can increase the range of ...
12/22/11
Future Technology for Solar Energy Recognised by German President's Award The research team working with Professor Karl Leo from the Dresden University of Technology was awarded the "German Future Prize - German President's Award for Technology and Innovation" (Zukunftspreis) on 14 December 2011 ...
