Scientists from the H.E.S.S. collaboration including a consortium of German universities, the Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik and the CNRS in France have recently identified electrons and positrons with the highest energies ever recorded on Earth. They provide evidence of cosmic processes emitti…

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword – they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the cells of the human body. An international research team led by the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) has now developed drug candidates that ac…

Since its launch, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia space mission has provided detailed images of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. After more than a decade, its fuel tank is almost empty, and the mission is coming to an end. Jena technology also played a role: Researchers from the Fraunhofer Ins…

In order for future laser fusion power plants to work efficiently and reliably, current laser technologies must be adapted to the extreme requirements of high power and continuous operation. In the new "nanoAR" research project, nine project partners from industry and research are working on methods…

The EQUSPACE consortium (Enabling New Quantum Frontiers with Spin Acoustics in Silicon) has received 3.2 million euros from the European Innovation Council's (EIC) Pathfinder Open funding program to advance the development of silicon-based quantum technologies. In addition to the Helmholtz-Zentrum D…

Der Satellit InnoCube der TU Berlin schreibt Raumfahrtgeschichte: Er ist der erste Satellit, der seinen gesamten internen Datenverkehr kabellos per Funk durchführt. Die neue Technologie reduziert Gewicht und Fehlerquellen und eröffnet völlig neue Möglichkeiten für die Satellitenintegration und…

The Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS), in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden e.V. (IFW), is launching the research project NANO-INC. The project aims to develop advanced materials for photonic circuits, which will…

Am Freitag, den 13. Dezember 2024, besuchte Staatssekretär Tobias Gotthardt aus dem bayerischen Wirtschaftsministerium das Würzburger Fraunhofer-Institut für Silicatforschung ISC und das Fraunhofer-Projektzentrum für Stammzellprozesstechnik. Der Termin war bereits seit geraumer Zeit festgelegt…

Modern materials must be recyclable and sustainable. Consumer electronics is no exception, with organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) taking over modern televisions and portable device displays. However, the development of suitable materials - from the synthesis of molecules to the production of dis…

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are considered as a promising tool in medicine, with the potential to unlock treatments for many health conditions such as neurodegenerative diseases and disorders. However, producing large amounts of hiPSCs remains a challenge. Researchers from the Frau…