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Research News 2020

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Research News 12/2020

Decontaminating almonds and nuts with compressed carbon dioxide (fraunhofer.de)
A new electronic module safeguards self-driving vehicles against the total failure of onboard electrical systems (fraunhofer.de)
Detection of cancer from exhaled breath (fraunhofer.de)
Plasma treatment reduces migration of plasticizers from blood bags (fraunhofer.de)
MRI images: more efficient, quieter and faster (fraunhofer.de)
The FRADE project improves fall prevention for the elderly (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 11/2020

Using radar to detect foreign objects in foods (fraunhofer.de)
Powering toward a zero-carbon energy system (fraunhofer.de)
Fraunhofer IFAM develops twofold infection protection for implants (fraunhofer.de)
A neighborhood assistance app for city dwellers (fraunhofer.de)
Rapid prototyping: testing heavy equipment in software (fraunhofer.de)
Fraunhofer develops a ceramic resurfacing prosthesis for the hip joint (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News Special Issue Awards 2020

Glass engineered to defy flames (fraunhofer.de)
A new generation of DC/DC converters (fraunhofer.de)
Ultrashort pulse lasers for large components (fraunhofer.de)
The future of security force communication (fraunhofer.de)
Tamper-proof satellite navigation (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 10/2020

Detecting disruptions in manufacturing operations early (fraunhofer.de)
Rapid rescue of buried people (fraunhofer.de)
Scraps to synthetics (fraunhofer.de)
Flexible power consumption with SynErgie: smart solutions for production facilities (fraunhofer.de)
Bacteria fed on a customized diet produce biodegradable polymers for alternative packaging in the cosmetics industry (fraunhofer.de)
Geothermal energy: Fraunhofer IEG operates simulator for drilling at depths up to 5,000 meters (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 9/2020

Reducing mortality with an electronically controlled infusion set (fraunhofer.de)
Fraunhofer sets out to clear the seabed of plastic (fraunhofer.de)
InnateFun: strengthening the immune system with molecules (fraunhofer.de)
More IT security in port terminals (fraunhofer.de)
Analyzing documents faster using artificial intelligence from Fraunhofer (fraunhofer.de)
Additive manufacturing of multi-functional parts (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 8/2020

Protection against terrorist attacks with homemade explosives (fraunhofer.de)
Certainty in just 15 minutes – researchers develop a graphene oxide-based rapid test to detect infections (fraunhofer.de)
From old jeans to new t-shirt (fraunhofer.de)
Share and browse technologies, research and best practices on COVID-19 (fraunhofer.de)
Safeguarding the power supply in the event of a major outage (fraunhofer.de)
Sensors for early disease symptom detection in European fruit growing (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 7/2020

Using digital twins for knowledge transfer (fraunhofer.de)
Innovative grilling technique improves air quality (fraunhofer.de)
Cost-effective ways to minimize risks in the supply chain (fraunhofer.de)
Multi-sensor system for the precise and efficient inspection of roads, railways and similar assets (fraunhofer.de)
Mobile robot cleaner takes production hygiene to a higher level (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 6/2020

DC smart grids for production halls (fraunhofer.de)
Hunting down life-threatening metastases (fraunhofer.de)
Perfect optics through light scattering (fraunhofer.de)
A smarter way of building with mobile robots (fraunhofer.de)
Mass production of individualized products (fraunhofer.de)
“From quantum sensors to quantum computers” (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 5/2020

Biofuel for ships (fraunhofer.de)
Realistic lab tests for e-vehicle batteries (fraunhofer.de)
Using an app to identify components (fraunhofer.de)
Plastic camshaft module reduces CO2 emissions (fraunhofer.de)
AI enhancement for printed circuit boards (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 4/2020

The hydrogen factory of the future (fraunhofer.de)
Not all clicks are the same (fraunhofer.de)
A dashboard tray that appears and disappears at the wave of a hand (fraunhofer.de)
Production systems with human-like senses (fraunhofer.de)
Smooth collaboration between humans and robots (fraunhofer.de)
Making the invisible visible (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 3/2020

A fast, ecofriendly way of de-icing aircrafts (fraunhofer.de)
Wireless signals from ceiling lighting for connected manufacturing (fraunhofer.de)
Intelligently recovering and recycling balsa wood (fraunhofer.de)
Keeping up with the conversation (fraunhofer.de)
Solar energy solutions for facades (fraunhofer.de)
Light, efficient, affordable – the shape of things to come in components (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 2/2020

Rapid test to detect salmonella in food (fraunhofer.de)
Teaching tomorrow’s automobiles to hear (fraunhofer.de)
Polymer membranes facilitate the exchange of oxygen in the body (fraunhofer.de)
Confidence in automated systems (fraunhofer.de)
Safe and effective shipboard firefighting (fraunhofer.de)

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Research News 1/2020

New agents to fight multidrug-resistant germs (fraunhofer.de)
A communal energy hub (fraunhofer.de)
Fertilizer sourced from sewage sludge (fraunhofer.de)
Early prevention of neuropathic pain (fraunhofer.de)
Fraunhofer connects energy production and storage (fraunhofer.de)
We have the applications know-how (fraunhofer.de)