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Selected innovation success stories highlight our contribution to industry and society. more info© Markus Jürgens / Fraunhofer © Foto: Getty Images/iStockphoto / Peter Schreiber Decarbonization as a business opportunity Customized roadmaps lead to climate strategies that pay off – for the environment and for the company. more info© Foto: Getty Images/iStockphoto / Peter Schreiber © EvoLogics GmbH Racing Against Corrosion Two world wars have left their mark on the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Bombs, mines and grenades are decaying, releasing more and more toxic explosives. Fraunhofer researchers are helping to find them quickly. more info© EvoLogics GmbH © ronstik / istockphoto Textile Recycling: Back Into the Loop Instead of Out With the Trash A T-shirt for four euros, pants for ten: The fast fashion trend continues unabated. No sooner worn than forsworn, these mostly low-quality items quickly end up in the trash. The textiles have been largely unrecycled – until now. more info© ronstik / istockphoto Smart Wearables Instead of Cable Spaghetti More than nine million people worldwide die each year as a result of heart disease. In Germany, it is responsible for a third of all deaths. An AI-supported sensor system can detect warning signs at an early stage, saving lives. more info © Getty Images Germany's High-Tech Agenda Our expertise for the High-Tech Agenda – boosting innovation in Germany more info© Getty Images © Anks Rachman/istockphoto Greenhouse Gases Yield a Palm Oil Alternative Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world. The consequences for the environment and climate are catastrophic. A research team has now succeeded in producing a high-quality substitute – from industrial emissions that harm the climate. more info© Anks Rachman/istockphoto © Foto: Heinz Heiss A Secure Energy Future The power grids are old but the energy sources are new – not an ideal mix. Fraunhofer researchers have developed innovative solutions for keeping the lights on in Germany. more info© Foto: Heinz Heiss © Sven Döring Circular Economy How Fraunhofer institutes use circular design, digital materials expertise and bio-based materials to keep raw materials in continuous circulation. more info© Sven Döring © Fraunhofer Science Year 2026: Medicine of the Future Fraunhofer researchers are developing new active ingredients, precise diagnostic methods, intelligent data analyses and smart medical technology for this purpose. Our 4D approach entails an interdisciplinary combination of drugs, diagnostics, devices and data. more info© Fraunhofer © Fraunhofer / Simon Koy Opening the Door to Practical Applications Artificial intelligence and innovative blood tests make it possible to detect cancer, sepsis and tuberculosis earlier and earlier. We can combat these effectively with new substances and personalized therapies. Fraunhofer researchers are now opening the door to the application of medical innovations. more info© Fraunhofer / Simon Koy © Getty Images/iStockphoto Crisis-proofing supply chains Smart algorithms can provide businesses with crucial support more info© Getty Images/iStockphoto © Foto: Jonas Ratermann; Hintergrund: Eugene Sergeev/istockphoto Critical infrastructure Fraunhofer technologies aim to facilitate and accelerate service and maintenance of critical infra-structure more info© Foto: Jonas Ratermann; Hintergrund: Eugene Sergeev/istockphoto © Marina Rosa Weigl Research for Security Gearing up: Fraunhofer is on the search for high-tech solutions to help better protect armed forces and the public. more info© Marina Rosa Weigl © Adobe Stock Battery cell manufacturing for the energy transition Whether in electric vehicles, medical technology or smart devices, batteries have become a fixture of our everyday lives. As the global energy transition advances and the need for sustainable and low-emission technologies increases, demand for powerful energy storage solutions that conserve resources is also on the rise. more info© Adobe Stock © Fraunhofer IBMT3D-Suspensionskultur-Behälter The Future of Medicine Developing new medications is becoming more and more expensive and taking longer and longer. Now, AI and miniature organs grown in a Petri dish are helping to change that. more info© Fraunhofer IBMT Press release / 5.8.2026 Marc Eichhorn Joins Fraunhofer IOSB’s Institute Management Team The Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB is strengthening its leadership team. Effective August 1, Marc Eichhorn has joined the institute management and will co-lead Fraunhofer IOSB alongside Executive Director Jürgen Beyerer. The new dual leadership structure reflects the institute’s expanded expertise in laser technology, optronic systems, computer vision and AI-based robotics. more info Press release / 3.8.2026 Fraunhofer IPMS Appoints Wenke Weinreich as Second Director The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS is expanding its leadership team: Wenke Weinreich has been appointed the institute’s second director, effective immediately. In her new role, she will be working alongside Institute Director Harald Schenk and guiding the institute’s strategic and scientific direction. At the same time, she will take on the professorship in Functionalized Microelectronics for Heterogeneous Systems at the Dresden University of Technology. more info Joseph von Fraunhofer Commemorative Year under the Patronage of UNESCO June 7, 2026, was the 200th anniversary of Joseph von Fraunhofer’s death.…