We have developed an electrocatalytic material for oxygen evolution reactions (OER) in alkaline solutions. The main purpose of this activity is to...

It is widely accepted that using fuel cell systems in a civil aircraft can improve the design in multiple ways, such as reduced noise, lowered ...

Hydrostatic sliding bearing with minimal leakage

High-pressure and vacuum-proof sapphire glass windows in a metal flange for high temperatures

Derivatization of phytic acid with fatty alcohols

A process for the spray freeze-drying of lipophilic compounds

Speed-adaptive isokinetic particle sampling

The technology relates to a process for a much cheaper and easier production of components with a precisely defined porosity. By applying the method...

The process according to the invention can be used primarily by manufacturers of cutting tools as well as by regrinding companies of rotationally...

3D printer for large-volume components

A new technology to fix and weld thin foils without laborious and expensive fixtures.

The torque sensor “ARGUS” uses magnetic fields to monitor mechanical loads in shafts and axes. With ARGUS eyes, the sensor measures a large number of...

Positron annihilation spectroscopy is a non-destructive method for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of material properties on the nanometer...

The technology according to the invention relates to the field of build-up welding, or the additive manufacturing of components made of metal

Nanoscopic zoomlenses, dynamic beam steering and holograms – thanks to an inventive combination of metamaterial on top of a phase change material, all...

Common-mode-free three-phase non-isolated on-board chargers

For passive collection of brake dust, the present brake dust collector uses a final separator to shed the dust containing boundary layer off the...

For efficient collection of brake or tire dust, this present brake dust collector uses an air feed to shed the dust containing boundary layer off the...

This technology (antenna array and algorithm) enables the precise identification of metallic objects and reduces electromagnetic reflection effects....

Laser amplifiers play an important role in industrial production processes. A constant high quality of the laser pulses is indispensable for an...

This robust trepanning optics with only one rotating element (grid mirror) offers great flexibility with regard to the realizable drill diameter/...

These broadband grating waveguide mirrors with a diffraction efficiency of 99.7 %, that are as well polarization and wavelength selective, can be...

The emitting spectral bandwidth of laser diodes for semiconductor diode lasers is optimally reduced to a very small range. Resonant waveguide grating...

The invention relates to a method for preventing fires in tank systems as well as several design examples for tank systems for methanol fuels with a...

A laser soldering process has been developed that outranges existing methods. The big advantage of disc lasers is that the laser active material can...

Thanks to a clever design of the laser disk itself, the depolarization caused by the two heat spreaders can be neutralized. This creates a very...

The development of a new kind of head spreader allows to control the contact surface between laser disc and head spreader. Through this invention, the...

A process for the production of fiber-reinforced metal foam, esp. aluminum foam

Instead of letting the seed beam cross the pump spot as often as 80 times, now a much smaller seed beam can be used for gridding the pump spot,...

Radar-based plasma characterization

Environmentally friendly method of removing oil from water

New control method provides variable output voltages

By using suitable components, it is now possible to selectively switch the interaction of the laser pulses with the resonator elements on and off for...

This on-chip optofluidic array with organic lasers is ideal for rapid on-site investigation of any analyte that absorbs (itself or its products of a...

This heavy duty anchor is specially designed to withstand the dynamic loads of earthquakes. The load on the fastenings is reduced so that the...

For the first time, the inventive process enables the manufacturing of LDS-structurable moulded parts from polyether ether ketone (PEEK) with surface...

Molten Salt Shielded Synthesis (MS3) is a novel process to synthesize non-oxide powders in air. MAX phases are a new family of materials with high...

An additive joining technique developed at the University of Stuttgart makes it possible to connect individual components with each other positively...

Traversing device for textile machines

High-speed knitting process

Electronic warning system for wrong-way drivers using radio

Based on the Kerr effect, the Kerr band switch implements an alternative concept to mode coupling for the generation of ultra-short laser pulses ...

Yarn Functionalization for Smart Textiles

This evaluation system for human-machine interactions based on gaze-based parameters for the first time does justice to the inter- and intraindividual...

The recurring fire protection test for intumescent systems can be carried out minimally invasive directly on site by means of this compact test...

When using laser drilling, the material directly behind the drilled hole can be easily damaged. To prevent the damage, materials are placed at the...

Cathode materials for batteries and hybrid supercapacitors

Self-climbing SMART platform for maintenance of wind turbines

Flat dowels for lightweight construction elements in furniture construction and interior fittings

Wood insert for lightweight construction elements in furniture construction and interior fittings

Visual control of a swarm of cleaning robots

So far, the problem of sealing has been a major challenge when using rotary piston pumps. Piston rotors in conventional rotary piston pumps are based...

This multi-pass amplifier concept offers a previously unequalled output power in the kW range with a compact design and various scaling and...

The "robust one-shot interferometry" (ROSI) developed at the University of Stuttgart has been optimized in several aspects and now offers a...

Increase yield in crude oil production

Presented here is a rigid, non-driven lightweight chassis for utility vehicles that offers a significant weight advantage and includes a build-in ...

The compensating coupling presented here can be inexpensively produced by injection moulding. In contrast to conventional plastic couplings of ...

Here we present a newly developed crash absorber for cars with two different conditions for different impact situations. The first condition offers...

This efficient sealing method for multi-layer, woven, three-dimensional fluid containers enables a wide range of applications in a wide variety of...

Buildings such as skyscrapers, bridges, towers, wind turbines, cranes are stimulated to vibrate by wind or by the vehicles crossing them. Increasing...

The invention concerns a microproduction technology in the field of structuring methods for 3D microcomponents. From this approach, a novel...

In a project funded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung gGmbH, the Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoffmechanik IWM has developed an improved pre-treatment...

Foveated imaging for conventional image sensors with constant pixel pitch, cost-effectively manufactured in the smallest space. The functionality of...

Compensation of interference signals on electrical lines

Wireless transmision through a Data Bus Bridge

Circuit for recovering braking energy from electric motors

This bio-inspired lightweight technology ‘FLEXAFOLD’ makes it possible for the first time to integrate actuators in surface elements made of composite...

Tool adjustment at nanometer level through heat expansion 

Intuitive Trajectory Control for Robots

The innovation presented herein, provides a new type of (white) light source with a most brilliant emission characteristic for applications which need...

State calculation and fault diagnosis in on-board power supply systems

The invention relates to a machining method for oxygen-free production and the devices necessary for this purpose. In this way, in particular, the...

The invention relates to a cutting head replacement system for water jet cutting. For the first time ever, with this new technology an automated ...

The technology relates to a transfer process of thin film microstructures produced on surfaces that can not be coated directly in PVD (cathode...

We are offering a new composite material for the thermochemical water & heat storage.
Our new polymeric material is based on the salt hydration...

Installation/alignment/positioning  aid for easier installation of seals on vacuum/CF flanges

The system is used for cost-effective and accurate calculation of the six degrees of freedom (6DOF) in the space, e.g. a 3D mouse, which can thus be...

Uniquely cost-effective, sensitive and selective formaldehyde sensor with a measuring range of 0 - 300 (1000) ppb in metal oxide sensor design (MOX)....

Our innovation presents an electrode for hydrogen and oxygen production in (bio)reactors.
We are offering an all-in-one device that produces a...

The invention relates to a method and the corresponding installation for the additive manufacture of components from the combination of one or more...

The object of the invention is to provide a sufficiently economical, extremely flexible device as well as a device which is cost-effective in terms of...

The described technology enables a safe, fast chemical production of aliphatic linear dinitriles, e.g., adipodinitrile, with a long-term perspective...

A new process for the formation of bi- or multi-axially oriented polymer structures has been developed.

Manufacturing parts with graded-hardness profiles by means of press hardening

Scientists of the University of Duisburg-Essen developed in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) a full inorganic insulation material...

Antimicrobial SiO2 Nanoparticles for usage in sanitary and wet areas

A new pillow-plate heat exchangers (PPHE) was developed at the University of Paderborn, which enables the flow redirection also in the outer channels.

By means of the present invention, it is possible to make predictions about the expected ship traffic density for a defined target area. Speed...

The invention relates to a process producing biogas having a constant adjustable proportion of methane.

The invention provides a solution that makes it possible to reduce the number of individual steps during the production of patient specific braces.

The invention relates to a stereolithography system with more than one independent ray. It describes a system in which a moving platform is located...

The invention relates to an LIC-based imaging method for magnetic resonance tomography diffusion-weighted data which are present in a...

The invention relates to a method for localising of an objekt without the need of a GPS signal.

The invention relates to a method and device for ultrasonic imaging.

The invention relates to a method for the rapid transmission of signals between transmitters and receivers. The inventors propose a new method which...

The invention relates to a method and device for thermodynamic separation of carbon dioxide out of combustion fumes. It delivers a solution, which is...

An apparatus for localizing a transmitter is presented. The apparatus has a first receiver, a second receiver arranged at a distance from the first...

The invention delivers the world’s first method for additive manufacturing of metallic parts by extrusion. It is used for additive manufacturing of...