His work helps to pave the way to major contributions to improvements to the facility, and to data analysis and interpretation by means of theory or modelling. Three excellent posters were also honoured. “Patrick Heighway deserves the prestigious prize for his pivotal role in measuring X-ray diffraction at extreme pressures and temperatures at the HED-HiBEF Instrument”, says Emma McBride from Queen’s University, Belfast and chairperson of the User Organization Executive Committee (UOEC). His work combines experimental data with molecular dynamics…
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT invites the laser community to the 14th International Laser Technology Congress AKL in Aachen from April 17 to 19, 2024. At AKL’24, users, manufacturers and developers from various areas of the laser industry will have the opportunity to exchange information on the latest developments in the field of applied laser technology in production. With over 500 participants, more than 80 presentations and 50 laser manufacturers and system or component suppliers at the conference…
European team use proprietary ‘SeaFi’ technology to send furthest wireless broadband transmission from ship-to-shore ever achieved without satellite. A team of scientists working off the west coast of Ireland have set a new world record for the furthest broadband transmission from a ship at sea back to land without satellite or cellular connection. The new record is 36.83km (19.9 nautical miles) set on Saturday, 26 May 2023, off the coast of the Aran Islands. The team based at Aran Island Research Station…
A method for personalized sound experience… Developing an audio device that offers optimum sound experience to all people is not easy. The great challenge is that each person has their own listening preferences. For this reason, the Oldenburg Branch for Hearing, Speech and Audio Technology HSA of the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT has developed adaptive algorithms as well as intuitive methods for adjusting personal sound. Together with a customer, this technology has now been successfully integrated in…
More than 100 scientists meet from 8 to 12 May in Potsdam for the SOLARNET II Conference: “The Many Scales of the Magnetic Sun”. The goal of this conference is to collectively review the advancement in the understanding of solar magnetic fields starting from the fundamental structure size of magnetic fields to global properties of active regions and the Sun as a whole. To arrive at a cohesive picture of the magnetic Sun, the meeting is organized according to specific…
The perfect symbiosis of science and business. After three long years of meeting online, the industry finally convened live at the 5th Laser Symposium Electromobility LSE at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen. Around 50 interested parties accepted the invitation to hear speakers from research and industry report on progress, trends and ideas to further advance electromobilization. Highlights included a presentation by a Finnish snowmobile manufacturer, a 32-beam 100 kilowatt laser from Israel and insight from an…
Laser Alternatives to Mechanical Polishing and Deburring. The Aachen Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has delivered impressive results at its “5th Conference on Laser Polishing LaP.” Once again, more than 70 experts from all over the world met in October 2022 to discuss the state of the art in laser-based alternatives for polishing components made of glass, metal and plastic, among other materials. The virtual English-language conference focused on laser deburring and laser polishing as well as on related…
Mechanical recycling today to ensure a diverse range. How can high-quality recyclates be produced from printed packaging? Can analytical fingerprints advance a circular plastics economy? These are just some of the questions that will be addressed at the fifth “Forum Plastic Recyclates” event to be held on March 29 and 30, 2023. Addressing topics such as the “recycling market and recycling standards”, “improved quality thanks to additives” and “applications for recycled plastics”, this year’s forum will focus once again on…
… makes wireless communications more powerful. Since the concepts of digital coding metasurface and programmable metasurface were put forward in 2014, the physical world of electromagnetics has been closely connected to the digital world of information, thus producing unique advantages of metasurface-based wireless communications. In recent years, the proposal and development of time-domain coding metasurface (TDCM) and space-time-coding metasurface (STCM) have further enriched the electromagnetic modulation and digital process schemes and application scopes. However, most of metasurface-based wireless communication systems…
Automatic voice monitoring for the ship’s bridge. Many accidents at sea are due to errors in communication between seafarers. An automatic voice monitoring system for the ship’s bridge will ensure greater safety. With the speech recognition system and support from Fraunhofer IDMT in Oldenburg, Germany, ELNAV, a start-up company based in Split, Croatia, is developing what it calls a “Helm Order Monitor”. November 23, 2022. Communication in the maritime environment is important for safety but does not always run smoothly….
Robotics experts from all over the world meet at EnRicH 2023. Planning has already been underway since the summer: For the fourth time, the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE is organising the European Robotics Hackathon (EnRicH) together with the Austrian Armaments and Defence Technology Agency (ARWT). EnRicH will take place in June 2023. For about a week, teams from all over the world will come together near Vienna to check the current development status of their…
… to gather quantum leaders defining the emerging field on Nov. 14-15. Experts in quantum information science and engineering will come together on November 14-15 in Chicago to share their insights and experiences from the forefront of this growing field. The fifth annual Chicago Quantum Summit, hosted by the Chicago Quantum Exchange, will convene academic, government, and industry leaders in quantum information science and engineering. The Summit’s speakers come from universities, national labs, and Fortune 500 and startup companies, representing…
ISC3 Investor Forum 2022: The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) is hosting its 4th virtual Investor Forum on November 9th and November 10th, 2022. This year’s ISC3 Investor Forum will feature two panel discussions: 1) on the challenges in ESG evaluation, when it comes to sustainable investing and investing in start-ups, and 2) on regulatory aspects and the financial framework for Sustainable Chemistry innovations in West Africa. The panel discussions with international experts will be followed by ten innovator…
The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH) presents its advanced developments at the Photonics Days Berlin Brandenburg both at the conference and the accompanying exhibition. The Photonics Days will be held on October 5 and 6, 2022 in Berlin Adlershof and bring together experts from photonics, optics, microsystems technology, and quantum technology. Scientists from the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut are actively involved as chairs of the sessions “Berlin Laser Tech Symposium” and “Berlin Quantum Optics Symposium”. In a talk, they also present the progress…
… for the first time in Bayreuth. Magnetotactic bacteria, or short MTB, have the unique ability to align their movement with the earth’s magnetic field, a surprising feature that makes them increasingly important in research. Prof. Dr. Dirk Schüler, Chair of Microbiology at the University of Bayreuth, is one of the world’s leading experts in this field. From September 4 to 8, 2022, an international conference on magnetotactic bacteria will be held under his leadership, funded by the German Research…
To make the advantages of 5G for the process industry visible, the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT from Aachen is installing and hosting a 5G mobile system for the first time at Achema, the leading trade fair for the process industry. The Aachen-based scientists are using a newly developed prototype to illustrate how the status of a pumping system can be monitored in real time. The prototype can be viewed at Achema in Frankfurt from August 22 to 26,…
Laser as an Alternative to Mechanical Polishing. Technical details on laser-based polishing and deburring attracted more than 70 participants from all over the world to a virtual trip to Aachen in 2020. Due to the uncertain travel situation of participants from abroad, the “5th Conference on Laser Polishing” will again take place virtually for participants. 10 speakers from Germany and abroad will give an overview of the worldwide state of knowledge in the field of laser polishing on the afternoon…
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