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Less radiation exposure during diagnosis and treatment for breast and lung cancer: New Fraunhofer method combines X-ray imaging and radar.

The groundbreaking ceremony on July 22, 2025 marked the start of construction for the Engineering Center for Sustainability (Ingenieurzentrum Nachhaltigkeit – IZN) on Freiburg’s airport campus. The new building will foster closer collaboration between Freiburg’s five Fraunhofer institutes and the University of Freiburg under the umbrella of the Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH).

How well are banks and financial service providers prepared for future challenges? The new software RESMES, derived from RESilience MEasurment, supports financial companies in strengthening their resilience and developing targeted risk mitigation strategies.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics EMI use X-ray diagnostics in crash tests to visualise the behaviour of internal structures during an impact. At the 5th Dummy Crash Test Conference in Münster, they presented the first public X-ray crash test.

The German Navy and the Fraunhofer EMI have signed a cooperation agreement. The aim of the partnership is to foster close scientific and technical exchange and, if applicable, to initiate joint research and development activities.

Professor Werner Riedel, Chief Scientist Defence at the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, EMI, has received the prestigious Norman Jones Award.

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI have developed a technology that makes it possible to reclaim continuous carbon fibers from composite materials — without diminishing material quality. High-power lasers are used for local degradation of the matrix of multi-layered fiber-reinforced plastics at high temperatures. This method offers not only ecological benefits but also considerable economic potential.

Students from the Friedrich-Gymnasium in Freiburg, Germany, have designed a mini racing car. 3D-printed by the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics EMI, it is light, stable and aerodynamically shaped. Ideal for high speeds.

The first Fraunhofer small satellite ERNST was successfully launched in last August. The satellite’s commissioning phase have been completed with all functions and subsystems verified.

Earth observation satellites collect large amounts of data, while transmission capacities to earth are limited. Special computers, known as Data Processing Units (DPUs), store, analyze and compress this data directly in the satellite - efficiently and reliably. DPUs are also being developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI.