Research & Development

03/02/2020

Faster procedure for flame-retardant plastics

Many modern plastic materials do not come without added flame protection. When developing new plastic compositions of this kind, the aim is to achieve ... By Jörg Dambock

29/01/2020

From 2D crystal to 1D wire

No volume, not even a surface: A one-dimensional material is like a wire and has properties that are completely different to its 3D counterpart. Physicists ... By Jörg Dambock

13/12/2019

The seven top industrial research and development trends

How can companies make their research and development activities fit for the future and which promising trends will help them achieve this goal? Fraunhofer ... By Jörg Dambock

08/08/2019

Psychology meets production

How does networked manufacturing deal with malfunctions? That’s the subject of the three-year project “Spaicer”, which has won the German Federal Ministry ... By Editorial staff

Das Karlsruher Institut für Technologie verarbeitet dünne Bänder aus Rare-Earth Barium-Copper-Oxid zu Supraleiterkabeln. © KIT

03/08/2019

Energy-efficient superconducting cable

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has developed a superconducting cable which - when cooled with nitrogen instead of helium - transports large quantities ... By Editorial staff

03/08/2019

Thermomechanically treated bars with increased performance

With the High Deformation Quenching and Tempering-technology existing ranges of materials can be used for a combination of strength and ductility. The ... By Editorial staff

25/03/2019

Robot arms made of shape memory wire

They snake as precisely as freely in all corners and directions. Flexible robot arms, such as those developed by Stefan Seelecke and his research group ... By Editorial staff