Press Briefings

It is not an easy balancing act that researchers currently have to perform: The corona pandemic can only be contained by shutting down personal contacts - this also applies to everyday working life. On the other hand, some research activities are especially important now to support doctors, nurses and authorities in their work. Fraunhofer EMFT is facing this challenge for example in the development of thermopile sensors by Heimann GmbH. Important process steps are performed in the clean room of the Munich institute.

The rapid spread of the corona virus is currently changing our everyday life massively and is a huge challenge for all of us. Read more about the measures Fraunhofer EMFT is taking for protecting its employees and their fellow human beings while securing the operation in its labs and clean rooms.

Within the EU project NeurONN, a research team from Fraunhofer EMFT is working with six European partners on extremely energy-efficient elements and architectures for neuromorphic computing. This also involves the use of innovative 2D materials.

Prof. Albert Heuberger (Fraunhofer IIS) and Prof. Christoph Kutter (Fraunhofer EMFT) are the new chairmen of the board of directors of the Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics and the steering committee of the Research Factory Microelectronics Germany (FMD). After three successful terms of office, the two new spokespersons replace Prof. Hubert Lakner (Fraunhofer IPMS) and Prof. Anton Grabmaier (Fraunhofer IMS).

In the framework of the EU research project "Ocean12", sustainable components for autonomous road vehicles and aircraft are being developed.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Microsystems and Solid State Technologies EMFT have beaten their own record; their latest MEMS micropump chip now measures mere 3.5 mm side length.

From patient-friendly cancer treatment to discrete yet efficient remedy for incontinence; miniaturized, bio-compatible micropumps offer great innovation potential for modern medical technology. Fraunhofer EMFT presents new components in its portfolio on the Compamed.

AutoKonf, a project funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research, unveils innovative E/E architecture for highly automated vehicles.

In the ViroSens project, researchers from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Regensburg and Sulzbach are working together with industrial partners on a novel analytical method to make the potency testing of vaccines more efficient and cost-effective. The method combines electrochemical sensor technology and biotechnology and, for the first time, enables a completely automated analysis of the infection status of test cells.

Data security and protection against manipulation of electronic systems are becoming increasingly important in the digital age. The tamper-protection foil developed jointly by the Fraunhofer Institutes EMFT, AISEC and IMS already implements system security at the system level.