New materials, innovative products - it's what's inside that counts!

23.02.2021

SMEs and start-ups

Tanja Flügel: SMEs in Germany are characterized in particular by customer proximity. Thus, they can respond quickly…

19.02.2021

New opportunities through chemical recycling

The increasing importance of carbon-based composites, however, poses problems because the amount of waste is also…

21.12.2020

What does the Additive Manufacturing Coordination Office do?

Tina Johnscher: You raise an important point there. Many traditional SMEs are currently still reluctant to in their…

03.12.2020

Artificial intelligence for SMEs

Dr. Dominik Dellermann: I see the development as problematic because we are technologically behind in Germany. In…

30.10.2020

Digital revolution in the construction industry?

Rüdiger Busch: The industry is currently undergoing major changes and is dealing with many issues. In the field of…

08.10.2020

Open Innovation - The ABC of Openness?!

Dr. Tanja Jovanovic: For me, open innovation means that innovation processes do not end at the boundaries of the…

17.09.2020

Biobased polymers and their application

[1] Paul N. Stockmann et al, Nature Communications, 2020

18.08.2020

Setting up innovation processes correctly

Dr. Tanja Jovanovic: There is actually no such thing as a typical day, innovation thrives on change and the new. I…

16.07.2020

Additive manufacturing: The technology is taking off in these industries

Additive processes are of particular interest in aerospace. In aerospace, they are used to manufacture prototypes…

Publication

15.07.2020

Technology radar for the textile industry

The ban on the so-called "C8 chemical", which came into force in mid-2020, and the ban on the so-called "C6…

02.07.2020

Materials research in Bavaria

Prof. Marion Merklein: Bavarian materials research works hand in hand with the materials-processing industry and…