Fraunhofer Umsicht develops flexible compounds based on plastic materials to be used for electrical, electrochemical and mechanical applications.
Martin Grolms
Martin is expert in the fields of mobility, innovation, and energy. He studied mechanical engineering as well as communication science and has 15 years of experience in public relations as well as writing technical articles for newspapers and trade press.
Both: saving fuel and enhancing comfort
In the mobility of the future, the recuperation of energy plays an increasingly important role, including in a car’s suspension. Car builder Audi is working on a prototype called “eROT,” in which electromechanical rotary dampers replace the hydraulic dampers used...
Bio-ethanol fuel-cell vehicle with 600km range
Nissan Motor revealed the world’s first Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell powered prototype vehicle in Brazil that runs on bio-ethanol electric power
Inorganic double helix
Scientists at TU Munich have discovered an inorganic substance whose elements are arranged in the form of a double helix.
Zero-emission, hydrogen-powered train
Coradia iLint is the name of a new emission-free regional train that might be an alternative to diesel power.
Printing Softly
A recently started research project aims at the development of materials based on thermoplastic elastomers (TPE).
Water replaces gasoline
With its new water injection, car industry supplier Bosch shows a new way to reduce fuel consumption by up to 13 %.
BMW Group expands the use of 3D printers
BMW Group believe that additive technologies will be one of the main production methods of the future
Rolls-Royce has a vision of remote and autonomous shipping
The Rolls-Royce led AAWA Initiative outlined the vision of how remote and autonomous shipping will become a reality
Imitating the Functionality of Neurons
IBM scientists created randomly spiking neurons using phase-change materials to store and process data