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While we’re used to seeing buildings with photovoltaic panels on their roofs, the fronts of those buildings are typically panel-free. German researchers are working on putting that space to use, with facade-based solar panels.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Facade-mounted panels designed to boost solar uptake
Even in noisy environments, most of us are able to understand what another person is saying by “focusing” our hearing on their voice. Although regular hearing aids are currently unable to do so, that may change if a new prototype reaches production.Con… Continue reading Voice-following hearing aid both reads and stimulates the brain
While it’s important to keep the wings of aircraft ice-free, the application of chemical deicers before takeoff can be problematic. German scientists are working on something that could help, in the form of an ice-repelling laser-based treatment for fl… Continue reading Scientists developing ice-repelling laser treatment for airplanes
Wind turbine blades can be truly enormous, reaching lengths of up to 107 m (351 ft). They often incorporate lightweight balsa wood, which may soon be easier than ever to reclaim for recycling when the blades’ time is done.Continue ReadingCategory: Envi… Continue reading “Smashing” system used to harvest balsa wood from wind turbine blades
While some vehicles now utilize computer vision systems to “see” items such as road signs and pedestrians, the urban environment consists not only of sights, but also sounds. With that in mind, German scientists are creating a noise-recognition system … Continue reading German AI tech recognizes crucial road noises
Radiflow, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions for industrial automation networks, and the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (Fraunhofer IOSB), a prominent research institute for applied science in G… Continue reading Radiflow and Fraunhofer develop ML and AI methods for industrial cybersecurity
As many a fancy-refrigerator-owner will know, fingerprints tend to be highly visible on stainless steel. A new transparent coating could help, however, as it goes about reducing the appearance of prints in three ways…
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For many years now, newly-developed aircraft have been required to pass tests indicating that they could withstand mid-air collisions with birds. No such standardized testing exists for the growing possibility of collisions with drones, howev… Continue reading Fraunhofer developing a drone-strike test for aircraft
If you’re managing security at a large outdoor event, then it’s important that you know where all of your staff are – at all times. A new system developed at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology is designed to let… Continue reading Fraunhofer tech tracks security workers at big events
Everyone keeps saying the MP3 is dead. It’s not! Continue reading The MP3 Is Not Dead