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Image: Two researchers in a laboratory wearing white lab coats and purple gloves work with pipettes and petri dishes; copyright: Daniel Nilsson

Daniel Nilsson

Ultra-sensitive detection method for bacterial spores

10/03/2025

Researchers at Umeå University have developed a highly sensitive detection method that could improve food safety and contamination control.
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Quality management in MedTech

17/12/2024

For manufacturers of medical devices, QM is not only a legal obligation, but also the basis for trust and market success.
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Image: Attenuation measurement for a waveguide spiral; Copyright: Fraunhofer IZM / Volker Mai

Fraunhofer IZM / Volker Mai

Automatedly measuring optical in-glass waveguides

21/12/2023

Fraunhofer IZM has developed a system to automatically measure propagation losses in optical waveguides as part of the EPho project.
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RUB, Marquard

Measuring instruments detect new materials

31/10/2023

New algorithm speeds up material analysis, integrating with existing tools to cut days-long processes to minutes.
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Fraunhofer FEP

Roll-to-roll: system traverse for 2D inline process monitoring

05/10/2023

KODOS project: Fraunhofer FEP and SURAGUS GmbH developed a solution for in-line process monitoring and parameter mapping in production.
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Fraunhofer IAF

Materials science: fast magnetic imaging with diamond-based quantum sensor technology

27/06/2023

Microscopic imaging of magnetic fields, enabled by quantum sensing, allows the measurement of the unique magnetic fingerprint of objects. This opens the door for fundamentally new applications in various fields such as materials testing or biomedicine. The system offers a unique compromise of sensitivity, resolution and speed.
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Image: Four people pose next to a technical apparatus,Dr. Philip Wollmann, Dr. Wulf Grählert, Oliver Throl and Livia Szathmáry (from left); Copyright: Amac Garbe/Fraunhofer IWS

Amac Garbe/Fraunhofer IWS

Sharp hyperspectral eye for chip production

23/03/2023

Precise two-dimensional analysis of high-tech layers in microelectronics, battery factories or even in the automotive sector approaches within reach. A measuring system developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS.
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Messe Düsseldorf / ctillmann

Decentralization of diagnostics

22/03/2023

The coronavirus pandemic has given point-of-care diagnostics a boost. But where is the diagnostic journey heading?
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FBH/P. Immerz

Speeding up diagnostics! Entangled photon pairs to help fighting cancer

01/03/2023

Cancer is the second leading cause of death and the most feared disease in aging Western societies, representing the greatest challenge to modern medicine. Since cancer cannot be prevented, early and differentiated detection is extremely important for rapid intervention and cure.
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phwt

Wound dressing with sensor monitors healing process

06/02/2023

Is the wound healing or is it infected? A new wound dressing is expected to bring the answer through technology.
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