Press Releases from Fraunhofer IAO (94 total)
Getting non-profit organizations fit for the digital transformation
Fraunhofer IAO develops and tests digital solutions for NPOs in its digital laboratory
Most non-profit organizations (NPOs), such as associations, foundations and trade unions, have limited…
Catalyst for sustainable cities and regions
The Fraunhofer Morgenstadt initiative highlights strategic measures that aim to achieve broad implementation of digital and sustainable urban development
Cities are some of the biggest emitters…
Ambient factors in workplace design: How the setting influences our work
A study conducted by Fraunhofer IAO examines how different ambient factors affect the work environment.
What does it take to design a space that allows people…
Envisioning tomorrow’s transportation in Germany and the USA
2049: Zeitreise Mobilität – Fraunhofer IAO and HR bring the future to life with VR
Aug 1, 2019
Scientists, businesses, and policymakers worldwide are striving toward sustainable…
Fraunhofer IAO and TU Berlin establish “Transfer Science”, a new academic di …
In order to make research results visible and exploitable for industry, politics and society, new ways of sharing knowledge and new technologies need to be…
Mobile innovation lab for rural regions earns OECD accolades
Fraunhofer IAO’s CeRRI provides a place to innovate and promote rural regions’ participatory development – the Social Foresight Lab.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development…
Robocabs: The mobility of the future?
Study on user acceptance for autonomous mobility concepts
Even if the technology has as yet only been tested in prototypes on test routes, autonomous driving will…
A smart approach to using parking spaces for logistics
Fraunhofer IAO, veloCARRIER, evopark and APCOA present a solution for sustainable urban logistics in Stuttgart
The consortium behind the “Park_up” project, namely Fraunhofer IAO, veloCAR-RIER and…
EarthLab: Artificial intelligence and sustainability
Fraunhofer IAO organizes artificial intelligence and sustainability Forum
The Center for Responsible Research and Innovation CeRRI at Fraunhofer IAO has been commissioned by Microsoft to organize…
INFACT has launched first trials of innovative, non-invasive mineral exploration …
Press release I October 2018 I The EU-funded INFACT project aims at combining the development and test of innovative, non-invasive minerals exploration technologies with an…
Innovation in 2030 – open, digital, systemic?
Five hypotheses on the future of innovation in Germany and Europe
By 2030, innovation will take place outside of R&D departments. Innovation processes will be comprehensively…
Solutions for digital working worlds
TransWork, one of the most extensive publicly funded, collaborative initiatives to investigate work in a digitalized world, is looking at how digitalization is transforming jobs…
Food for the city - from the city
Fraunhofer IAO publishes study on urban farming
Whereas the number of people living in cities worldwide is continually growing, the already scarce area used for growing…
Innovative Manufacturing CRC and Germany’s Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft partner to …
Framework agreement to catalyse uptake of Industry 4.0 within Australia’s manufacturing industry
A framework engagement agreement (The Agreement), signed today by the Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC)…
New inquisitive mind for digital product development
Prof. Oliver Riedel joins management team at Fraunhofer IAO
Fraunhofer IAO has expanded its management team to include Prof. Oliver Riedel. Focusing on research into digital…
The car of the future – sleeper cars and travelling offices too?
International comparative study on what people want from autonomous driving technology
As part of a survey involving 2500 motorists in five major markets, management consultants Horváth…
Germans open to the idea of 3D printed organs
Final results from BR, ARTE and Fraunhofer IAO’s “Homo Digitalis” study
Many Germans are open to the idea of 3D printed organs, permanent body scans and…
A helping (Sens)Hand
How smart technology can help with manual load handling
Due to mechanization and automation the amount of physical load work has been progressively reduced.…
Virtual reality conference comes to Reutlingen
IEEE VR 2018 presents the latest research findings on virtual and augmented reality
From Los Angeles to Reutlingen: in 2018, the premier international conference on virtual…
Professional coordination of civil protection
In many places, emergency services struggle to recruit volunteers for civil protection duties. However, in the event of a natural disaster or other crisis situation,…
See, understand and experience the work of the future
Fraunhofer IAO to launch hands-on activities relating to the Science Year showcasing the “Working Life of the Future”
With events, projects, interactive experiences and a series…
Corporate coworking as a driver of innovation
Three years ago, the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO released “The Fascination of Coworking - Potentials for Companies and their Employees.” This study explored…
Launch of the world’s first online platform for digital accessibility
“DeveloperSpace” serves as a community, exchange platform, and a source of ideas both for developers and for companies
The world’s first online platform for digital accessibility…
Fraunhofer IAO joins “Partnership on AI“
Working together to increase the benefits of artificial intelligence for people and the workplace
Founded by big tech companies such as Apple, IBM and Microsoft, the…
Monitoring trends in the environmental technology market
Fraunhofer IAO charts a roadmap to identify future environmental technology trends
To identify the most promising trends in the lead markets “water”, “air” and “circular economy”…
Sharing ideas for tomorrow's digital communities
Morgenstadt Workshop 2017 provides a creative platform for urban Innovation.
The digital transformation of communal life calls for cross-sectoral thinking and solutions. The second edition of…
Better practice for disaster situations
Events such as the attack at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin or the train crash near Bad Aibling have shown that it is important for aid organizations,…
Smart data analysis for transport in Stuttgart
Fraunhofer IAO confirms the potential of mobile network data for transport planning
The overburdening of city transport systems is becoming an increasing challenge. But before cities…
Dieter Spath is new acatech president
As of February 8, 2017, Professor Dieter Spath – director of both the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and the Institute for Human Factors…
More transparency in Engineering IT
CPO certification helps evaluate openness of IT systems
Digitalization is making openness in the linking of IT solutions increasingly important. The Code of PLM Openness…
Top innovative ideas for the city of tomorrow
Three winners of the “Call for Ideas” competition at Fraunhofer’s “Urban Futures” conference
As part of the Fraunhofer “Urban Futures” conference, ten selected young entrepreneurs and…
In the NeuroLab, Fraunhofer IAO develops emotion-sensitive human-computer techno …
With the opening of its NeuroLab, Fraunhofer IAO now has a test environment for researching neuro- ergonomical topics. It is a place where researchers are…
Envisioning the production of tomorrow
Production research by Fraunhofer IAO honored with three awards at the ICPR 2015
The 23rd International Conference for Production Research ICPR, which took place from August…
“Bank & Zukunft 2015” trend survey highlights the need for banks to reform b …
Banks and the banking business are on the edge of profound change. This is the primary finding of the newly released “Bank & Zukunft 2015”…
ENTOURAGE project among the winners in the German Federal Ministry for Economic …
ENTOURAGE, an interdisciplinary project involving Fraunhofer IAO, has succeeded in attracting funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) through its…
Call for ideas: New impulses for better cities
Fraunhofer Conference offers idea platform for the city of the future
What does the city of the future look like? Start-ups, cities and students will present…
FIRST EXOSKELETON FOR INDUSTRY UNVEILED
EU Robo-Mate project presents first prototype of an exoskeleton to help production workers.
Production workers often lift up to 10 metric tons of material a day.…
Simulation for civil protection
Results of the CRISMA EU project help rescue teams prepare for catastrophes
In 2012, 40 researchers, technicians and operators from 17 European institutions joined forces in…
Fraunhofer researchers and industrial partners develop user-generated operationa …
How do technological developments change the way humans and technology interact in industry? And how can companies make use of these changes? As part of…
Technology that feels good
Brain-computer interface to improve interaction with technology through emotion recognition
May 27, 2015
In the EMOIO project launched at the beginning of the year, Fraunhofer IAO is…
Cooperation between Fraunhofer IAO and SIRIM, the Malaysian research organizatio …
Fraunhofer IAO and SIRIM, a research institution in Malaysia, will work together to support small and medium-sized enterprises with their expertise in innovation and technology…
Electric vehicles for Fellbach
City council switches to e-mobility following Fraunhofer IAO analysis
With eight electric vehicles currently in operation, Fellbach City Council’s vehicle fleet is now almost completely electric.…
Visualizing technology networks
“ResearchLandscaping” brings together science and industry experts
Research collaborations and related networks are becoming increasingly important in developing new technologies, particularly since more and more of…
Milestones in Human-Machine Cooperation
Just a little over a year has passed since BBC News ranked the Robo-Mate exoskeleton at No. 2,right after the announcement of the new iPhone,…
Energy efficiency you can count on
New ENBUS! smartphone app helps home owners on the way to energy efficiency
The building sector accounts for 40 percent of primary energy consumption in Europe.…
Best Paper Award for IAO Researchers
Team led by Joachim Lentes recognized for new product development platform.
At the APMS 2014 International Conference, Joachim Lentes and his team at Fraunhofer IAO were…
Distinguished for embracing equal opportunity
Fraunhofer IAO and the University of Stuttgart IAT receive “Total E-Quality” award: For the fifth time in a row, Fraunhofer IAO and its partner IAT…
City of Stuttgart becomes reality lab
Research project on new forms of knowledge transfer and civic participation
Starting in January 2015, several University of Stuttgart research institutes will be investigating new forms…
EU sponsors sustainable City Concepts
European Commission nominates Fraunhofer Smart Cities project as lighthouse project
The European Commission has nominated the Triangulum project, led by Fraunhofer IAO and with the support…
Book release “The fascination of coworking”
Researchers shed light on the potential of new modes of working for companies
The “coworking” and “coworking spaces” phenomenon is popping up in the media with…
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