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2018
Original remains original
Change in dual leadership
Bonding without adhesive
Coaxial wire cladding in the next generation
With low pressure to the lightweight aircraft
Improved efficiency of aircraft engines
Lasers make the lotus effect on aircraft
Micro fishbones to stop car fuel thirst
Additive Manufacturing and Laser Welding Solutions presented at IMTS Chicago 2018
Micro energy harvesters for the Internet of Things
Less animal experiments on the horizon: Multi-organ chip awarded
2017
Additively manufactured clamping structures improve adhesion and joining processes
Dresdner scientists print tomorrow’s world
Fraunhofer IWS Dresden collaborates with a strong research partner in Singapore
New energy-efficient technology to produce carbon fibers
Artificial mini organisms instead of animal testing
Smart laser processing heads in the digital age
New laser processes for innovative lightweight design
Laser structuring improves adhesion on metal and protects the environment
Professor Martina Zimmermann has been elected to be the new speaker of the German Materials Society (DGM) advisory board.
New IWS laser welding technology received certifica-tion by DNV GL - Maritim for welding processes in the shipbuilding industry.
µRevolution – worldwide most compact system for surface structuring by means of scanner-based direct laser interference patterning
A new welding head – remoweld®FLEX – for high frequency laser material processing of difficult to weld materials
Hyperspectral imaging for 100%-inspection of surfaces and films
"MuReA" provides quick and large-scale laser applications
Fraunhofer IWS is going to present novel coating solutions at the tradeshow EMO Hannover 2017
Lasagni awarded with Materials Science and Technology Prize 2017
Super-efficient – High-performance laser coated hydraulic cylinder rods
Scientists presented ten TOLAE projects in Dresden
futureAM – Next Generation Additive Manufacturing
“FLUX-LMDR” intends to increase energy efficiency of transformers
2016
“Green” laser with 1 kW power in cw operation utilized for processing highly reflective metals
Inspection using light as a tool – Fraunhofer IWS offers a new platform for contactless material imaging
Diversity of systems for laser-based material processing
Dresden‘s high-tech from the 3D-printer
Latest news around battery research
Fraunhofer IWS scientists are now able to offer n-conductive polymers as processable paste
Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis 2016: Laser beams stamp microstructures – Direct Laser Interference Patterning
Efficient railway vehicle bodies
Doing more with less – Lightweight constructions by hybrid joints
EARTO Innovation Award 2016 goes to Dresden
Dynamic beam shaping increases the attractiveness of laser beam fusion cutting
Fraunhofer IWS Dresden now has two directors!
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2019
Elucidating the Atomic Mechanism of Superlubricity
Joining gun bonds metal and plastic within seconds
Economical engines due to less friction
International award for Christoph Leyens
Key component for batteries of the future
Additive machines discover superalloys
Waterproof thanks to rapid lasers
Economical energy storage for the electric car of tomorrow
Clean lungs thanks to laser process exhaustion
Further international award for Christoph Leyens
Stefan Kaskel appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor
Heat shields for economical aircrafts
High entropy alloys for hot turbines and tireless metal-forming presses
“KaSiLi”: Better batteries for electric cars “Made in Germany”
Fine-tuning for additive production
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Bioreactor
Bioimplants for regeneration of bone tissue in oncological patients
LasTech – laser technologies for manufacturing functional
2D spectral methods for technical documents investigation
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