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Ultra-compact light source for quantum encryption
Photonics West 2025: Fraunhofer IOF presents VCSEL-based photon source for quantum-encrypted communication The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF is presenting a new photon source at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco (January 28 to 30, 2025) that has been specially developed for the "Prepare-and-Measure" protocol of quantum communication. The components of the source are optimized for use in space.
Jan 16, 2025, 3:29:36 PM

Securing banks close to nature with biodegradable geotextiles
Banks along inland waterways are exposed to shipping and tidal forces. In order to prevent erosion, these are usually technically secured by stone embankments or walls. However, this has a negative impact on the ecosystems. In the joint research project "Bioshoreline" - funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture - the researchers, led by Fraunhofer UMSICHT, developed a biodegradable geotextile made from renewable raw materials that serves as a temporary filter for bank protection on inland waterways.
Jan 16, 2025, 2:23:28 PM

Medium-term projection for the German economy and scenarios for achieving the targets of the Climate Protection Law
The potential growth rate of the German economy is declining. According to the medium-term projection of the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), potential output is likely to increase by an annual average of just 0.3% in the medium term (2023-2029). The target of climate neutrality by 2045 is likely to be missed by a wide margin without further emission-reducing measures. It could be achieved by means of higher CO₂ prices at significantly lower macroeconomic costs than by means of non-market-based regulatory measures.
Jan 16, 2025, 1:30:24 PM

Artificial gills for ocean gliders
Hereon researchers develop an energy system for autonomous underwater vehicles Autonomous underwater robots, such as ocean gliders, are essential tools in marine research. Most of these systems are powered by lithium batteries, which come with significant drawbacks. To address these, scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have developed a new energy system. With hydrogen as an energy source, it is significantly more sustainable than lithium batteries and enables a greater range for ocean gliders. The unique feature: employing membrane technology, it extracts oxygen from seawater—much like a fish’s gills.
Jan 16, 2025, 11:58:54 AM

Speleothem and Ice Cores: Natural Climate Archives Offer New Insights into the Climate History of Central Europe
The synchronization of data from two natural climate archives – a speleothem from the Herbstlabyrinth Cave in Hesse (Germany) and ice cores from Greenland – offers new insights into the chronology of abrupt climate changes in Central Europe. According to the analysis, the devastating eruption of the Laacher See volcano in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate occurred earlier than previously assumed and hence could not have triggered the sudden-onset cold period of approximately 13,000 years ago, geoscientists from Heidelberg University and Mainz University have found.
Jan 16, 2025, 11:58:22 AM

Should I stay or should I go: When do young fish leave their home?
Shell-dwelling cichlids take intense care of their offspring, which they raise in abandoned snail shells. A team at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence used 3D-printed snail shells to find out what happens inside. The young and the mother each follow their own, but synchronized schedules: as soon as the larvae prefer light, they leave the shell on the ninth day after fertilization. The mother, in turn, follows a strict brood-care routine to prevent the young from emerging before this day. The study thus identifies important innate processes during the brood care of cichlids and highlights the complex interplay of different behaviors.
Jan 16, 2025, 11:52:30 AM

Ultra-compact light source for quantum encryption
Photonics West 2025: Fraunhofer IOF presents VCSEL-based photon source for quantum-encrypted communication The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF is presenting a new photon source at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco (January 28 to 30, 2025) that has been specially developed for the "Prepare-and-Measure" protocol of quantum communication. The components of the source are optimized for use in space.
Jan 16, 2025, 3:29:36 PM

Securing banks close to nature with biodegradable geotextiles
Banks along inland waterways are exposed to shipping and tidal forces. In order to prevent erosion, these are usually technically secured by stone embankments or walls. However, this has a negative impact on the ecosystems. In the joint research project "Bioshoreline" - funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture - the researchers, led by Fraunhofer UMSICHT, developed a biodegradable geotextile made from renewable raw materials that serves as a temporary filter for bank protection on inland waterways.
Jan 16, 2025, 2:23:28 PM

Medium-term projection for the German economy and scenarios for achieving the targets of the Climate Protection Law
The potential growth rate of the German economy is declining. According to the medium-term projection of the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), potential output is likely to increase by an annual average of just 0.3% in the medium term (2023-2029). The target of climate neutrality by 2045 is likely to be missed by a wide margin without further emission-reducing measures. It could be achieved by means of higher CO₂ prices at significantly lower macroeconomic costs than by means of non-market-based regulatory measures.
Jan 16, 2025, 1:30:24 PM

Artificial gills for ocean gliders
Hereon researchers develop an energy system for autonomous underwater vehicles Autonomous underwater robots, such as ocean gliders, are essential tools in marine research. Most of these systems are powered by lithium batteries, which come with significant drawbacks. To address these, scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have developed a new energy system. With hydrogen as an energy source, it is significantly more sustainable than lithium batteries and enables a greater range for ocean gliders. The unique feature: employing membrane technology, it extracts oxygen from seawater—much like a fish’s gills.
Jan 16, 2025, 11:58:54 AM

Speleothem and Ice Cores: Natural Climate Archives Offer New Insights into the Climate History of Central Europe
The synchronization of data from two natural climate archives – a speleothem from the Herbstlabyrinth Cave in Hesse (Germany) and ice cores from Greenland – offers new insights into the chronology of abrupt climate changes in Central Europe. According to the analysis, the devastating eruption of the Laacher See volcano in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate occurred earlier than previously assumed and hence could not have triggered the sudden-onset cold period of approximately 13,000 years ago, geoscientists from Heidelberg University and Mainz University have found.
Jan 16, 2025, 11:58:22 AM

Should I stay or should I go: When do young fish leave their home?
Shell-dwelling cichlids take intense care of their offspring, which they raise in abandoned snail shells. A team at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence used 3D-printed snail shells to find out what happens inside. The young and the mother each follow their own, but synchronized schedules: as soon as the larvae prefer light, they leave the shell on the ninth day after fertilization. The mother, in turn, follows a strict brood-care routine to prevent the young from emerging before this day. The study thus identifies important innate processes during the brood care of cichlids and highlights the complex interplay of different behaviors.
Jan 16, 2025, 11:52:30 AM
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