Newsletter of the Fraunhofer IST

Dear reader,

Hydrogen on a world tour and knowledge regarding water on the water - discover what this is all about in our current Newsletter. We explain how green hydrogen is to be transported cost-efficiently from Australia to Germany, and introduce you to the floating knowledge platform, the Braunschweig floating dock “Oker Space”.

You can also look forward to an article from the field of research on our institute’s new nanoindentor and take a look behind the scenes of a research institution: In an interview, the head of our IT department explains what his work at the Fraunhofer IST entails and how it will change in the future through the application of artificial intelligence. In the fifth installment of our video series “In portrait”, we provide you with an insight into the field of “Tribological Systems”, this time with our colleague Markus Mejauschek.

We wish you enjoyable reading and a pleasant and sunny fall.

The Editorial Team 

At the Fraunhofer IST we are working on coatings and surfaces for sustainable products and production systems. Our colleague Markus Mejauschek is a research associate in the department "Tribology and Sensor Technology" and is concerned with the development of durable and thus sustainable products such as components or tools. In the fifth part of our series "In portrait" he gives an insight into his everyday work - researching tribological systems for more sustainability by optimizing friction and wear.