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Research is full of interesting stories and the Fraunhofer IIS Magazine has been digging for details. Read about successful cooperations, learn about the latest developments and get the back stories of colleagues in the interview section.
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Cognitive Sensor Technologies / Smart Sensing and Electronics / 21.8.2017
Christian Weigand explains the FitnessSHIRT.
The FitnessSHIRT accurately monitors parameters such as heart rate variability (HRV) and your pulse – without an additional strap. Our employee Heiko Wörrlein tested the shirt on a training run in the Tennenlohe Forest near Nürnberg, and talked with chief of development Christian Weigand to find out more about the shirt’s potential applications and the data it collects.
Cognitive Sensor Technologies /Development Center X-ray Technology / 23.6.2017
Dr. Theobald Fuchs and his colleagues at the Development Center for X-ray Technology EZRT are working with the Germanisches Nationalmuseum to develop standards for the computed tomography of musical instruments. Fuchs explains why this work is much more important than one might initially think.
This kind of computed tomography imagery of old musical instruments is of interest to historians and conservators – and not least to musicians themselves.
Audio and Media Technologies / 23.6.2017
Bernhard Grill in Fraunhofer IIS’s unique sound laboratory.
Bernhard Grill knows what he is talking about. He joined Fraunhofer IIS in 1988 and is now institute director and division director. The Fraunhofer X-factor for him lies in a trusting relationship between colleagues, the accomplished combination of research and marketing and lastly, but importantly, a healthy work-life balance.
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