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The technology behind these three letters has become an inseparable part of our daily lives: in 2025, the file extension “.mp3” celebrates its 30th anniversary. This audio format laid the foundation for many more groundbreaking audio codecs made in Erlangen. An innovation that began at Fraunhofer IIS and continues to resonate globally.

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As part of our mini-series, we present the work of three female scientists who are involved in numerous patents. The interview with Simone Neukam is the second article in the series.

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Dr. Elke Roth-Mandutz leverages her creativity and experience in standardization to improve the security and energy efficiency of this mobile communications standard.

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The effects of climate change are making life hard for the sensitive coffee plant. Experts warn that without appropriate countermeasures, more than half of the area currently used for growing coffee will no longer be suitable for that purpose. Katrin Simon from Erlangen Botanical Gardens, Julie Mildenberger from Weltladen Erlangen and Joelle Claußen from Fraunhofer IIS explain how phenotyping coffee plants, embracing experimentation and more conscious consumption can help ensure that coffee can remain a daily pleasure despite climate change and resource scarcity.

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So erleben Fraunhofer-Mitarbeitende die Digitalisierung im Alltag in anderen Ländern / How Fraunhofer employees experience digitalization in their everyday lives in other countries.

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Research at Fraunhofer IIS has many faces. Employees as well as students and trainees from more than 53 nations from different continents work on intelligent solutions for a future worth living. In the video, employees send heartfelt Christmas greetings and talk about the diverse traditions for the celebration of love, family and peace.

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In this interview, Albert Heuberger talks about the challenges facing the field of Green ICT, and how applied research can help. As chairman of the steering committee of the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD), he also discusses the topics the FMD is working on, as well as outlining the developments currently being pursued at Fraunhofer IIS.

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The innovative potential of microelectronics is a driver for numerous industries. The Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD) was created in 2017 to strengthen the position of Europe’s semiconductor and electronics industry on the global playing field. We spoke to the chair of the FMD and spokesman of the Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics, Professor Albert Heuberger, about the FMD’s accomplishments so far and the expectations associated with modern microelectronics.

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How can we leverage our expertise on a European level so as to ensure European sovereignty in AI? Statement from Prof. Dr. Alexander Martin, Fraunhofer IIS director, responsible for the Positioning and Networks as well as the Supply Chain Services research areas

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Speakers tell us about their experience with the webinar series at Fraunhofer IIS.

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However, good ideas on their own are not sufficient, they also need to be implemented. That is innovation. And thus the Fraunhofer Institutes IIS and IISB joined up with the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and for the first time jointly developed the #inNUEvation Conference based on the platform of the LZE e. V. International experts from research, business, and politics gathered there to examine the topic of innovation from different perspectives and to exchange ideas and views.

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