More and more manufacturers are offering their products cooperatively through small retailers, as well as in web shops. Researchers have developed a new RF clip with which products can be labeled. It helps avoid duplicate sales. From a cocktail dress for the next summer party, to favorite perfumes, or computer accessories. There is almost nothing…
Getting a Grip on Inventory Management Using RF
More and more manufacturers are offering their products cooperatively through small retailers, as well as in web shops. Researchers have developed a new RF clip with which products can be labeled. It helps avoid duplicate sales. From a cocktail dress for the next summer party, to favorite perfumes, or computer accessories. There is almost nothing…
Using RFID for Fiber Composites
Antennas that are capable of transmitting radio waves turn components into intelligent objects. Researchers have now found a way to embed these antennas in fiber composites. As a result, the technology also works with carbon and glass fibers. It is barely visible to the naked eye: the work pieces in the production hall look normal.…
3D Magnetic Field Measurement
Magnetic field sensors are a contact- and wear-free means of measuring the position of machine parts and products. A new generation of Hall sensors is now making the process even more precise and free of interference. Magnetic field sensors are used to measure the position of machine parts and products with zero contact and zero…
Programming Model for Supercomputers of the Future
The demand for even faster, more effective, and also energy-saving computer clusters is growing in every sector. The new asynchronous programming model GPI might become a key building block towards realizing the next generation of supercomputers. The demand for even faster, more effective, and also energy-saving computer clusters is growing in every sector. The new…
3D Magnetic Field Measurement
Magnetic field sensors are a contact- and wear-free means of measuring the position of machine parts and products. A new generation of Hall sensors is now making the process even more precise and free of interference. Magnetic field sensors are used to measure the position of machine parts and products with zero contact and zero…
Electric Wheelchairs Become Communication Hubs
With modern communication aids, users of electric powered wheelchairs can operate a PC and cellphone without human assistance. A new module is set to transform electric powered wheelchairs into communication hubs. Writing text messages and e-mails, surfing the web, making phone calls – all these things can be a real challenge for people with disabilities.…
Non-Glaring Photovoltaic Installations
Before a photovoltaic installation may be constructed, engineers calculate, for some selected days in the year, when and where the interfering light reflections occur, especially if airports, highways or larger residential areas are close by. In the future, this will be easier and more comprehensive: with software that creates a three-dimensional depiction of the glare…
Quality Control at the Point of a Finger
For production operations, quality assurance over the process chain is indispensible: it is the only way to detect problems at an early stage and lower additional costs. Fraunhofer researchers developed an efficient type of quality control: With a pointing gesture, employees can input any detected defects to car body parts into the inspection system, and…