Fraunhofer Group Materials

The Fraunhofer Group for Materials and Components brings together expertise from 21 institutes, ranging from fundamental materials science to materials-based system solutions across the entire industrial value chain.

Discover our expertise and learn how we use advanced materials and technologies to drive innovation and shape sustainable progress.

News from our members

Fraunhofer IWM / 26.8.2026

Calculating Component Life in Contact with Hydrogen

A new model for predicting service life under low-cycle fatigue (LCF) and hydrogen exposure helps reduce the need for costly testing and makes safety factors more realistic.

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Fraunhofer LBF / 26.8.2026

Sustainable circular economy through artificial intelligence

AI Application Hub on Plastic Packaging.

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Fraunhofer ISE / 24.8.2026

Semi-transparent PV Modules Developed Us-ing an Industry-ready Manufacturing Process

The University of Freiburg and Fraunhofer ISE have built 14.5 by 14.5- centimeter organic PV modules with an average transparency of 43.2 percent and an efficiency of up to 9.26 percent, using processes that are industrially proven.

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Fraunhofer WKI / 18.8.2026

Standing-stored damaged spruce is suitable for the manufacture

Fraunhofer WKI, in collaboration with partners, have proven that the wood quality of spruce that has been standing-stored for a maximum of two years is still sufficient for the production of large-volume glued wooden components.

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Fraunhofer IGB / 18.8.2026

A local barrier against respiratory viruses

How can a respiratory virus be stopped before it spreads throughout the body? In the MucoShield project, Prime Vector Technologies, the NMI Tübingen, and Fraunhofer IGB are developing an intranasal vaccine candidate against human metapneumovirus (HMPV), which causes hundreds of thousands of cases of severe respiratory disease worldwide each year

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Fraunhofer ISE / 7.8.2026

Silicon Photovoltaics Make Power Generation in Space More Cost-Effective

The American company Source Energy and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have jointly developed a new product line for space satellites based on silicon solar cells.

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Fraunhofer IMWS / 4.8.2026

Development of lectin-based therapeutics

As part of this project, Fraunhofer IMWS is developing lectin-based active ingredients for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections in the oral cavity as an alternative to antibiotics.