New research project on glass-film systems

UMSICHT researchers develop resource-saving glass-film roofs Glass roofs adorn railway stations, leisure pools and even shopping arcades. However, the often heavy panes consume a lot of resources. Together with industrial partner Wolfgang Block Industrie- und...

10 years of inFARMING®

Cultivation in or on buildings in urban centres offers a resource-conserving and space-efficient form of agricultural production. The inFARMING® development platform at Fraunhofer UMSICHT has been developing innovative technologies and materials that form the basis...

Fraunhofer UMSICHT and Chiba University to cooperate

© Fraunhofer UMSICHT From left to right: Prof. Na Lu (Chiba University), Prof. T. Kozai (JPFA), Volkmar Keuter (Fraunhofer UMSICHT), Prof. M. Takagaki (Chiba University).   © Fraunhofer UMSICHT Plant factory (test facility) on site of Chiba University. The...