Fraunhofer

[ froun-hoh-fer, frou-uhn-hof-er; German froun-hoh-fuhr ]

noun

1. Jo·seph von [joh, -z, uh, f von, -s, uh, f, yoh, -zef f, uh, n], 1787–1826, German optician and physicist.

Fraunhofer

/ ˈfraunhoːfər /

noun

1. FraunhoferJoseph von17871826MGermanSCIENCE: physicistMEDICINE: optician Joseph von (ˈjoːzɛf fɔn). 1787–1826, German physicist and optician, who investigated spectra of the sun, planets, and fixed stars, and improved telescopes and other optical instruments

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"This is a challenging task, as the time scales at which storms and power outages evolve can be very different. By combining PIK expertise on the event-based modelling of tropical storms and power grids, we managed to identify the critical lines, whose failure can trigger large blackouts," says scientist Mehrnaz Anvari, who conducted the research at PIK and is now group leader of "Network Evaluation Technologies" at the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing.

From Science Daily

The world record of 23.64 per cent has been measured by the independent institute Fraunhofer ISE in Germany.

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To be registered as a world record, an independent measurement is required, which in this case was carried out by the measurement institute Fraunhofer ISE.

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“The approach offers great potential” to speed up the search for better smelling consumer products, adds Andreas Grasskamp, a neurobiologist who studies perception at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging.

From Science Magazine

Beyond verifying complaints with customers, Handelsblatt showed the files to the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology, which concluded there is no reason to believe “the data set does not come from IT systems belonging to or in the environment of Tesla.”

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