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Author: Firma Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie ICT

Reduce sampling effort and save costs: Can the UN gap test for explosives be improved or replaced?

Posted on 28. August 2026 by Firma Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie ICT Posted in Research / Development Tagged civilian applications, detonation capability, detonation physics, energetic substances, explosive hazard assessment, laboratory testing methods, metrology, military applications, numerical analysis, pharmacological substances, safety optimization, sample volume reduction, shock sensitivity, small-scale screening, UN gap test

The UN gap test is used to determine the shock sensitivity and detonation capability of energetic substances, chemicals, and hazardous materials. It requires large sample quantities, which makes it time-consuming and expensive. Fraunhofer ICT is researching upstream screening methods on […]

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How can we make electric energy storage easier and cheaper?

Posted on 16. June 2026 by Firma Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie ICT Posted in Research / Development Tagged battery prototypes, development, electrochemical energy storage, energy efficiency, energy storage, hierarchical structuring, levelized cost, long-duration storage, porous electrodes, power density, redox flow batteries, renewable integration, research, textile technologies, vanadium-based technologies

The international research network “SPACER” (Shaping Porous Electrode Architecture to Improve Current Density and Energy Efficiency in Redox-Flow Batteries) is developing novel architectures for porous electrodes. The researchers aim to increase the power density and energy efficiency of redox-flow batteries […]

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High-throughput screening, synthesis and characterization of active materials for flow batteries

Posted on 23. June 202524. June 2025 by Firma Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie ICT Posted in General Tagged academic training, AI optimization, battery technology, computational modeling, cost reduction, electrochemical, energy storage, energy transition, European consortium, industry applications, materials, performance improvement, redox flow batteries, renewable energy, synthesis

Energy storage is essential to the energy transition, to balance variable power generation from renewable sources. The most promising technologies involve electrochemical storage, including redox-flow batteries (RFBs). Some electrochemical systems, e.g. vanadium RFBs, have proved a successful market entry, and […]

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