• Press release / Tuesday, 25. August 2020 - 9:00

    Fiber-optic network expansion for the future

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    How Fibre3D makes fiber optics planning easier: The exact location of fiber-optic distribution boxes can be determined and sized in 3D, then attached to the permit application as a composite image.

    Fraunhofer IGD has developed software that further automates the planning process and makes it possible for Telekom workers to submit proposals to local governments without time-consuming site inspections. The software Fibre3D has just passed its first practical test.

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  • News / Thursday, 16. July 2020 - 15:45

    Users bring vision of Rostock Ocean Technology Campus into focus

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    Over July 1st and 2nd, a total of 27 representatives from maritime research and industry as well as their interest groups met in Northern Germany at the “Open Innovation” workshop to bring into focus the direction of the Ocean Technology Campus Rostock as a driver of innovation for the region.

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  • Press release / Thursday, 2. July 2020 - 9:30

    New professor of maritime graphics

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    Uwe von Lukas

    Uwe Freiherr von Lukas is the new professor of maritime graphics in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Rostock. The president of the university, Prof. Wolfgang Schareck, awarded the head of Fraunhofer IGD’s Rostock location the title of “Universitätsprofessor”, Germany’s highest academic title, effective July 1, 2020.

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  • Press release / Tuesday, 23. June 2020 - 9:30

    Smart living: networked sensors

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    uCORE by Fraunhofer IGD links together devices and sensors from different manufacturers.

    Fraunhofer IGD has developed software that networks various sensors together to detect domestic situations and perform actions, primarily helping older generations in everyday life. Connecting these sensors to an alarm system eases the burden on nursing staff, helps family members and optimizes medical care.

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  • Press release / Wednesday, 17. June 2020 - 12:15

    Keeping track in hospitals with digital tools

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    eeping track in hospitals: all health and administrative data at a glance in Health@Hand by Fraunhofer IGD.

    As part of the BDI Web-Summit for the Digital Day 2020 on the topic "COVID-19: Ejection seat into the digital future?" Fraunhofer IGD presents a compact information center for use in hospitals or nursing facilities. Health@Hand is a visual control center for visualizing health and administrative data on a virtual representation of an actual ward or hospital and clearly displaying all relevant data for staff.

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  • Press release / Monday, 15. June 2020 - 9:45

    How malignant lymph nodes can be diagnosed with ultrasound

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    Fraunhofer IGD is developing software to detect malignant lymph nodes in ultrasound images.

    Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD are developing a digital platform for detecting malignant lymph nodes in the head and neck area from ultrasound images, making biopsies redundant in the process. For the Echomics software, developers are currently examining the informative value of numerous image markers and biomarkers. The software is slated for release in mid-2021.   

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  • News / Friday, 5. June 2020 - 9:45

    Passport photos in Germany only digital

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    The German government has passed a draft law to the effect that passport photos will in future only be accepted digitally in order to increase security against forgery. In concrete terms, this is all about morphing: several faces are merged into one.

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  • News / Friday, 29. May 2020 - 12:00

    Personalized treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

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    It is difficult to immediately identify the best medication. In the future, it is hoped a software tool will be able to automatically compare disease progression for large groups of patients, giving medical professionals actionable information for personalized, targeted treatment. 

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  • Press release / Tuesday, 21. April 2020 - 9:15

    Augmented reality brings medical ultrasound into a new dimension

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    Fraunhofer IGD’s AR technologies allow ultrasound images to be viewed directly on the patient.

    AR ultrasound has, for the first time, made it possible to superimpose topographical representations of ultrasound images directly on a patient, with the examiner seeing the sectional image in AR glasses. The process, developed by Fraunhofer IGD, is intended to improve the success of ultrasound-guided biopsy and surgery.

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