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14/11/2022 - Hydrogen will allow us to move away from coal, gas, and oil. Produced from renewable energies and CO2-free, green hydrogen has the potential as a renewable energy carrier to defossilize our energy, heating, economic, and transport systems. As a specialist in precious metals, Heraeus has long been researching and developing for the hydrogen economy - from catalysts for hydrogen production to the necessary precious metal recycling.

27/10/2022 - An almost inexhaustible source of energy - this is what lies behind the idea of using fusion energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. In this interview, Dr. Frank Nürnberg, Global Head of Sales Optics at Heraeus Conamic, talks about the advantages and potential of nuclear fusion for energy production and how Heraeus supports the process of nuclear fusion with fused silica.

12/10/2022 - Modern materials are the engine for global innovation. According to estimates, up to 70 percent of all new products today are based on new materials. Behind their development are often highly specialised start-ups from university and institutional research environments. Heraeus has been intensifying its cooperation with such start-ups for years.

13/09/2022 - In October 2018, the Innovation Center of Heraeus Electronics was opened in Shanghai with the guiding idea "Innovating in China for China". Now, Dr. Zhang Jing, Head of Innovation and Engineering Service China, reports in an interview on how this idea developed into "Innovating in China for the World" in recent years and which factors played a special role in this.

11/08/2022 - About nine percent of the oil produced worldwide flows into the chemical industry. Biomass can be used to partially replace fossil raw materials. The production of green chemicals requires new processes. Heraeus Precious Metals has developed a catalyst based on the precious metal ruthenium that makes cellulose usable as a raw material for chemicals.

08/08/2022 - The world's hunger for energy, especially for electricity, is growing. This trend is being driven by increasing electrification in transport, heating, and industry. According to a study by the World Energy Council (WEC), global electricity demand will increase by almost 150 percent by 2060 compared with 2015. This growth cannot be met with renewable energies alone. Nuclear fusion technologies have currently made important progress.

05/08/2022 - They are invisible to our eyes, but more dangerous than ever: harmful microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi. The Corona pandemic is still showing what they can do. Many dangerous germs also feel at home in our clothing. This is a sensitive area, especially concerning hospital textiles. But a new type of antimicrobial technology, which can be easily integrated into clothing in particle form, offers excellent protection.

21/07/2022 - High-quality glass is ubiquitous. We use it, for example, when we watch TV, take photos or type on our smartphones. Producing special glass requires special care. Platinum alloys are ideal for ensuring consistently high quality in the production process. In other words, without platinum, there would be neither foldable displays nor resistant laboratory glass. Heraeus Precious Metals offers the industry a broad portfolio of precious metals for glass production.

23/06/2022 - It is impossible to imagine our everyday life without glass. To honor the role of glass in society, the United Nations has declared 2022 the International Year of Glass. While glass in its mineral form has been produced for thousands of years, metallic glass is a modern material and hard to beat in terms of versatility.

08/06/2022 - The way to innovative products and services is through a corporate culture that promotes creativity and curiosity. The fifth part of the Heraeus Innovation Experts series presents why innovation culture is needed and what companies can do to nurture it.

26/04/2022 - On the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day, the company's US IP expert Kim Jessum, who is the current chair of the IP Law Section of the American Bar Association, provides insights into its approach and tips for protecting innovations.

31/03/2022 - Experts research methods to convert biomass into basic chemicals. One source for this can be lignin – a substance from trees and shrubs. Heraeus Precious Metals has developed catalysts that make lignin usable as a raw material for bio-based chemicals.

22/03/2022 - Environmental pollution and climate change pose a threat to the world's groundwater reserves. The UN wants to give the issue the attention it deserves with this year's World Water Day. UV disinfection from Heraeus helps protect groundwater – through drinking water and wastewater treatment.

22/02/2022 - Open innovation has been in vogue not only since the restrictions imposed by COVID-19. Opening up the company's internal innovation process to external partners brings many advantages if it is approached correctly. Important Dos and Don'ts are presented in the fourth part of our Heraeus Innovation Experts series.

16/02/2022 - The medical technology market is on the move: new technologies are firing up innovations, while stricter regulations are slowing them down at the same time. Nail Akrouti, a market expert at Heraeus Amloy, explains current trends and how his start-up is part of the innovation processes.

10/02/2022 - Windows, displays, drinking glasses, or lasers - glass is everywhere. Reason enough for the UN to declare 2022 the Year of Glass worldwide to honor the ¬scientific, economic, and cultural significance of this unique material. Heraeus has also focused on glass for more than 120 years. Today, several of our Global Business Units are driving the expansion of its applications in many fields.

07/02/2022 - For two decades, Heraeus has been recognizing employees for outstanding ideas and successful projects as part of the internal "Heraeus Awards". In 2022, the company will again honor projects in the areas of innovation, excellence, and sustainability.

03/02/2022 - Cancer is on the rise worldwide, creating an increasing need for its treatment. As key components for chemotherapy, especially in combination therapies, highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients are of outstanding importance. On the occasion of this year’s World Cancer Day of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), Heraeus is demonstrating its commitment to this field.

10/12/2021 - As of 2035, the EU Commission wants no more new vehicles with combustion engines to be registered in the European Union. Many countries are currently planning and testing e-cars as electricity storage units to stabilize the grid. E-vehicles as a mass product and as the basis for a future decentralized energy supply - both will only work with particularly efficient, safe, and powerful batteries. For example, with lithium-ion batteries whose electrodes are boosted in terms of fast charge capability, safety and driving range by a special carbon additive.

22/11/2021 - Singapore is a hub for Asia - the Western and Eastern worlds merge here. An ideal place for Dr. Irina Hondralis, who tackles digital challenges in Asia on-site as a digital consultant. In the third part of the Heraeus Innovation Experts series, she tells us what drew her to Singapore and which local trends are important.

08/09/2021 - Heraeus is launching its 2021 Accelerator Program with five selected start-ups: OrelTech, Fusion Bionic, Highline Technology, Intelligent Fluids from Germany and NANOGAP from Spain. The focus of the 2021 program is on start-ups developing solutions and products for the semiconductor and precious metals industries.

02/09/2021 - Today, innovations are strongly linked to sustainability. Companies want to reduce their carbon footprint to zero as quickly as possible. So how can you steer your own innovation thinking in the direction customers want? This is the focus of the second part of the new Heraeus Innovation Experts series.

17/08/2021 - When conventional medicine reaches its limits, Neuromodulation can bring patients the help and relief they have been longing for. Therefore, after only a few years, Heraeus Medical Components has evolved to offer vertically integrated complete solutions as a sustainable partner to medical device manufacturers. 

05/08/2021 - Digitization is also a powerful agent in the fight against the Corona virus. It not only helps in tracing infection chains, but also enables the company to meet the rising demand for urgently needed medical technology. Thanks to digital solutions, Heraeus Medical Components has succeeded in ramping up production of so-called PiCCO catheters considerably within a very short time. These are an important component of ventilators for monitoring critically ill patients.

15/07/2021 - Digital technologies are increasingly finding their way into companies. The Corona pandemic has given them an additional boost. But how can digitization succeed in large companies without abandoning traditions? That's what the first interview of the series Heraeus Innovation Experts shows.

05/07/2021 - We are constantly searching start-ups working on material solutions for the 21st century. Our Accelerator program gives both, start-ups and Heraeus the opportunity to explore strategic partnerships. For our next run, we are looking for start-ups that develop innovative solutions for the semiconductor and precious metals industries.

21/06/2021 - Many T-shirts can absorb sweat, but can they measure the heartbeat and stimulate muscles at the same time? Conductive textiles do just that. This is how athletes are bringing the gym into their homes.

02/06/2021 - The medicine of the future is highly personalized and increasingly takes into account individual factors such as age, clinical picture and also a patient's medical history. This development can also be observed in orthopedics and traumatology, especially in arthroplasty. Patient-specific approaches make it possible to reduce infection risks after joint replacement surgery - for example, through the use of special bone cement from Heraeus Medical in patients with certain risk factors.

20/05/2021 - Machine maintenance and plant inspections are no easy task in times of Corona restrictions - but not impossible. Remote maintenance is the magic word. Thanks to modern technologies from the Heraeus Digital Hub (HDH) special unit, Heraeus service technicians can use cameras to give their customers instructions and solve problems remotely.

16/05/2021 - Light is much more than the glow of a lamp. Its applications influence art, culture, science and technology, and even the development of entire societies. The International Day of Light initiated by UNESCO on May 16, 2021, once again demonstrates its importance to us. Heraeus, too, is involved in many areas of light technologies that have proven their value not only in times of pandemics. Research into light is important. Five employees of Heraus explain why right here.

15/04/2021 - Achieving as much as possible with the smallest possible intervention: The importance of minimally invasive surgery is steadily increasing in modern medicine, with new areas of application every year. For patients, the trend toward smaller incisions means faster recovery, less risk of complications, less pain and ultimately a higher quality of life. This is made possible by special optical fibers made of fused silica.

18/03/2021 - Innovation is not a question of gender. Women are still underrepresented in the explorative scientific STEM professions. But there are more and more of them at Heraeus. What excites them about science and why did they choose such a career? Five female experts give their views.

24/02/2021 - Customized prostheses and implants that adapt to the bone: Amorphous metals are turning out to be real multi-talents for medical technology. At the same time, this material is ideally suited for a new technique that is revolutionizing the production of medical material: 3D printing.

05/02/2021 - The Corona crisis is turning the German school system upside down. With homeschooling, the lack of technical equipment in schools as a whole is also moving to the forefront of the debate. In the future, everything could be so simple, especially in the classroom: with an interactive display the size of a blackboard that is user-friendly thanks to new control electronics and touch-sensitive thanks to conductive polymers, making it affordable for the mass market.

25/01/2021 - The current pandemic makes good medical care more important than ever. Temperature measuring devices play a major role in this: they ensure that cold chains are maintained during vaccine transport and that ventilators function reliably. However, the sensors of the measuring devices must also be able to withstand extreme temperatures such as minus 80 degrees Celsius.

21/12/2020 - Several studies show: A promising method to contain the spread of the corona virus is the disinfection of air and surfaces using UV light. But in order to ensure that the radiation from the devices remains harmless to humans and the viruses reliably die, the mechanism of action must first be tested in virtual simulations.

17/12/2020 - Heraeus today selected three start-ups for its Accelerator. LipoCoat from the Netherlands, QuLab Medical from Israel and Intelligent Surfaces from Japan will participate in the program starting January 2021. The three start-ups develop biosensors and coatings.

15/12/2020 - In the middle of the Atacama Desert in Chile stands one of the most important facilities for astronomical observations - the Paranal Observatory. The "Very Large Telescope" set up there is the most advanced optical observatory in the world. Heraeus is an important industrial partner in the project.

26/11/2020 - Dangerous viruses are not only currently a major issue. Not even in space we are safe from germs of all kinds. Viruses, bacteria, fungi and other species find even better conditions there than on earth to develop resistances. But a new type of antimicrobial material has impressively demonstrated its effectiveness – on the toilet door of the ISS.

23/11/2020 - In October 2018, Heraeus Electronics opened an innovation center in Shanghai. Dr. Zhang Jing, head of innovation and engineering service China, talks about how the center has developed over the past two years, what new added values have been created for customers from China’s electronics industry, and what are the new focuses.

27/10/2020 - Gravitational waves are movements in space-time that are triggered by an accelerated mass. Albert Einstein had already predicted their existence in 1916 as part of his theory of relativity. In September 2015, scientists from the Institute of Technology California and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology confirmed Einstein's theory: With the help of the LIGO project, they were able to measure gravitational waves for the first time. A milestone in the history of physics.

15/10/2020 - Lack of radio in the village, network problems or fluctuating reception: Fast Internet is still a pipe dream in many places. Fiber optics should help; countries around the world are converting their networks to broadband. To be able to lay millions of kilometers of fiber optic cable, countries need enough material: for example, synthetic quartz glass.

30/09/2020 - Heraeus today announced the ten finalists for its Accelerator start-up program. Now in its second year, the Heraeus Accelerator program for 2020 focuses on start-up companies in the fields of medical technology and specialized sensors.

21/09/2020 - In this talk with PwC, Mario Hehle, Head of Corporate Innovation, and Florian Theisen, Venture Catalyst, provide insights into the advantages of open innovation for companies, how they and their team have changed innovation at Heraeus, and how they have made the Heraeus Accelerator Program a success. Take a listen!

17/09/2020 - High-energy cosmic rays and icy temperatures of as low as minus 270 degrees Celsius: In space, materials for satellites, research equipment or space suits are exposed to stresses of a completely different nature than on Earth. We already have astonishingly resistant materials for space exploration at our disposal - made of quartz glass or amorphous metals, for example.

08/09/2020 - Computers are becoming more and more intelligent. But for artificial intelligence to make life easier for us by means of autonomous driving or robotics, enormous computing capacities are needed. This could be provided by a neuro-inspired computer whose structure is based on that of our brain. The key components here are artificial synapses that are capable of learning.

18/08/2020 - Mankind has sent probes and robots to the moon, Mars, Venus and even asteroids. Yet we still know little about the nature of planets and stars. The next missions will lead us increasingly to icy celestial bodies such as Saturn or Jupiter's moons. To unlock the astrobiological secrets here, you need the right tools: for example 3D-printed milling heads made of amorphous metals.

15/07/2020 - Especially since the outbreak of the corona virus, the topic of disinfection has been omnipresent. Disinfection spray and wipes are well suited for tables and everyday objects. But how many litres of disinfection spray do you think an airport needs to disinfect its floors? The answer: zero.

14/07/2020 - Despite high quality standards, the meat processing industry is particularly at risk of infection due to its production conditions. UV light could be a solution for the companies in the fight against viruses.

14/07/2020 - How do you actually reach the entire workforce in a producing company with relevant and individual content? Heraeus has taken up this challenge and converted its internal communications from a conservative intranet and printed employee magazine to a modern employee app.

13/07/2020 - According to researchers, we understand just five percent of the existing matter in our universe. The rest consists of unknown dark matter and its mysterious power - the so-called "dark energy". Using the Euclid space telescope, experts are mapping in 3D the distribution of up to two billion galaxies and the dark matter associated with them.

13/07/2020 - Climate change poses great challenges for our planet. That is why the European Union has launched the Copernicus programme: Scientists use satellites to collect data and predict air quality, detect droughts and desertification at an early stage, measure the quality of seawater or warn of storms.

2018/09/12 - In the Innovation Community of the fiftyONE, ten agile coaches were trained for over half a year to provide methodological support to project teams. Ulrich Berger, one of the Heraeus Agile Coaches, talks about his tasks and how important a culture of trial and error is.

2018/08/17 - In the InnovationCenter fiftyONE, Community Champions actively support their colleagues in implementing the cultural and digital transformation. One of them is Johanna Heck. She talks about the challenging task of making team work better and more agile.

2018/05/12 - FiftyONE brings innovation to life: With the aim of developing something new, we bring our employees and external partners together in an ideal environment in which they can advance their ideas together. This has resulted in internal company start-ups, cooperation with universities and much more

2018/01/15 - fiftyONE, Heraeus' new innovation center, bundles knowledge, promotes communication and creates transparency. With the help of open architecture, as well as modern office and laboratory areas, the fiftyONE enables exchange and interdisciplinary innovation work.