Discover all innovations

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.

2018/09/05 - By joining fiftyONE, the innovation community has laid down guidelines for working methods and communication culture. As fundamental goals, they create a common understanding of how to think new things and break new ground.

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.