A research team at Fraunhofer HHI has developed a new technology for the production of black silicon solar cells which doubles their previous efficiency. What's more, their manufacturing process is also much more cost-effective than that of conventional solar cells.

The Interactive Shop Window enables passers-by to operate a screen mounted behind a shop window using only simple gestures. All they need to do is point their fingers to rotate digital objects on the screen, zoom in on them or browse the pages of a virtual catalogue.

The modern office for citizens services office goes where the citizens are. Everything the government services administrator needs to keep on the move can now be carried in the "MoBüD^® Lite" – a special case developed by Fraunhofer HHI which puts all the services of a one stop government shop in a convenient lightweight carrying case

Ceiling lamps aren't just for lighting rooms, they can also bring films in lossless HD quality rapidly and safely to your smartphone or laptop! Visible Light Communication or VLC for short makes it possible: just install a few components to turn off-the-shelf LEDs into an optical LAN!