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Fraunhofer Gesellschaft

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Fraunhofer Gesellschaft is German Research Organisation. It is the largest organisation for applied research in Europe.

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft consists of 69 different institutes with 24.500 employees, spread out over all of Germany, with a total annual research budget of 2.1 Million Euro.

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Near infrared spectral analysis for mobile applications for on-site food freshness testing
June 19, 2022

Is Infrared spectral analysis (NIR) coming to your smartphone?

In the potato industry several analytical applications based on Near Infra Red (NIR) are used to characterize products. A German research institute sees applications even at home and is therefore working towards an NIR sensor small enough to fit your phone.
Turning Potato Starch into durable coatings to replace Paint and Varnish
January 03, 2018

Turning Potato Starch into durable coatings to replace Paint and Varnish

If a surface has to be protected against corrosion, this usually takes place through coating it with paints or varnishes. Bio-based, environmentally-friendly solutions are hardly available. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute are developing a cost-effective coating based on renewable raw materials, potato starch in particular
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December 08, 2009

Emsland Stärke processed 100 tonnes amylopectin potatoes this fall

The skin is light brown, the meat luscious and yellow: from the outside alone, this new potato looks like any other. But on the inside, it is different. Its cells produce pure amylopectin, a starch used in the paper, textile and food industries. The ne...