Travelling in an unfamiliar climate can be a strain, not only on human being, but also or even more so on valuable works of art. And while humans usually recover quite quickly, cold and humidity leave lasting traces on canvas: Colors fade or disintegrate, the paper corrugates. From now on, art lovers can relax: in the project ArtGuardian a new system to monitor the microclimatic conditions for artwork.
Being able to listen to the radio in a car is almost a miracle in these times of electric drives, because electronic interference makes receiving radio waves almost impossible. The fact that manufacturers like Daimler, BMW and VW do not have learn to do without the traditional car radio is thanks to a power electronics expert, who is the recipient of this year’s Fraunhofer IZM Research Award.
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