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Here you will find the latest research and innovation news out of Germany and from our partners in the US.

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News from the GACC New York
GACC’s Circular Economy Conference: Recycling and Upcycling Across Border

Learn about the Circular Economy alongside the German American Chamber of Commerce on October 18, 2023. Discover international opportunities and connect with industry leaders in New York City.
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News from Campus OWL
NeMo.bil: Sustainable and Demand-Driven Mobility in Rural Areas

The NeMo.bil (New Mobility) project consortium has reached a major milestone: the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action is funding the NeMo.bil project with a volume of 30 million euros.
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News from the Hasso-Plattner-Institute
How to democratize Artifical Intelligence?

The effort to expand access and usage of Large Language Models (LLMs) was the main topic during the first KISZ-Talk of the KI-Servicezentrum Berlin-Brandenburg (KISZ-BB)—the AI Service Center at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam.
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Five Questions for Jaan Brunken

The DWIH New York had the pleasure of interviewing Jaan Brunken, co-founder of Wingfield, a German startup in the sports industry on the verge of its market entry into the US.
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News from Campus OWL
Intelligent Algorithms to Aid Disaster Management

After a disaster such as flooding or an earthquake, many people want to help. In order to quickly coordinate the assistance and use it in the most targeted way possible, a new project financed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) was launched in January. Paderborn University is collaborating with its partners T-Systems (coordinator), Fraunhofer FOKUS, and others on digital solutions to coordinate volunteer helpers.
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News from Campus OWL
More sustainability, less waste: intelligent production facilities for small baked goods

A consortium from research and industry is examining how the manufacturing process for rolls, doughnuts, pretzels could be made more sustainable.
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News from Fraunhofer USA
Knowledge Transfer, the Transatlantic Fraunhofer Way

Fraunhofer USA Center Midwest CMW hosted staff from Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT (Aachen, Germany) during a knowledge exchange visit.