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Fraunhofer IIS-A setting the pace in transactional watermarking, unveils optimized MP3 bitstream

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, Applied Electronics IIS,the world leader in audio compression technology and Home of MP3 unveilsadvanced signal
processing technology: Advanced Watermarking technologyhelps content providers to keep track of their content and protect theirintellectual property.

Fraunhofer Bitstream Watermarking technologybundles Fraunhofer´s robust watermarking scheme with their famous suiteof high-performance audio coders by allowing direct embedding of wa

Engineers from WorldSpace and Fraunhofer Institute Conduct Successful Tests in Satellite Time Divers

WorldSpace and Fraunhofer IIS-A test Mobile Reception in Automobiles ERLANGEN/WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 8, 2000) – A team of engineers from WorldSpace Corporation and the Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen have completed a successful test and demonstration of two techniques which together set the stage for WorldSpace receivers to operate in automobiles throughout the WorldSpace coverage area. These techniques are Time Diversity reception technology

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Physics and Astronomy

DNA origami structures controlling biological membranes for targeted drug delivery

Shaping the Future: DNA Nanorobots That Can Modify Synthetic Cells

Scientists at the University of Stuttgart have succeeded in controlling the structure and function of biological membranes with the help of “DNA origami”. The system they developed may facilitate the…

Extreme weather events and climate resilience in 2024.

Facing the Storm: A Prepped Up Future Against Extreme Climatic and Weather Changes

From the persistent droughts of southern Africa and Central America in the early part of the year to the more recent devastating extreme rainfall in Spain and the deadly Hurricane…

Bismuth–antimony crystals demonstrating topological thermoelectrics under a weak magnetic field.

Magnetic Effect: Groundbreaking Discovery for Low-Temperature Thermoelectric Cooling

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, in collaboration with Chongqing University and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, have achieved a breakthrough in topological…

Life Sciences and Chemistry

Illustration of RNA modifications contributing to fungal drug resistance

Tackling Life-Threatening Fungal Infections Using RNA Modifications

Importance of RNA modifications for the development of resistance in fungi raises hope for more effective treatment of fungal infections. An often-overlooked mechanism of gene regulation may be involved in…

RNA-binding protein RbpB regulating gut microbiota metabolism in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron.

Trust Your Gut—RNA-Protein Discovery for Better Immunity

HIRI researchers uncover control mechanisms of polysaccharide utilization in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) and the Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) in Würzburg have identified a…

Diagram of lithium titanium phosphate crystal lattice structure showing its negative thermal expansion properties for enhanced lithium-ion battery performance.

Recharging the Future: Batteries Built for Extreme Cold Using Negative Thermal Expansion

Most solids expand as temperatures increase and shrink as they cool. Some materials do the opposite, expanding in the cold. Lithium titanium phosphate is one such substance and could provide…

Materials Sciences

Spintronics memory innovation: A new perpendicular magnetized film

Long gone are the days where all our data could fit on a two-megabyte floppy disk. In today’s information-based society, the increasing volume of information being handled demands that we…

Materials with a ‘twist’ show unexpected electronic behaviour

In the search for new materials that can enable more efficient electronics, scientists are exploring so-called 2-D materials. These are sheets of just one atom thick, that may have all…

Layer by Layer

How simulations help manufacturing of modern displays. Modern materials must be recyclable and sustainable. Consumer electronics is no exception, with organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) taking over modern televisions and portable…

Information Technology

Humans vs Machines—Who’s Better at Recognizing Speech?

Are humans or machines better at recognizing speech? A new study shows that in noisy conditions, current automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems achieve remarkable accuracy and sometimes even surpass human…

AI system analyzing subtle hand and facial gestures for sign language recognition.

Not Lost in Translation: AI Increases Sign Language Recognition Accuracy

Additional data can help differentiate subtle gestures, hand positions, facial expressions The Complexity of Sign Languages Sign languages have been developed by nations around the world to fit the local…

Illustration of multiferroic heterostructures enabling energy-efficient MRAM with giant magnetoelectric effect.

Magnetic Memory Unlocked with Energy-Efficient MRAM

Researchers from Osaka University introduced an innovative technology to lower power consumption for modern memory devices. Stepping up the Memory Game: Overcoming the Limitations of Traditional RAM Osaka, Japan –…