WE MAKE MATERIALS FIT FOR THE FUTURE!

Creative solutions are the key to overcoming the challenges of the present and the future - whether they be climate change, pandemics, the energy transition, structural change or new mobility concepts.

Fraunhofer IAP tackles these challenges through innovative materials, processes and technologies, targeting the entire value chain - from the idea to the customized prototype.

 

Our topics at a glance

NEWS

 

19.6.2026

When Materials Respond Autonomously: New Approaches to Passive Fire Protection

 

17.6.2026

Keratin—
A Multifunctional Filler for Coatings

 

16.6.2026

When foam returns to its original shape

Soapbox Science Berlin on June 28, 2026

 

11.6.2026

Cheaper Hydrogen Through Less Iridium?

Fraunhofer IAP at Hamburg Innovation Summit

 

2.6.2026

Annual Report 2025 | Fraunhofer IAP

 

28.5.2026

Fraunhofer Research Field Lightweight Construction Pools Expertise From 16 Institutes

 

18.5.2026

Blends of bio-based polyesters as a building block for replacing conventional polyolefins

Events and Fairs

 

Meet us at trade fairs!

FeuerTrutz | June 24-25, 2026

Nuremberg

IMID | August 18-21, 2026

Exhibition Center, BEXCO, Busan, Korea

Events 2026

CONTACT

Fraunhofer IAP

Potsdam Science Park

Geiselbergstraße 69
14476 Potsdam
Germany

Phone +49 331 568-1000
Fax +49 331 568-3000

Director

Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker

 

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