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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Fraunhofer society

The Fraunhofer Society (German Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) is a German research organization named after the german physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer, with 57 institutes spread over Germany each focusing on different fields of science.

Some notable projects

  • The MP3 compression algorithm was invented and patented by Fraunhofer IIS
  • They are developing a program for use at IKEA stores, which would allow people to take a picture of their home into a store, and view a fully assembled, digital adaptation of their room.

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