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On 29 September, the first public megawatt charging system (MCS) for battery-electric trucks in Germany was ceremoniously switched on at the Lipperland Süd service station in the presence of Christian Hirte, the Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport. This is part of the HoLa project, “HoLa – High-performance charging for long-haul trucking”, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and the EU. This marked a decisive step toward emission-free long-haul trucking that was taken together with representatives from science, industry, and research.

Which emerging technologies will need most resources by 2045? This is the question that researchers at Fraunhofer ISI and Fraunhofer IZM are trying to answer on behalf of the Germany Mineral Resource Agency DERA. In its fourth inception, the study on „Raw Materials for Emerging Technologies“ is again offering invaluable insights and recommendations for politicians, business leaders, manufacturers, scientists, and the wider public.

To unlock the full potential of bio-based innovations, a new policy brief calls on the European Commission to standardise coordination in this area, strengthen funding and improve market conditions.

Quantum computers will increasingly threaten the security of traditional encryption methods in the future. Quantum-secure options such as PQC (post-quantum cryptography) and QKD (quantum key distribution) offer ways to future-proof communication, especially in security-critical areas such as public administration, defense, and healthcare. A study coordinated by Fraunhofer ISI as part of the umbrella project Quantum Communication Germany (SQuaD) highlights the framework conditions, challenges, and promising application sectors for QKD – as well as potential that goes beyond QKD.