Strategy Activities (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The process took a considerable amount of time. In 2003, only one person was employed in the field of bionic lightweight construction. The number of
business model based on the Evolutionary Light Structure Engineering technology developed by the Alfred-Wegener-Institute (Master thesis) 16 Haufe, Patrick 2011 Lightweight optimization of high performance
components—often contradict the very goals of lightweight engineering. Recent research at the AlfredWegener Institute (AWI) has shown that bio-inspired honeycomb and lattice structures can significantly
Material Research Microscopy laboratory (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) In addition to their variety of shapes, diatoms are characterized by an extremely interesting and complex shell structure. The shells
component spectrum for additive manufacturing in the FLM and FCM processes. The sub-project of the Alfred-Wegener-lnstitut Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) aims to develop lightweight solutions
of the species well enough to estimate their needs and prospects. (Photo: Stefan Christmann, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Antarctic and the Southern Ocean The Antarctic is rife with superlatives: located