Search term(s) Search 28 results Show filters Filter search results: Topics Chemistry and process engineering (10) Infrastructure (5) Department 2 (2) Fire Science (2) Division 7.5 (1) Department 4 (1) Department 5 (1) Department 8 (1) Department 7 (1) Department 6 (1) Interdisciplinary project (1) Closed (1) Materials (1) Environment (1) Year of publication 2016 (28) Search narrowed by: Year of publication: 2016 Remove all filters Sort by Relevance Date One profession – many possibilities Published on 05 Feb 2016 One profession – many possibilities Trainee interview copyright text © BAM Franziska Kiesel, industrial mechanic trainee in the Testing Devices and Equipment Division at BAM Franziska, you are currently training to become an industrial mechanic specialising in… "We are working with Africa's concrete experts" Published on 05 Feb 2016 Chemistry and process engineering "We are working with Africa's concrete experts" copyright text © BAM BAM concrete laboratory: Dr. Wolfram Schmidt explains the advantages of additives to African colleagues. Roads, railways, wind farms – Africa's economy is growing strongly, as is the construction… Measuring the nano world with BAM software Published on 18 May 2016 Chemistry and process engineering Measuring the nano world with BAM software AdvancedMaterials@BAM copyright text © BAM/Thomas Köhler Dr. Andreas Thünemann prepares the SAXS device for determining the size of nanoparticles. Nanoparticles have long been used in many everyday products such as cosmetics… Detecting mycotoxins Published on 18 May 2016 Chemistry and process engineering Detecting mycotoxins Food analysis copyright text © Shutterstock/Thalerngsak Mongkolsin Mould on food: BAM is working on a process to detect mycotoxins. A wide range of moulds forms mycotoxins – poisonous metabolic products that can contaminate food.Currently around… Efficient and wireless monitoring of traffic structures Published on 18 May 2016 Chemistry and process engineering Infrastructure Efficient and wireless monitoring of traffic structures Transport infrastructures copyright text © BAM RFID sensors can be read wirelessly, as this prototype inside a reinforced steel casing shows. By 2030, the German government will have invested more than €260… Everything flows – even in concrete Published on 18 May 2016 Chemistry and process engineering Infrastructure Everything flows – even in concrete copyright text © BAM/David Weyand Dr. Wolfram Schmidt uses a rheometer to examine the flow properties of concrete. If concrete is not installed correctly there is a risk of cracks developing. In simple applications these can be… Gas attacks on cash machines Published on 18 May 2016 Infrastructure Department 2 Gas attacks on cash machines Fire Science copyright text © BAM Cash machine blast test on BAM's Test Site for Technical Safety (TTS) in Horstwalde They mostly come at night, pump gas into cash machines and blast them open. The damage caused by these criminals is… Fire resistance Published on 06 Jun 2016 Infrastructure Fire Science Department 7 Division 7.5 Fire resistance Fire science copyright text © BAM/Thomas Köhler Marie-Bernadette Watolla (right) and Michael Morys, scientific employees at BAM, test a fire-prevention coating using a high-performance burner. "Innovative materials, for example in lightweight… Multi-functional all-rounder in fire prevention Published on 18 May 2016 Infrastructure Chemistry and process engineering Fire Science Multi-functional all-rounder in fire prevention Fire Science copyright text © BAM Examining flame retardant properties of a sample in the cone calorimeter BAM is researching the potential of nanotechnologies to act as innovative flame retardants in plastics. This can… Toxic? Possible hazards from micro- and nanoplastics Published on 05 Feb 2016 Chemistry and process engineering Toxic? Possible hazards from micro- and nanoplastics Reference materials copyright text © BAM, division Surface Analysis and Interfacial Chemistry Particles of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), about one hundredth of a millimetre in size In the environment, plastic… Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Go to next page Go to last page BAM is a senior scientific and technical Federal institute with responsibilityto the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.