Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics
materials research facility in Germany
The Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics (German: Fraunhofer-Institut für Kurzzeitdynamik), commonly known as the Ernst Mach Institute and also by the abbreviation Fraunhofer EMI, is a research institute of the Fraunhofer Society, located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Its activities are applied research and development in the fields of materials science and high-speed processes. The institute also has offices in Efringen-Kirchen and Kandern.
The name "Ernst Mach Institute" is named for the physicist Ernst Mach (1838–1916), who first used high-speed photography to visualize ballistic and gas-dynamic processes.
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"Official website". Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics. (in German).
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