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In memoriam Valentin Gapontsev

28.10.2021 -

Valentin P. Gapontsev, PhD, was an accomplished entrepreneur in addition to being a recognized scientist and inventor. He passed away on October 22nd, after reportedly...

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High international interest in career and networking event

28.10.2021 -

One Nobel Prize winner, two funding awards, 45 program points, almost 50 speakers and nearly 600 participants from all over the world.

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Next-generation night vision technology

27.10.2021 -

A grant from the US Navy will advance sensor technology to improve the effectiveness of night vision and infrared devices made with silicon germanium tin.

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Forcing photons to never bounce back

27.10.2021 -

New discovery based on topological insulators paves the way to a new generation of high-frequency circuits and extremely robust, compact communication devices.

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Vision & Control turns 30 years

26.10.2021 -

Vision & Control is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. As early as the mid-1980s, its later founder and managing director, Dr. Jürgen Geffe and his team developed...

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New laser system for photovoltaics manufacturing

26.10.2021 -

Heckert Solar, one of the largest and leading German manufacturers of high-performance photovoltaic modules, has purchased two systems for its plants in Thuringia (LWD...

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Clean air at all times

26.10.2021 -

Metal processing with lasers and plasma releases many different pollutants into the ambient air. Together with industry partners, the Fraunhofer IWS has developed a...

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“Image analysis for everyone”

25.10.2021 -

A multinational team from the Institut Pasteur in Paris, the Francis Crick Institute in London and PoL scientists in Dresden will develop solutions for distributed...

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