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NOA PhD student Francesco Vitale analyzing the photoluminescence of semiconductur nanowires.
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    Romeo is ready for action again

    The Romeo ion accelerator at the Institute of Solid State Physics in Jena has been upgraded and is back in operation.
    Technical assistant Parisa Mirzaei prepares the ‘Romeo’ ion accelerator for an experiment at the Institute of Solid State Physics at the University of Jena.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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    9 PhD, Postdoctoral and Junior Group Leader positions in Nano & Quantum Optics 2026

    The laboratory for Nano & Quantum Optics at the ACP offers several PhD and postdoc positions, which provide ideal career opportunities for suitable candidates within the graduate school of the Abbe School of Photonics.
    ACP nanospectroscopy laboratory.
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
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    Faster and more energy-efficient with light

    New »PicPhotMat« project for the development of compact optical computers
    Dr Elena Goi in a laboratory at the Abbe Center of Photonics.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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    Open Position (MSc, PhD): Innovation Scout in Photonics at ACP

    Within the new JENAiNNOVATION transfer center, we are announcing a very special position for a dedicated transfer scout at the interface science-innovation-business management. This position is directly embedded in the research environment of our ACP.
    Detail of the Michelson XRTL setup in Jena.
    Image: Jari Domke
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    Chancellor visits during Quantum Year: Focus on quantum technologies from Jena

    Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Fraunhofer IOF
    PhD student M. Monika explains quantum technology to the state visit.
    Image: W. Oppel
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    3 out of 5 prizes: Tripple-win for Jena

    Two researchers receive three Quantum Future Awards
    Marta Gilaberte Basset and Trevor Vrckovnik with other award winners and jury members.
    Image: S.Schmitt
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    Jena LIGHT Conference 2025 – PICPICPIC

    Announcement and Call for Papers for a 3-Day-Conference on Photonic Integrated Circuits: Production, Integration, and Characterization for Photonic Information and Communication, 1-3 December 2025 at the Abbe Center of Photonics in Jena.
    Jena LIGHT Conference 2025 cover picture
    Graphic: modif. Tung Nguyen/Pixabay; Falk Eilenberger
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    Ultrafast light, maximum precision: Jena researcher receives award at UFO XIV

    At the 14th Ultrafast Optics Conference (UFO XIV), held from 5 to 10 October 2025 in Furnas on São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal), Daniel Santiago Penagos Molina from the research group X-ray Spectroscopy and Microscopy at the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) of the University of Jena received second place in the Student Talk Award competition.
    Daniel Santiago Penagos Molina doing lab works.
    Image: Mahmoud Hafez Zaki Abdelaal
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    Jena unites forces for research transfer and innovation

    Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung funds new transfer centre JENAiNNOVATION with three million euros: Joint initiative of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, University Hospital Jena, and University of Applied Sciences Jena
    The new JENAiNNOVATION transfer centre will commence operations at the beginning of October.
    Image: Immo Feine/Uni Jena
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    Jena looks back on an exciting week of science

    Tens of thousands of visitors attend the Highlights of Physics and the MINT Festival in Jena
    Exhibition at the science festival "Highlights of Physics" in the shopping centre "Goethe Galerie" in Jena.
    Image: Nicole Nerger/Universität Jena
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    Jena Photonics is in Europe’s Top League

    EU Project PHORTIFY Strengthens Education and Research Across Europe
    Researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) and the University of Jena – shown here in a laboratory at the Abbe Center of Photonics on the Beutenberg Campus.
    Image: Sven Döring / Leibniz-IPHT
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    Harvard and MIT Students Explore Cutting-Edge Technology at ACP

    The Abbe Center of the Friedrich Schiller University Friedrich Schiller University Jena welcomed a delegation of students from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a day of exchange centered on innovation and emerging photonic technologies.
    Harvard and MIT Germany Trek Visit 2025
    Image: Privat
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