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7 Jan 2021 · Light

Refined process enables high-strength thin glass

Materials scientist Lothar Wondraczek receives renewed support from the European Research Council

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Jena glass chemists want to further develop a process for thermally hardening very thin glass.

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17 Dec 2020 · Light

Physics breakthrough of the year

International Team is awarded the Breakthrough of the Year 2020 prize by Physics World magazine

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Silvana Botti and Jens Renè Suckert, whose research was awarded Breakthrough of the Year 2020.

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17 Dec 2020 · Light

CRIMSON - Coherent Raman Imaging for the Molecular Study of Diseases

The new European project CRIMSON builds on the participance of three partners from Jena.

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Setup for mass spectroscopy as a referential method for biophotonic imaging based on Coherent Raman Scattering (CRS).

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8 Dec 2020 · Light

Master’s programme in Photonics on the way to a digital future

DAAD funds digitisation of international study programme at the University of Jena

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Digital teaching, here with Johannes Kretzschmar, will further expand in Photonics.

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30 Nov 2020 · Light

Our MSc Photonics application 2021 is open now - including Master's degree scholarships

Our prestigious Master program does continue online AND on-campus - eligible Bachelor graduates are strongly encouraged to...

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High harmonic generation laboratory in the Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics.

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29 Nov 2020 · Light

A high-res, low-cost, modular microscope

Young Jena research team develops optical modules for research and training

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The UC2 development team (from left to right) Benedict Diederich, René Lachmann and Barbora Maršíková.

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25 Nov 2020 · Light

Awarded for contributions in XUV laser technology

ACP principal scientist and laser physicist Jan Rothhardt receives Röntgen Prize 2020

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19 Nov 2020 · Light

Nonlinear Ionization Dynamics of Hot Dense Plasma Observed in a Laser-Plasma Amplifier

Researchers have succeeded in directly observing the formation and interaction of highly ionized krypton plasma

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Frederik Tuitje (r.) and Tobias Helk prepare the setup for a investigation of a laser-plasma source.

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16 Nov 2020 · Light

Novel glass materials made from organic and inorganic components

Research team from Jena and Cambridge develops glass materials with novel combinations of properties

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Dr. Courtney Calahoo presents organic (l.) and inorganic glass (r.).

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4 Nov 2020 · Light

Fall Semester NOA Lecture Series starting Nov 10

For all our NOA PhD students, associated PhDs or students and guests we will host a lecture series this wintersemester. Lecture...

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Lab work at the Institute of Applied Physics, 2018.

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3 Nov 2020 · Light · Life

Intel® Software Development Tools for HPC

Intel and the HPC group of the IT center of the Thuringian universities will run two Online workshops (webinars) on the Intel...

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27 Oct 2020 · Light

ACP keynote lecture on quantum computing

ACP is proud to welcome Dr. Mark Mattingley-Scott from IBM Quantum as a short-term visitor. In his keynote lecture he...

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