Photonics news and novelties concerning research, education and transfer from the Abbe Center of Photonics' principal scientists and partners.
NOA PhD student Francesco Vitale analyzing the photoluminescence of semiconductur nanowires.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
On 16 September 2026, around 60 participants from across Europe came together at the Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP) in Jena for the PHORTIFY Industry Meeting 2026. More than half of the participants represented companies and industry-related organisations, creating a strong platform for direct exchange between academia and the European photonics industry.
Researchers at the University of Jena and the Helmholtz Centre Berlin are using magnetic-field-dependent THz EPR spectroscopy to investigate the environment of switchable iron complexes for the first time
The University of Jena, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF, the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, the Helmholtz Institute Jena and the Free State of Thuringia are exploring new forms of collaboration.
A new Review in Nature, co-authored by ACP Principal Scientist Dr. Xuemei Gu, explores how AI could fundamentally change the way experiments are designed.
The EMIMEP Summer School 2026 brought together students, researchers, and experts from across Europe for three inspiring days of science, international exchange, and new connections at the Abbe Center of Photonics in Jena.
The award recognizes both the scientific quality of his work and his outstanding presentation to the international audience.
1.8 million euros for international networking and mobility
A special honor for two young researchers from Jena: Dr. Maximilian Weißflog and Paulina Lohbeck from the Institute of Solid State Physics (IFK) participated this year in the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting—the most prestigious interdisciplinary gathering of the international scientific community.
Corinna Kufner is a new professor at the University of Jena and is investigating the influence of sunlight on the formation of the first biomolecules on Earth
ZEISS Award for Research on the Dispersion Distribution in Chirped Fiber Bragg Grating in Group Delay Ripple Effects
META-ACTIVE Research Training Group of the University of Jena and the Australian National University enters its second funding phase
