Saturday 10. December 2011
Research Team Develops Groundbreaking Microscopy Process
The Jena microscopy expert, Prof. Dr. Rainer Heintzmann, and his research team developed analysis software to capture images in living cells in much less time and much easier than ever before. His research findings appeared online in the renowned magazine Nature Methods. [The PDF below contains the full German press release]
Friday 02. December 2011
Journey with Biophotonics into the Middle Kingdom: IPHT Director Receives Appointment as a Visiting Professor in China
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Popp, scientific director at IPHT Jena and chair of the physical chemistry department at the University of Jena, has been appointed to lecture as a visiting professor for the next three years at the University of Wuhan. Vice President of the University, Prof. Li Qingquan, highlighted Dr. Popp’s important international role in the field of biophotonics in his speech commemorating Popp’s inaugural visit in Wuhan. It is his hope that Dr. Popp will use his time as visiting professor to strengthen the exchange and collaboration in research between the Universities of Jena and Wuhan, said Li. [The PDF below contains the full German press release]
Sunday 13. November 2011
Europe meets Thuringia: COST Meeting on Fiber Sensor Technology at IPHT in Jena
On November 10 and 11, the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) is expecting about 60 international guests on the Beutenberg campus in Jena. The discussions will focus on novel concepts in optical fiber sensors for future security and surveillance applications. [The PDF below contains the full German press release]
IPHTPresse1811_COSTMeeting_v02 | 175 kBSunday 09. October 2011
In the Beginning There Is Powder: Physicists at IPHT Create Laser Fibers of a Whole New Quality
High power fiber lasers are integral to material processing. Extensive research is being conducted worldwide to produce optical fibers in extremely high quality and to increase output power. Scientists at the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) have developed a method with which they can produce significantly larger fiber cores than ever before for complex laser fibers. [The PDF below contains the full German press release]
IPHTPresse1711_Repusil | 66 kBMonday 03. October 2011
Magical Moments at IPHT: A Photonics Wonder!
This year’s Long Night of Sciences begins on November 25, 2011 with a special highlight: ARD anchorman Ralph Caspers (“A Science Wonder!” and “The Show with the Mouse”) will open this magical night in a colorful science show on the Beutenberg campus at the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT). [The PDF below contains the full German press release]
IPHTPresse1611_Photonik-macht-Ah | 190 kBMonday 03. October 2011
Fast, Faster, Ultrafast: Benjamin Dietzek – New Professor of Molecular Spectroscopy
Nature offers ideal role models in the efficient use of light. One just has to be quick enough to see it. At the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) in Jena the Ultrafast Spectroscopy research team has focused on fast, light-dependent processes for a number of years. The team’s director, Dr. Benjamin Dietzek, was just named professor at the University of Jena at the young age of 33. [The PDF below contains the full German press release]
Wednesday 21. September 2011
Herbert Stafast, Research Scientist at IPHT, Named Extraordinary Professor Again
The Jena Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) continues its successful collaboration with the University of Stellenbosch: Prof. Dr. Herbert Stafast has been named extraordinary professor by the renowned South African university for the fifth time. Over the next three years he will be closely assisting the joint research projects between the Laser Research Institute and IPHT. [The PDF below contains the full German press release]
Sunday 04. September 2011
IPHT Jena: Our “Technological Heart” Beats Again
Following its comprehensive renovation and expansion, the cleanroom at the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) was reopened today in a celebration honored by Thuringian Minister of Science, Education, and Culture Christoph Matschie. [The PDF below contains the full German press release]
IPHTPresse1311_Reinraum-Einweihung | 190 kBSunday 04. September 2011
IPHT Draws Prominent International Biophotonics Convention to Jena
Next year, research scientists at the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) will be organizing the 3rd International Biophotonics Congress together with other major German and international biophotonics networks. [The PDF below contains the full German press release]
IPHTPresse1211_ICOB | 299 kBSunday 31. July 2011
Trapping Light: IPHT Jena Optimizes Solar Cells
Research scientists at the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) introduce an innovative manufacturing process for nanowires that allows the creation of a new efficient generation of solar cells. [The PDF below contains the full German press release]
IPHTPresse1011_Nanowires | 184 kB
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