NOA PhD student Francesco Vitale analyzing the photoluminescence of semiconductur nanowires.

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NOA PhD student Francesco Vitale analyzing the photoluminescence of semiconductur nanowires.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

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    Join our MINT Makerspace to work with young people and schoolchildren!

    We are looking for a strong personality scientist reinforcing our physics, chemistry and IT-competent team with his/her skills on social work and didactics.
    Illustration of a workshop in the future MINT Makerspace @Lichtwerkstatt Jena.
    Illustration: AI-generated
  2. 10.5 Million Euros for Leading-Edge Research in Jena

    Thuringian Minister of Science Wolfgang Tiefensee was briefed on ERDF-financed research technology
    Researchers present their work on light-based diagnostic techniques for the identification of infectious diseases and antibiotics resistance to Minister of Science Wolfgang Tiefensee and other guests.
    Image: Leibniz-IPHT
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    Paving the way for diagnostics

    Chemists at the University of Jena develop graphene-based biosensor
    Dr David Kaiser holds a nasal swab sample, which is examined for biomarkers using the developed sensor.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
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    "Electronics and photonics must become one"

    Physicist from the University of Jena receives ERC Synergy Grant for joint project ATHENS, which aims to accelerate data transmission
    Prof. Dr Carsten Ronning in an experimental setup for a photoluminescence experiment.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  5. New Vice Presidents Take Office

    Beginning November 1st, the University of Jena will have two vice-presidencies with a different structure
    Vice-President Prof. Dr Bärbel Kracke and Vice-President Prof. Dr Thomas Pertsch.
    Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
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    ASP joins DigiQ, the largest European Master Network of Quantum Technology

    DigiQ is a European Master Program in Quantum Science and Technology, of which ASP is now an official, affiliated partner. For students it offers participation in "DigiQ networks", online courses, internships, hackathons, schools and more. All our students can apply to become part of the DigiQ networks.
    Waveguides for quantum spectroscopy.
    Illustration: Setzpfandt research group
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    Photonics Days Jena 2024: Shifting the Bounds of Possibility

    The Photonics Days 2024, a career and networking event, took place in late September in Jena with a Nobel Prize winner and 180 international participants.
    The second day of the Photonics Days Jena focused on active networking between science and industry.
    Image: Fraunhofer IOF
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    Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Werth Prize for Anne-Sophie Munser

    Researcher from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF awarded for an innovative method of bacteria detection
    Dr. Anne-Sophie Munser and Dr. Raoul Christoph
    Image: Fraunhofer IOF
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    Retrospective on the Jena LIGHT Conference 2024 – Photonics Meets AI

    The first conference in the upcoming conference edtion Jena LIGHT, funded and facilitated by the profile line LIGHT of the University of Jena was devoted to the topic "Photonics meets AI". It was held at the Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP) in Jena from September 3 to 6, 2024.
    Impressions Jena 2024
    Image: Johannes Kretzschmar
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    Fundamental Knowledge for Sustainable Energy

    Researchers Unveil New Ways to Control Light Absorption with Iron Compounds
    Spectroscopic setup for analysing light interactions such as absorption and reflection.
    Image: Sven Döring/ Leibniz-IPHT
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    Ten Young Companies Pitch Their Concepts

    Six young companies can draw on the expertise of research institutions in Jena as they implement their business ideas.
    These representatives of young German companies faced the panel’s vote.
    Image: Funkemedien Thüringen | Bernd Jentsch
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    Breakthrough in quantum optics

    An international team of researchers develops a miniaturized source for entangled photon pairs
    Artistic visualization: Transformation of light properties by 2D meta-materials.
    Illustration: Christian Süß (Fraunhofer IOF)
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