Research

^{Gentle high-temperature crystallisation: Fraunhofer ILT, together with Fraunhofer ISIT and IST, has developed a selective, laser-based crystallisation process for the manufacture of MEMS sensor units directly on active circuits. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT)}

For the experiment, the holographic images were visualised using an optical path consisting of a continuum laser, iris, lens, the sample and an optical screen. Credit: Qi Dai, Wuhan University

^{Laser communication networks provide connectivity from the sky, allowing for ultra-high data rates and secure, long-distance data transmission. (Image: Mynaric)}

^{Strawberries are vulnerable to potato aphids, which have the potential to wipe out an annual harvest. (Image: Aston University)}

^{The laser enables ghostly lettering to be drawn in mid-air, which is viewable from all angles. (Image: Hongtuo Ultrafast Laser Joint Laboratory)} 

CO₂ laser welding creates reliable fibre couplings for glass-based photonic integrated circuits – an excellent alternative to currently adhesive-based methods. (Image: Fraunhofer IZM)

^{The new processor offers computing density several orders higher than that of conventional electronic chips. (Image: University of Oxford/June Sang Lee)}