Current projects
secureSTORAGE
Fiber-optic sensor system for the realization of an intelligent lightweight pressure vessel
Funded by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Grant KK5063007KL4
Duration: April 2024 – September 2026
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BLAST-NOZZLE
Black Laser Surface Treatment – Rocket Nozzles
Duration: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Organized by
Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence: Advanced Photon Sources (CAPS)
NanoBLAST
Improved passive thermal management of spacecraft components using nanosecond laser pulse patterning
Organized by:
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action; Central Innovation Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (BMWK, AiF-ZIM)
Duration: Mar 2023 – Feb 2025
BLAST-LARGE
Black Laser Surface Treatment – Large Surfaces
Organized by:
Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence: Advanced Photon Sources (CAPS)
Duration: Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
PALPABLE
Multi-sensing Tool for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe programme (Grant 101092518)
Duration: January 2023 – December 2026
Fem-to-Giga
Fabrication of high-efficient electrodes for alkaline water electrolysis using a single-stage high-rate ultrashort-pulse laser process
InnoEly
Water Electrolysis Innovation Lab:
Modeling and characterization tools for the development of water electrolysers - from materials to system integration
FleX-RAY
Inherently Flexible X-Ray Imaging Detector using Single Photon Avalanche Photodiodes and Scintillating Fibres
LOReley
High-performance catalyst-coated panels for the highly efficient H2 release in LOHC reactors
FaserTec
Femtosecond laser processed fiber Bragg gratings in polarization-maintaining single-mode fibers for dispersion adjustment in fiber lasers
Hydrogen Detection
Hydrogen sensors for the early detection of fire and explosion hazards caused by leaks in hydrogen tanks and pipes in the technology sector of "mobility with fuel cells"
LOHC
Low-Emission Railcars on non-Electrified Tracks powered by Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers
ZiLsicher
Zinc-Air-Batteries for environmentally friendly, explosion-proof and rechargeable energy storage on an industrial scale
miniLicht
Minituarized low-cost light sources for application in FBG interrogators for single point measuring systems
ReserveBatt
fluidSense
Integrated optical sensors in microfluidic systems for the qualitative evaluation of fluid compositions