Brochure and Research Project Web Gallery: How optics and photonics address Europe‘s challenges of the 21st century

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Research project web gallery

The EOS brochure and web gallery "How optics and photonics address Europe’s challenges of the 21st century" are a collection of ongoing and future research projects conducted by researchers from European research institutes, companies and universities.

Browse through the gallery or download the brochure (pdf-file; 7.8 MB) and discover how photonics address Europe‘s challenges in the 21st century by providing solutions for the fields of health, energy, environment, production, IT and security.

Both publications are not only aimed at scientists, but also at politicians and the broad public. In the brochure you will find those contributions selected by an EOS jury, whereas the web gallery contains all accepted projects. Besides underlining the importance of photonics as a key enabling technology, the brochure and web gallery shall also inspire new project ideas and collaborations.

Special thanks go to the authors who have submitted their projects and thus made this collection possible, and to the companies who have supported the publication of the brochure with their advertisements.

Print copies are available on request to info@myeos.org while supplies last.

Research project web gallery

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Solutions for energy

One of Europe’s big imperatives for the 21^st century is improving energy efficiency and sustainability. Here, photonics enable manifold approaches and solutions for

saving energy
reducing emissions and increasing energy efficiency

Solutions for the environment

Stopping the increasing environmental pollution through environment-friendly and sustainable energy sources while at the same time providing advanced tools for environmental monitoring are the basis for ensuring a healthy environment for future generations. Photonics contribute to reaching these aims through

sensing and instrumentation tools for environmental monitoring
increasing the energy efficiency of photovoltaic systems

Solutions for health

Health is our greatest wealth and the most important prerequisite for economic and social prosperity. Facing demographic changes and an ageing society, novel tools and methods for preventive medicine and earlier diagnostics are becoming even more important for reducing healthcare costs and improving the quality of life for the people in Europe. Here, photonics applications help to

faster diagnosis
better therapies
a better understanding of the human body

Solutions for information and communication

Our modern life has become unthinkable without the internet and mobile phones. Be it purchasing goods, applying for a job, keeping contact with family and friends, working in multi-national teams or controlling and monitoring a production system - high-performance information and communication systems are the gateway to the world and the basis for the knowledge society. Among others, photonics contribute to

faster and safer data transmission
low-cost technologies for high-speed communications

Solutions for production

Laser systems have become an integral part of industrial production technology. Europe holds a leading position in this field and academia and industry are constantly working on novel solutions and applications for production, such as

lasers with more light output for a given energy input
new concepts for manufacturing technologies and
reduced production costs for optical components

Solutions for security

Another grand challenge for Europe in the 21st century is security. Contactless sensing and measurement solutions are becoming increasingly important. Not „only“ for defence applications, but also for the safe mobility of the European people. With imaging systems based on infrared or terahertz radiation, photonics contribute to

improving active safety systems in automobiles and to
making travelling more secure