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PHABLABS 4.0 wins 2nd prize at the Optics Outreach Games 2019
Watch David De Vocht from SPIE Student Chapter Brussels explain the project.
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Prof. David Hayrapetyan (RAU) gives guest lecture on Investigation of Semiconductor Nanostructures
Prof. Hayrapetyan from the Russian-Armenian University came by at B-PHOT as a part of the Erasmus+ exchange program.
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Researcher Simone Sorgato publishes in Optica
B-PHOT researcher Simone Sorgato’s paper got published in The Optical Society's journal Optica.
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VUB-ULB Engineering Graduation Ceremony 2019: pictures
Pictures from the VUB Graduation Ceremony 2019 by David Plas.
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Ludovic Marigo-Lombart receives the RENATECH 4th thesis prize
The former B-PHOT PhD student received the award for his work, which demonstrated a new VCSEL microlaser with record performance for ultra-fast data communication.
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'Humanistisch Verbond Pajottenland' visits our VUB Photonics Innovation Center
HVV publishes article on the VUB Photonics Campus and graphene.
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B-PHOT wins Bronze Prize at the Edmund Optics Educational Award 2019
The project of researchers Alejandro Madrid Sanchez, Heidi Ottevaere, Yunfeng Nie & Fabian Duerr did very well!
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B-PHOT's tenders for new equipment
Laboratory equipmentand machine tools / laboratoriumapparatuur en werktuigmachines
VUB -B-PHOT kondigt verschillende open procedures aan voor de aanschaf vanlaboratoriumapparatuur en werktuigmachines.
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Interreg: Photonics pilotlines
In this project, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and TU Eindhoven (TU/e) are joining forces by expanding and synergistically combining their unique expertise and research infrastructure for freeform optics (VUB) and photonic integrated chips (TU/e), with the aim of setting up a state-of-the-art one-stop-shop photonics technology platform for innovating companies from Flanders, The Netherlands and the rest of Europe. The project started on 01/04/2019 and 50% of the total project budget of 4.4M€ was financed by Interreg.
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B-PHOT Job Day
30 maart 2019: 13u30-16u
Het Photonics Innovation Center van VUB B-PHOT, Brussels Photonics in Gooik breidt zijn pilootlijn voor de productie van optische componenten uit!
Daarom heeft B-PHOT tal van interessante job & stage aanbiedingen voor industrieel ingenieurs (elektromechanica en elektronica-ICT).
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Let's get back in time and look ahead
The end of a year is an excellent moment to reflect on the past and prepare the future. Looking for inspiration on photonics ? On its "Photon Terrace" educational website, Hamamatsu shines some light on Prof. Thienpont’s energetic activities in photonics travelling back 35 years in time.