The Fraunhofer IST is regularly present in the media. Please find here a selection of our current press releases. All film contributions and the Fraunhofer IST’s publications in trade journals and proceedings volumes as well as our annual reports can be found in the following subsections:
Microscopy is at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus. Special microscopes, which enable scientists to view minute cell structures, are an indispensable tool in the development of vaccines and new therapies. Such equipment comprises not only a microscope with high optical resolution but also a high-precision microscope stage. Hard-magnetic coatings from the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST also play a key role here. They help enable the examination of minuscule cell structures in precise detail and at great speed.
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