Societal challenges
- Research projects are carried out in collaboration with high tech industries and institutes such as TNO, SRON, VSL, PTB, etc.
- The Optics Group is co-leader of the Dutch Optics Centre, which supports Dutch industry by stimulating applied optics research and industrial valorization of optical research.
- The Optics Group is active in the Board of ICO, the Execom of the European Optical Society and the Board of PhotonicsNL.
- The Optics Group does outreach at many levels, e.g. supporting high school teachers, organizing conferences, supporting the Science Museum of the university, providing Maker Labs with optical equipment, sustaining field labs and providing 3D printing support.
Smart Industry.
We conduct research for Smart Industry. Our goal is to create new smart solutions. This creates new opportunities in the value chain area. Lead times can be shortened and work can be done more efficiently.
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TopicMeasure and detect.
We develop sensing technology that will enable quick and extremely cost effective remote condition and fault monitoring of key assets in all kind of technical use.
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TopicEnergy.
Our activities in the field of Energy is focused on research of energy that are alternative, renewable and reusable. Energy conservation and efficiency measures reduce the demand for energy development, and can have benefits to society with improvements to environmental issues.
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TopicEnvironment.
Environment is everything that is around us. We value it. In our various projects we are always in search for environmentally friendly solutions.
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