Production of vias with a given shape and dimension in fused silica tubes using laser-based methods (Customer: Furukawa Electric Institute of Technology (FETI Ltd.)

During this project we successfully proved that the CO₂ laser drilling technology is capable of producing crack-free vias in the wall of fused silica tubes according to the specifications provided by FETI Ltd. In our experiments we prepared holes of 160, 210 and 240 μm diameters depending on the applied laser power and irradiation time. The shape and dimension of the produced holes met the demanding geometrical requirements and dimensional tolerances.

Development of a multi-pulse laser induced breakdown spectrometer (LIBS) (in cooperation with LaserConsult Ltd., GXS Ltd., and University of Szeged)

A desktop (dimensions: ca. 45 x 90 x 70 cm), computer controlled LIBS spectrometer was development that is capable of performing fast, quantitative and qualitative elemental analysis of practically any solid samples. Due to the multi-pulse nature of the excitation it has high sensitivity and excellent precision. It is equipped with a handy graphic control software (running under Windows) and can equally well be employed in laboratory and industrial environments.

In-vivo detection of clinically important substances (in cooperation with University of Szeged, Nanexa AB., and St. Jude Medical, Inc.)

The goal of the project is to develop a technique, based on a novel medical sensor assembly concept for in vivo studies of clinically important molecules in the human heart, that can bring a better understanding of the peptide releasing processes of human heart. The technique can be used as an early detection for heart failure and can also provide a cheaper and better validated diagnosis and prognosis for medical and surgical treatments, as well as follow-ups for patients.

Production and characterization of stainless steel nanoparticles and nanostructured layers (in cooperation with College of Dunaújváros, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science)

It is widely assumed that nanostructured materials will dominate the structural applications of advanced materials as well. The expectation is that steels with effective grain sizes in the nano range will result in exceptional properties via the Hall-Petch equation. The reality of this expectation can only be checked by measuring the properties of material prototypes. By producing stainless steel nanoparticles and nanostructured prototype films by laser ablation and wire explosion we add a bottom-up approach to the existing toolbox of techniques devoted to the production of nanostructured steel alloys.