The week’s photo
April 23, 2012 – April 29, 2012
Photo Henning Christoph – Transparent adhesive for glass 1996
Composite adhesive for optical and optoelectronic applications.
Source: INM
April 16, 2012 – April 22, 2012
Photo Henning Christoph – Coating plant 1995
Source: Spiegel 18/1995 p.245
April 2, 2012 – April 15, 2012
Photo Henning Christoph – SiC Burner Nozzle 1995
Test of a SiC burner nozzle 1995. Highly stressable flame tube made of pressureless sintered SiC ceramics.
Source: Nanotechnologie: Innovationsschub aus dem Nanokosmos. – bmbf, 1998, p. 19
March 26, 2012 – April 1, 2012
Photo © Henning Christoph – Scratch resistant eyeglass lenses 1994
Plastic eyeglass lenses, which can hardly be scratched. The optical company Rupp + Hubrach in Bamberg produces eyeglass lenses made of a material developed by INM. Plastic eyeglass lenses are coated with ceramic nanoparticles so that they are less prone to scratching.
Source: Bayernkurier 23 July 1994
March 19, 2012 – March 25, 2012
Foto © Henning Christoph – Flexible Ceramics 1993
Flexible ceramic. Nano-ceramic green body made of boehmite, which can be flexibly deformed despite highest material density.
Source: VDI Nachrichten. Magazin Nanotechnik 7/1993, p.15
March 12, 2012 – March 18, 2012
Foto © Henning Christoph – Control of light beams 1993
Control of light beams by new optical materials. New perspectives for the optical communications engineering.
Source: Deutsche Bank Saar AG : Annual Report 1993, P. 27
March 5, 2012 – March 11, 2012
© Photo: Henning Christoph – Heat-resistant glass, 1992
Heat-resistant glass. Ordinary glass (left) melts in a flame. A glass, coated with a nanomaterial (right), withstands the heat.
Source: Tages-Anzeiger Zürich 01.09.1992, S. 68
February 27, 2012 – March 4, 2012
Photo © Henning Christoph – Dirt-resistant coating on glass 1992
A product of the research of materials at INM: dirt-resistant glass (left) and ordinary glass (right) after the dirty water test. A nano-crystalline film keeps the glass on the left free from dirt.
Source: Die Zeit 10.06.1992
February 20, 2012 – February 26, 2012
© Photo: Henning Christoph – Sol-Gel-Reactor, around 1992
Sol-Gel Reactor. At INM, scientists develop nanoparticles via the sol-gel-process, particles with a diameter of a few millionths of millimeters.
February 13, 2012 – February 19, 2012
© Photo: Henning Christoph – Prof. Schmidt (center) with employees of the research department Non-Metallic-Inorganic Materials, around 1992
In 1990, Prof. Schmidt was appointed management director of the institute. In 1992, two research departments were established:
Technology of Non-Metallic-Inorganic Materials (Prof. Dr. H. Schmidt) and Glass Technology (Head: Prof. Dr. R. Clasen). A total of four research departments are planned, which are supported by methodical departments.
Source: INM Annual Report 1990-1991 / H. Schmidt. – Saarbrücken: INM, 1992. – p. 5
February 6, 2012 – February 12, 2012
© INM / University of Saarland 1988 First stage of construction of the institute building, 1988
January 30, 2012 – February 5, 2012
© INM / University of Saarland 1988 First stage of construction of the institute building, 1988
This week’s photo is showing the first stage of construction of the institute building on Stuhlsatzenhausweg. The Institute for New Materials was founded as a GmbH (limited liability company) in 1987. The construction was started in January 1988, the topping-out ceremony was held in September 1988, and the completion and handover of the building were in September 1989.
Source: Die Forschungsstraße des Saarlandes: Neubau der Institute für Materialforschung und Künstliche Intelligenz / Diether Breitenbach, – Saarbrücken, [1990], 15 S.