The two Clusters of Excellence PhoenixD and Quantum Frontiers of Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH) are to receive funding from the DFG for a further seven years - LZH is significantly involved in both.

The LZH, together with partners from industry and research, is developing femtosecond lasers (fs lasers) that emit a wavelength of two micrometers. The innovative high-energy laser systems are particularly interesting for the micromachining of plastics.

Scientists of the LZH have developed a laser to detect water in the polar regions of the Moon. Used in the project partners' measuring instrument, the system has already been successfully tested on regolith samples.

They are not yet usable as building blocks – but the lanes melted with the laser are a first step towards 3D-printed buildings, landing points, and roads made of moon dust.