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The word nanotechnology is derived from “nanos”, the Greek word for dwarf, and stands for the technology, which opens up the world of atoms and molecules to engineering: here, molecular building blocks can be made into completely new materials with tailored properties, on a scale of a millionth of a millimetre.
With the design of new optical, optoelectronic and photonic components and systems, experts at the Institute supply the fundamental principles for the continually growing range of technical uses for nanostructured materials. The main emphasis of the work is on organic materials and organic-inorganic systems.
Their self-set goal reaches far beyond simple research and development work. Through close cooperation with industry, the aim is to actively support local companies in introducing the technology of the new millennium – from characterisation of materials to production of laboratory samples and development of production processes, right through to their integration in existing production plants.

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