Special: Laser - Tool Made of Light

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It is 50 years old, multifunctional and performs most accurately even in nanometer range. Since being invented, it has had a fast-paced career: from an alleged death ray all the way to the universal tool made of light.

We are talking about the laser, which today is indispensable in many areas such as medical science or materials processing for example.

With so much development one question however arises: Has the laser exhausted its potential? Take a look with us into the light of the future and learn more about the latest medical laser applications and how scientists intend to advance the laser even further. You can find more information in our current special at COMPAMED.de

Doctor Martin Wehner works at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in the Biotechnology and Laser Therapy division. COMPAMED.de talked to him about medical laser, what it already accomplishes today and whether the future has already begun.
- Lasermedicine: “There will be increased applications“

Light prevails over matter, which we know not just since the science-fiction success of the Star Wars movies. After all, it’s the lightsaber, the fictitious fencing weapon of the fantasy heroes, that creates the essential nature of these movies. The red beam has particularly asserted itself in surgical procedures. The vision is this: Light is intended to substitute the scalpel in the operating room and thus make more precise surgical procedures possible. Which developments can be expected in the future?
- Light-surgery: Laser procedures with a future

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