Beneath the surface with LDRS: German start-ups work on laser-based imaging

As leading companies, Focused Energy and Marvel Fusion have developed a new application for the fusion technology market with "Laser Driven Radiation Sources". The imaging laser technology was developed in collaboration with the mechanical engineering company Trumpf, the Fraunhofer Society and the Helmholtz Association and will be tested in a pilot plant in cooperation with RWE Nuclear from 2026. According to Ralf Stüwe, head of the Biblis site, the new possibilities will ensure that German basic research remains an international leader.

Read more about the use of LDRS, the benefits for the path to nuclear fusion and why the technology can help us deal with nuclear waste better in the future in the FAZ article.