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A German company, Fusion Bionic, is a spinout from the cooperation between the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS and the Technical University of Dresden. The company’s laser technology improves the surface performance of products, applications, and components using their new DLIP – Direct Laser Interference Patterning.
Their laser-based solution is inspired by natural surfaces such as the lotus leaf, sharkskin, collembola and morpho butterfly, which allows for advanced surface features such as self-cleaning, anti-icing, antibacterial, decoration, drag reduction , and more. They transfer these diverse effects to technical surfaces through laser-based surface functionalization.
Optical applications include:
- Anti-reflection
- Anti-Fogging
- Anti-Glare
- Absorption improvement
- Holographic product protection
- Decoration
- Light control
The company’s initial target industries are aerospace, automotive, and medical technology. Their laser-generated surface texture technology replaces more ecologically harmful processes, such as chemical de-icing, sandblasting, or chemical etching, while meeting the demand of increased product performance via industrial-scale surface finishing.
On November 16th, The Biomimicry Institute awarded Fusion Bionic with Runner-up recognition in their 2022 Ray of Hope Prize®. This identifies Fusion Bionic as one of the top nature-inspired startups in the world accompanied by a $25,000 equity-free prize and further media support to foster their growth.
More information is available here.
Image: FusionBionic.com
Image: FusionBionic.com
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