Ferenc Krausz is one of the five scientific Directors at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and founder of field of Attosecond Physics. Deep in the micro cosmos, time dimensions are extremely short. Electrons in atoms and molecules move within only a few attoseconds, which are billionths of a billionth of a second. In order to see and investigate these motions, Ferenc Krausz and his group create ultrashort flashes of light which also last only a couple of attoseconds. With these ultrashort attosecond pulses their goal is to develop ever faster electronics, like a million times faster than today, or new medial tools for early diagnosing and treating cancer.

This is a teaser to his full video portrait here:

• Ferenc Krausz – Attosecond Physics (V…