
<p>This episode of the <em>Physics World Weekly</em> podcast features the Nobel laureate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Krausz">Ferenc Krausz</a>. He is director of the <a href="https://www.mpq.mpg.de/en">Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics</a> and a professor at <a href="https://www.lmu.de/en/">LMU Munich</a>, both in Germany, and CEO and scientific director of the <a href="https://www.cmf.hu/">Center for Molecular Fingerprinting</a> in Budapest, Hungary.</p>

<p>In a conversation with <em>Physics World</em>’s Tami Freeman Krausz talks about his research into using ultrashort-pulsed laser technology to develop a diagnostic tool for early disease detection. He also discusses his <a href="https://semmelweis.hu/english/2024/12/semmelweis-university-has-established-a-new-institute-for-joint-research-with-dr-ferenc-krausz/">collaboration with Semmelweis University</a> to establish the John von Neumann Institute for Data Science, and describes the <a href="https://www.science4people.org/">Science4People</a> initiative, a charity that he and his colleagues founded to provide education for children who have been displaced by the war in Ukraine.</p>
<div class="box-section"><h2 class="box-section__title"></h2><p>On 13–14 May, <em>The Economist</em> is hosting <a href="https://events.economist.com/commercialising-quantum/">Commercialising Quantum Global 2025</a> in London. The event is supported by the <a href="https://www.iop.org/">Institute of Physics</a> – which brings you <em>Physics World</em>. Participants will join global leaders from business, science and policy for two days of real-world insights into quantum’s future. In London you will explore breakthroughs in quantum computing, communications and sensing, and discover how these technologies are shaping industries, economies and global regulation. <a href="https://events.economist.com/commercialising-quantum/register/">Register now</a> and use code QUANTUM20 to receive 20% off. This offer ends on 4 May.</p>
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