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27 HERAEUS | MAGAZINE 2015 | CREATING INNOVATIONS Team Green Paste: Renewable energy becomes even greener Solar cells will be even greener in the future, because they will contain the new lead-free conductive electro- plating pastes (for the circuit paths) developed by Heraeus Photovoltaics. A new composition of the silver-based pastes has made it possible to completely eliminate lead-containing materials from the electro- plating of solar cells without reducing their efficiency, reliability and performance. Team Improving Lives Together: Minimally invasive surgery becomes even simpler and faster A new development from Heraeus Medical Components is making minimally invasive surgery simpler and faster. The patented “torque coil catheter shaft” is significantly more flexible and maneuverable, enabling the surgeon to insert the catheter accurately and reliably into even finer branches and channels in the human body. This innovation could yield new options for minimally inva- sive surgery. KONRAD RUTHARDT PRIZE/BEST INNOVATION Team Horizon 2020: Platinum-based CerMet technology for medical implants The CerMet technology developed by Heraeus Medical Components is expanding the opportunities to further miniaturize medical implants. Thanks to its innovative material system, it is now possible to produce smaller, more robust and more powerful electrical feedthroughs at significantly lower cost. At 0.15 mm, the electrical circuit paths are just twice as thick as a human hair. CerMet is paving the way for new applications in medicine, such as nerve stimulation in the brain. Team Pure Black: Heraeus Black Quartz (HBQ® 100) Heraeus Black Quartz consists of ultrapure silicon dioxide, but it also contains pure silicon. The silicon makes the product look black and fundamentally alters its optical properties. HBQ® 100 is a new generation of quartz glass that absorbs light in the visible and infrared wavelength range. The absorption and emission of radiation make the material ideal for blocking and homogenizing heat radiation in high-temperature processes in the semiconductor industry and elsewhere. Team Transformers: Flexible production of complex pacemaker components Most pacemakers include high-tech components from Heraeus, such as millimeter-fine stimulation electrodes. In the past, these components have been produced by lathing and milling techniques. With a new, highly modular and flexible production method (micro-deep drawing), Heraeus can produce these complex microcomponents even more economically and individually, thereby opening up new markets and applications. The Innovation Award’s new design symbolizes the breakthroughs that Heraeus developers accomplish with their innovations. design s that sh with

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