In a project, sponsored by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology, and controlled by VDI/ VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH, Sebastian Huebner teamed up with collaborators from the company KETEK GmbH to find an environmentally friendly, non-toxic alternative to Beryllium that has even a measurable performance benefit.
Now these efforts have paid off and are in a product. Check out the announcement of Olympus: