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Fraunhofer, Trumpf team up on laser material deposition
Laser giant signs technology transfer deal with Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology.
SPIE names Michael Berns as its 2022 Gold Medal winner
Professor Berns is co-founder of the Beckman Laser Institute and a Professor at University of California, Irvine.
KPM Analytics acquires Bruins Instruments
Bruins specializes in near-infrared analytical equipment for the food industry, all based around a rapid scanning monochromator.
Wasatch Photonics and Nikalyte Partner to advance applications of SERS
Novel SERS substrate to detect materials, with apps in narcotics, food, bio, and environmental.
Raman technique spots signs of kidney damage
Shanghai team develops noninvasive test for condition of donor organs.
Opsys Tech lidar units to feature in production vehicles from 2024
Israeli startup using VCSEL emitters has signed a supply deal with the Korean auto parts giant SL Corp.
Sales on the up at buoyant Biolase
Dental laser specialist expects revenues in the closing quarter of 2021 to be up sharply on prior year and pre-pandemic figures.
Super-resolution microscopy startup Eikon raises $518M for 'drug-hunting biofactory'
Venture investors and the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund among the backers of firm co-founded by Nobel laureate Eric Betzig.
KIST researchers develop hologram method for mobile devices
Korea based team says 3D digital holograms are enabled by a new type of polarization image sensor.
Optical sensing assists orthopedic surgery
Survey led by Tyndall National Institute indicates how evolving optics techniques can meet clinical needs.
NIST upgrades instruments to calibrate US scales for light measurement
Precision devices measure properties of reflected and transmitted light, as references for U.S. metrology sector.
Freiburg scientists enhance concept for feedback-controlled optical tweezers
Showing potential for controlled grabbing and rotation of biological objects, such as tumors.
SPIE names its 2022 Fellows
Society welcomes 58 new Fellow Members from across the globe.
LiFi, color-changing cars and lidar light up CES 2022 in Vegas
Innovations from Kyocera, BMW and E Ink, Quanergy, and Innoviz, while Luminar and Volvo outline autonomous vehicle launch.
Lidar helps goldfish pass driving test
Israeli project uses lidar sensing in assessment of fish's navigational abilities.
Integrated photonics chip enhances electron microscopy
EPFL platform could also assist research into quantum optics and entanglement.
Lumentum hooks up with Hesai on auto lidar
Silicon Valley photonics firm and Chinese partner say volume shipments of VCSEL-based sensors will begin this year.
Intevac sells photonics division to rifle scope maker Eotech
Deal sees Eotech pay at least $70 million to acquire Intevac Photonics and its night-vision technology used by the US military.
Project QUILT reveals far-reaching potential of quantum optics and imaging
Update from Fraunhofer group covers research by six institutes and partners over past four years.
AIM Photonics and Spark Photonics to co-develop ‘educational’ PIC chip
Department of Defence MII partnership creates US workforce development tool to teach students about silicon photonics.