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Picosun’s ALD tech leads to 'brighter, stronger' micro-LEDs
Atomic layer deposition thin film coating with passivation boosts output and energy efficiency of micro-LEDs.
Project IDAM aims to add 3D printing to car making
BMBF research project targets integrating metal AM into automotive series processes across Germany.
LightIntegra raises $5.3M for US introduction of optical blood platelet test
Canadian company’s ‘ThromboLUX’ device uses light scattering to determine size and distribution of platelets.
Optos, Bühler, Lumishore among latest Queen’s Award winners
Purveyors of hyperspectral cameras, retinal imaging systems, and high-performance lighting recognized in annual awards for enterprise.
Tesla touts lidar-free autonomy
Elon Musk dismisses lidar technology as 'lame' at electric car maker’s autonomy event specially arranged for investors.
Laser powers needle-free microjet injection
University of Twente develops method to inject “smart tattoos” for potential health monitoring options.
Zero-gravity optical fiber drawing experiment arrives in orbit
Kit developed by Physical Optics Corporation expected to produce high-performance fiber on board International Space Station.
DCS 2019: Kent Periscopes present scope for AFVs
Presents driver of armored fighting vehicle with twin images of surroundings in shortwave or visible light formats.
SRI International joins US Army night vision development program
California laboratory joins Microsoft and SiOnyx as partners on 'IVAS' effort to improve soldiers' situational awareness.
Scottish Optoelectronics Association rebrands as Photonics Scotland…
…and publishes strategic paper Photonics in Scotland: A Vision for 2030, with aim of trebling its "billion pound" value.
Survey reveals harassment at photonics events
A quarter of women who responded to study jointly commissioned by SPIE and OSA reported harassment at meetings.
DCS 2019: Thermal cameras boost autonomous car sensing
Camera giant FLIR uses Baltimore expo to showcase latest generation of thermal kit designed for auto-safety systems.
ASML's EUV systems pattern new Samsung and TSMC chips
Progress with upgraded equipment and EUV tool optics will see lithography technology migrate into memory chip production.
DCS 2019: Saving soldiers using clinical VR
There is a “mountain of research evidence” that VR can be as good as, or better than, traditional human-delivered therapy.
DCS 2019: The art of Mosaic Warfare
Agile approach lets military “think small and very fast,” says DARPA director Tim Grayson at DCS plenary.
DCS 2019: New army tool for battle: disruptive tech
Technological disruption within military research is vital, says ARL director Philip Perconti.
DCS 2019: Spotlight on emerging quantum sector
Conference opener hears "quantum applications will enable things we just cannot do today.”
Orbiting telescope spies first Earth-sized exoplanet
NASA’s 'TESS' probe locates hot new world orbiting a star 53 light years away.
Coherent CEO Ambroseo retiring by 2021
Long-serving executive has worked at the laser company since 1988; global search for successor under way.
SmartVIZ project explores innovative visualization using micro LEDs
Osram, ASM AMICRA and Fraunhofer IISB working on brighter, more efficient lighting solutions than LCDs or OLEDs.