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L3 sees electro-optics business booming
Military contractor’s Wescam subsidiary posts record order levels and double-digit growth fueled partly by drone demand.
Phablabs 4.0 project encourages girls into STEM sector
EU photonics initiative being staged in 10 European countries; 1221 girls have attended engagement activities since 2018.
CILAS to make adaptive optics mirrors for giant Hawaii telescope
Ariane subsidiary signs deal to provide largest piezoelectric deformable mirrors ever fabricated.
Queen's Birthday Honours reward photonics stars
UK science and industry figures recognized for research, education and business achievements.
Cheap microlens fabrication method uses single laser pulse
Simple technique developed at Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, is "poised to expand applications", say developers.
Infrared frequency comb identifies bio-samples and more
Breakthrough system from NIST-led international group detects key wavelengths using photodiodes operating in the near-infrared.
Emberion to present graphene photonics developments at LASER
Various new products and associated software will be on show at LASER World of Photonics event.
Sense Photonics lands $26M venture round
Durham, North Carolina, startup joins the stampede chasing emerging market for lidar systems in autonomous vehicles.
Lidar system enables visual effects for Game of Thrones
Imaging hardware & software from Teledyne Optech uses 3D data acquisition to recreate "old Dubrovnik" set.
'First light' for direct exoplanet imager
Collaboration between European Southern Observatory and Breakthrough Initiatives begins search for Earth-like planets in the cosmic backyard.
Hamamatsu light-sheet cytometer promises faster cell culture analysis
Platform based on company's Zyncscan technology facilitates high-throughput fluorescence imaging.
M-Squared shortlisted for MacRobert Award
UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering includes the Glasgow laser firm as one of four finalists competing for its innovation prize.
Laser head to combine cut and weld functions with additive manufacturing
Latest progress on Fraunhofer-led project for electric vehicle production to feature at LASER World of Photonics.
Velodyne, Quanergy clash over lidar patent ruling
Quanergy to appeal decision by US Patent Trial and Appeals Board supporting Velodyne patent covering autonomous vehicle and machine vision applications.
Sofradir and ULIS become Lynred
By streamlining operations, Lynred will accelerate delivery of new detection technologies to market.
Japan team makes blue-emitting organic laser diodes
Developers at Kyushu University say organic laser diodes produce purer light; KOALA Tech established to commercialize.
Tucson pair team up on directed energy
Applied Energetics and Applied Optical Sciences join forces to work on laser-generated 'man-made lightning'.
LightOx and CPI partner for development of anti-cancer treatments
Collaboration follows opening of the National Healthcare Photonics Centre to support SMEs.
Protolabs extends production capabilities for its metal 3D laser printing
New AM process at Minneapolis manufacturer ensures production-level part quality through enhanced secondary processing.
Hand-held scanner detects hazardous substances on site
Sensor developed by CHEQUERS consortium detects explosive, toxic and other dangerous materials in real time, designed for emergency personnel.