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- LZH develops LIBS system for exploring cultural artefacts submerged in the sea
…and QCi wins Johns Hopkins order for ‘revolutionary’ underwater lidar prototype. - A1 and Nokia deliver 800Gbps service 1276km across Europe on single wavelength…
…and CERN's Large Hadron Collider communications upgraded to 800Gbps on existing fiber link. - UC San Diego reveals metabolism of Alzheimer's
Raman-based platform shows details of lipid build up, suggests future treatment strategies. - Teledyne drops on machine vision slowdown
Stock price down as digital imaging division reports 30% decline in industrial machine vision sales. - SPIE DCS highlights efforts by US and NATO to innovate in photonics
Premium event to learn how sensing technologies are deployed in public, security, and military roles. - Countdown to Optatec; 400 exhibitors to showcase optical manufacturing
Event owner P.E. Schall announces details and previews Frankfurt optics show. - ICFO develops QUIONE, quantum simulator that observes individual atoms…
…and Toshiba-Single Quantum collaboration doubles range of secure QKD communications. - Luminar moves up a gear with Volvo production start
Lidar firm also reveals details of new ultra-compact 'Halo' platform, and results of safety study by insurance giant Swiss Re. - University of Tokyo nanoscope sees structures within bacteria
New technique set to improve research into bacteria behavior and infectious diseases. - Ultrafast laser specialist Lithium lands €2M
Italian startup says its 'gigahertz-burst' source is also the lightest on the market for industrial micromachining. - Recycling solution wins €10,000 AKL laser innovation award
Laser-sorting of scrap metal by cleansort recognized, alongside novel battery welding, and materials processing approaches. - VDMA and VISION start countdown to VISION 2024 in Stuttgart
As VDMA says the European MV industry “unlikely to return to growth before end of 2024”. - TriEye and Vertilas demo long-wavelength VCSEL camera
Collaboration combines CMOS-based infrared sensor with 1300 nm emitter array. - SPIE DCS 2024: Hyperspectral imaging platform for low-earth orbit to make its debut
Corning, Flir, and many others to present sensing innovations for defense, security, and government applications. - Riken ultrafast pulses set to reveal how chemical reactions evolve
Technique using two kinds of nonlinear crystal amplifies single-cycle pulses to new energy levels. - ASML still confident of industry uptick despite dip in orders
Lithography giant sees its stock price fall from recent record high but remains confident of 2024 recovery and strong 2025. - PriFUSIO foundation for laser fusion research formed in Germany
Federal Ministry of Education & Research awards €18 million for project over next three years. - PhotonVentures fund rises to €75M
Dutch venture capital group adds €15M to existing pot; targets €100M by end of 2024. - NEI applies artificial intelligence to OCT for retinal imaging
Combination of AI and adaptive optics speeds up image generation and improves contrast. - Dragon Fire laser program accelerating to equip UK navy
Ministry of Defence to install the weapon system on Royal Navy ships.