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28 May 24
CO2 laser welds eight-meter seams on carbon-fiber fuselage

Major European consortium led by Airbus joined upper and lower halves of the world's largest composite fuselage segment.

28 May 24
Zeiss sets up new photonics unit

‘Photonics and optics’ business division will employ close to 900 people and have annual revenues of €200M.

23 May 24
Japan’s RIKEN and NTT scientists create ‘optical conveyor belt’ for quasi particles…

…and Coherent launches novel fiber for lidar and cold atom trapping for quantum computing.

23 May 24
Obsidian Sensors partnership to make high-res thermal imagers for cars

San Diego firm sees opportunity following National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ruling.

22 May 24
AAC Clyde Space to commercialize TNO’s laser terminal for satellite comms

With FSO Instruments supplying key component; promises new supply chain for this technology.

22 May 24
U.S. DoE to invest $71M in solar technology development...

...and EPFL develops new method based on machine-learning to find 14 new PV materials.

22 May 24
EV delays hit Hesai's 2024 sales forecast

Chinese lidar company cuts annual revenue expectations by around $50M as customer Li Auto delays launch.

22 May 24
On-chip detection of white cells points to cost-effective blood analysis

Imec and Sarcura develop flow cytometer with integrated photonics.

21 May 24
KTH Sweden develops 3D printed silica glass micro-optics on fibers…

…and UK’s EPSRC awards £1.2 million grant to Aston’s Picometer Surface Nanoscale Axial Photonics project.

21 May 24
NASA astrophysics: Peering into the future

John O’Meara of W. M. Keck Observatory discusses astrophysics at NASA ahead of his presentation at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024.

21 May 24
Semiconductor demand drives double-digit growth at Zeiss

Sales revenues up another 10%, despite what CEO called a challenging market environment.

21 May 24
Photoacoustic method monitors spinal muscular atrophy

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg technique yields more details than MRI, is more comfortable for pediatric patients.

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