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04 Sep 19
Color-matched solar car roof debuts at Frankfurt Motor Show

At next week's IAA, Fraunhofer ISE will present "invisible" solar panels that can charge batteries and extend drive range by at least 10%.

03 Sep 19
US Department of Energy backs 'quantum repeater' development

$13.7 million earmarked over next few years to help extend range of quantum-encrypted networks.

29 Aug 19
Schott and EV Group team up on mixed-reality wafers

Glass giant partners with lithography equipment firm to mass produce high-refractive-index material.

28 Aug 19
California team tailors ultrafast laser pulse train to weld ceramics

San Diego researchers devise an approach that could solve a key problem in materials processing.

28 Aug 19
Laser-printing technique produces waterproof e-textiles in minutes

Next-gen waterproof smart fabrics will be laser printed with graphene elements, say its developers at RMIT, Melbourne.

21 Aug 19
Rheinmetall and MBDA to develop laser weapon for German Navy

Partners will construct and test a high-energy laser demonstrator for new “K130” corvette.

20 Aug 19
NASA backs photonics tech for small satellite development program

Optical communications for CubeSats and solar-sail propulsion projects each get $400,000 for nine-month study.

16 Aug 19
Researchers cut optical backscatter to boost data transmission

Process exploits interaction of light and sound waves to suppress the scattering by material defects.

13 Aug 19
EPFL plans database of light's interaction with "all natural and synthetic materials"

Project can digitize materials' reflectance properties more rapidly than previously possible.

07 Aug 19
Raytheon developing laser weapon systems for US Air Force

System designed to defeat drones and other threats with combination of laser and microwave technologies.

06 Aug 19
Northrop Grumman to develop 50kW laser for US Army vehicles

Systems approach intended to enable platform solution with "next-gen" capabilities for mobile Stryker forces.

06 Aug 19
'Virtual camera' images around corners, bettering previous methods

Group from Wisconsin-Madison and Zaragoza use new math approach with cameras to cut fuzziness, enable video.

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