Company awarded $1 million in investment; four further companies secure follow-on funding.

Announcement follows successful completion of trial phase at sea with MBDA.

Operating safely at this energy level is key for scaling up and for scientific experiments.

Stanford Medicine implant restores enough vision to allow reading of books and subway signs.

Research at UK university to examine fiber optic networks and bismuth-doped fiber amplifiers.

Photonics “big beasts” lead warning that Europe risks falling further behind China and US.

Effects of different glazing suggest models of indoor environments may need refining.

Toptica’s “Topticlock” is based on a single trapped ytterbium ion.

Based on fiber that guides light through core of air; achieves “lowest ever” signal loss.

Photonics21 position paper warns that continent is “sleepwalking into dependency on China and the US”.

Six-day optics-fest of networking, technical talks, and exhibitions begins on 17th January.

Washington DC gathering took place at an uncertain time for ongoing federal investment.