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11 Jun 25
Trumpf presents solutions for all production stages at the Battery Show

Beam shaping safely welds heat exchangers; laser processing recycles valuable materials.

03 Jun 25
SeaSplat sees true colors of the underwater world

MIT optical processing reveals accurate details of undersea geometry for better 3D modelling.

28 May 25
TU Vienna creates laser-patterned vascular networks for organs-on-chips

Femtosecond source produces precise, stable channels for blood supply in tissue models.

20 May 25
University of Tokyo spots blood clots before they cause harm

Microscopy and AI combine to observe clotting activity as it happens.

13 May 25
Rice University spots soil contamination more rapidly

Raman and machine learning are combined in a new strategy for identifying hazardous pollutants.

08 May 25
Microoled partners with Vortex Optics on weapon sights, opens US operation…

…and Polar Light shows its pyramidal microLEDs can be hybridized to mainstream CMOS drivers, creating new micro-display.

06 May 25
Depositing quantum dots on corrugated chips improves photodetectors

Lawrence Livermore Lab enhances NIR sensors for biomedical sensing, defense and security applications.

29 Apr 25
NASA’s 3D wind measuring laser aims to improve weather forecasts...

...while ESA launches Biomass satellite to determine world’s forest carbon profile.

24 Apr 25
Smart phone and machine learning process helps detect anemia in children

Purdue and Rwanda-based medical research group photograph developing conjunctiva in the field.

22 Apr 25
Fraunhofer IPMS develops high-voltage CMOS backplane for brighter microdisplays...

...while Lumileds and Eindhoven deploy metasurfaces to boost microLED output.

22 Apr 25
Farm robot uses lidar system to navigate autonomously and harvest fruit

Control algorithm shows promise with high-bed cultivation methods.

16 Apr 25
TU Graz detects nanoplastics in body fluids

Process combining Raman with optofluidic force induction now being applied to ophthalmology.

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