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13 Sep 13
“Light Mask” could save horsebreeders €1,000 per mare per year

Optical modification of breeding time can boost racehorse boost performance, cut costs.

12 Sep 13
IMAX coming to London's Leicester Square

A new IMAX screen will be in place by year-end, while the company continues to develop its laser projection platform.

09 Sep 13
US authorities test adaptive LED headlamps

Novel safety feature uses swiveling optics to illuminate more of the road when cornering.

04 Sep 13
Integrated picosecond laser developed for machine builders

Time-Bandwidth Products launches the PicoBlade ultrafast laser.

04 Sep 13
Polybright unveils laser polymer welding systems

Three-year European project yields prototypes based on high-brilliance lasers.

02 Sep 13
Space telescope SPICA to build on AKARI experience

Lessons learned with first silicon carbide mirror to prove invaluable with successor mission.

30 Aug 13
Doppler lidar installed at German hub airports

Europe’s first combined radar and lidar systems can detect wind shear in all weather conditions.

29 Aug 13
Hyperspectral sounder promises high-precision storm forecasts

Photonics will enable up-to-the-minute weather warnings on handheld devices.

28 Aug 13
Electron-optical scope allows biologists to see more

Novel microscopy design will boost brain research at Poland's Nencki Institute.

28 Aug 13
ChemCam chief: stay tuned for signs of life

Curiosity’s spectroscopic probe gears up for Mount Sharp destination.

23 Aug 13
Optical lattice clocks set new stability record

Record-breaking stability from NIST team is ten times better than previous best atomic clocks.

20 Aug 13
NvisionVLE scans esophageal tissues in real time

NinePoint Medical's OCT platform overcomes drawbacks of white light endoscopy.

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