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14 Nov 12
MBDA's laser weapon destroys artillery models

40 kW system using fiber lasers supplied by IPG Photonics completes deployment sequence on towed shell targets.

01 Nov 12
Novel etch method produces 3D microstructures in silicon

Promising new methods for optical processing for telecoms

23 Oct 12
FDA 510(k) clearances, July-September 2012

Femtosecond laser systems for ophthalmology feature again in the FDA's list for third quarter of the year.

19 Oct 12
Osram targets projectors with green diode ramp

Opto Semiconductors subsidiary joins Nichia and Sony as a supplier of direct-emitting green laser diodes.

19 Oct 12
Confocal Raman probe improves diagnosis of bladder cancer

The technique suppresses unwanted spectral information from deeper tissue layers and improves specificity.

16 Oct 12
FI Laser confident of business boost

“Great expectations” of international partnership based on brittle glass cutting technique.

16 Oct 12
M Squared OPOs to aid oil & gas industry

UK’s Technology Strategy Board funds two hyperspectral imaging projects based on the company’s “Firefly” optical parametric oscillator.

15 Oct 12
Definiens closes funding round for digital pathology expansion

Investment of €10 million proves that image analysis techniques have potential to transform cancer diagnosis, company believes.

10 Oct 12
ECOC shows telecoms rates racing past 100G

Record attendance in Amsterdam, anticipating 400G, even terabit comms

09 Oct 12
High-res laser scan reveals Stonehenge secrets

First high-resolution laser survey of ancient site shows importance of solstices and efforts to make those events more dramatic.

08 Oct 12
e2v sensor returns high-res satellite images

“NAOMI” camera on board SPOT-6 satellite launched last month is based around a high-performance CCD chip.

08 Oct 12
Boeing lands $16M laser weapon follow-up

Defense contractor agrees follow-on contract with US Army Space and Missile Command for 10 kW solid-state system.

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