Photonics-based improvements in diagnosis and social distance monitoring offer new tools to combat the disease.

Instrument at ESO's La Silla Observatory will survey fast-moving near-Earth objects.

ICFO-led group to map cerebral blood supply as a means of spotting congenital heart defects.

$4.2M contract with pureLiFi described as the first large-scale deployment of the wireless optical communications technology.

NIST and Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration measuring lower atmosphere wind flow for “greenhouse” gas emissions research.

“PixCell LED” format is optimized for intelligent adaptive driving beam – an ADAS feature.

France-based firm expands its portfolio of lasers and pumps for Pulsar TW and PW laser chains.

CEO Mark Zediker outlines rapid progress in blue emitters and models indicating faster ‘kill time’ at the shorter wavelength.

Flight tests scheduled for mid-2022; high-speed satellite links could become available on commercial airlines.

French sensor specialist to develop SWIR linear array for Airbus-led Copernicus contract.

A round up of this week's coronavirus-related news and countermeasures from the photonics industry.

At next week's virtual expo, Fraunhofer IOF to showcase quantum imaging system, entangled photon source; and “Qu-NET” optical modules.