Technology developed at EPFL uses refractive index information to compile 3D images of cells.

Eye tracking, facial recognition system to be applied to commercial vehicles in Korea to boost safety.

Harvard SEAS develops compact camera platform for machine vision and other uses.

Installation in South Korea to be completed in several phases, says Silicon Valley firm.

Cadspeed uses Trumpf system to accelerate manufacture and improve quality.

AMS, Megvii working to develop ID system in smart devices for home, retail, security applications.

Startup and major players target hot emerging market with MEMS mirrors, laser diodes and smart CMOS detectors.

“Digital photonics processing along the lines of Industry 4.0” anticipates higher speeds and smarter metal parts, defined by their functionality, thanks to lasers.

Report by German high-tech industry group Spectaris and partners suggests photonics tech will save at least 3 billion tons of CO₂ per year by 2030.

University of Toronto develops dual-wavelength variant of PA radar technique.

Optical methods determine sex in the egg; method combines MRI, near-infrared Raman spectroscopy and artificial intelligence.

Research at University Medical Center Groningen could allow safer and more efficient treatments.