Communications light chip offers “largest frequency range ever”, says developer University of Twente.

"18-Weldt" project develops method to inspect welds in difficult-to-access industrial parts.

Companies feature among 11 different research projects to receive a total $24 million in funding from ARPA-E.

As part of European ArtiVasc 3D project, which is also creating artificial multi-layered skin.

Optical Raman spectra of blood reveals “simple fingerprint”; less invasive approach should encourage patient take-up.

UK-Italian partnership accurately detects malignant melanomas without need for a biopsy.

2µm sources with potential use in polymer material processing and surgery set to be tested by Rofin-Sinar.

Replacement formation technique replaces need for multi-kilometer synchrotron with lab-scale system.

Professor Yang Yang, of UCLA, paid tribute to compound that is exciting PV researchers worldwide.

Professor Keisuke Goda reports on potential of superfast/slow imaging for manufacturing, medicine and geology.

Lasing within organic cells could allow both sensing and treatment in vivo.

Group at St Andrews shrinks optical resonators, which are "swallowed" by cells in vivo, for cancer investigations.