Project boosted by £1.1 million grant from regional fund could create 57 new jobs.

Ultrathin sheets could produce hundreds of times more power per weight than existing solar cells, says MIT.

Economical optical-audio sensor developed in Norway gives microphones hyper-acute hearing and a sense of direction.

Enables novel optical scanning approach to biological analysis.

Researchers in Munich develop novel method for visualizing material defects in solar cells.

Tiny thin-film cell made from copper, zinc, tin and selenium avoids use of rare and more expensive materials.

New record set by concentrator triple-Junction compound device.

Scientist at Cork-based partner of chip giant recognized for developing photonics for semiconductors.

Chip targets high-speed, high-resolution imaging applications - such as next-gen HDTV

Körber European Science Prize 2013 presented to Immanuel Bloch of Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics.

Stack with high-power diode lasers optimized for emerging ultra-high power laser applications.

KIT (Karlsruhe) looks at cloud formation, rainfall and thunderstorms with "first" mobile terawawatt laser.