Japanese company breaks decade-old record with thin-film CIS cells said to be suited to mass production.

New mirror improves research potential of UK-based high energy laser.

German team measures effect of temperature on strontium atoms, cutting measurement uncertainty by order of magnitude.

HiCore project wins £1.2m funding - high brightness CR lasers offer diverse applications.

German diode laser specialist heads up three-year "BRIDLE" project backed by the European Commission.

International High power Adaptable Laser beams of various types to be developed for materials processing.

Testing included the entire operational sequence from target detection, tracking through engagement and destruction.

Kuwait University signs up to join the Belgian microelectronics research hub’s industrial affiliation program.

Interaction between shortest light pulses and insulators promises electronic switching in the petahertz domain.

Treated fine membrane promises "nano-particle diagnosis" of patients with heart disease, cancer at an earlier stage.

SBIR Phase I grant to support white, high-efficiency OLED lighting development.

Researchers say prototype could be used in medicine, or lead to adaptable “in-eye” sunglasses.