With business booming, the machine vision market is primed for rapid expansion in Korea and China and adoption of new technologies.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program could disappear this week if Congress takes no action to extend its deadline.

Short-list for awards night at Photonics West in January features electronic spectacles and a laser system for illuminating railway tunnels.

Bankrupt solar firm raises cash through sale of non-core assets, including a wide range of optical equipment.

Scottish Funding Council document recommends approval of a million-pound contribution to establishing center for photonics innovation in Glasgow.

Germany cuts support by 15% from start of 2012, while the UK proposes a 50% cut for small installations taking effect from next April.

New SolarWorld-led US coalition slams Chinese rivals over environmental record as war of words escalates.

Holographic surgery aids and multispectral assessment of a patient's emotional state were among the topics discussed in Coventry.

Chokchai campus of leading contract manufacturer 'under several feet of water'; production unlikely to resume this year.

SolarWorld and six other unspecified US silicon cell and module manufacturers take case to International Trade Commission.

The latest annual list of 'up and coming' cleantech ventures features some familiar names, some new faces and one notable absentee.

Democrat Ron Wyden says that massive state subsidies for cleantech in China are costing jobs in the rest of the world.