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21 Jun 23
Artemis II laser communication platform prepares for lunar voyage

Mission will test systems and optical comms links alongside manned Orion launch.

21 Jun 23
Coherent to debut 65W industrial pump laser diode in Munich

Photonics giant says record-breaking output is 30% higher than similar product released earlier this year.

14 Jun 23
LASER 2023 announces details of World of Photonics Congress

Program includes five scientific conferences and more than 3,600 presentations including Nobel laureate Donna Strickland.

13 Jun 23
Global solar installations power to new high

SolarPower Europe says that massive increase in deployments in 2022 will continue this year and beyond.

12 Jun 23
First satnav receiver for lunar orbit delivered to Surrey Satellite Technology

For integration aboard the ESA’s Lunar Pathfinder spacecraft, scheduled to be launched in 2025.

12 Jun 23
IBM to build its first European quantum data center

Facility in Ehningen, Germany, set to open in 2024; to serve “expanding ecosystem”.

08 Jun 23
Trumpf to show how AI can make manufacturing more efficient

Presentation at LASER 2023 will highlight benefits of artificial intelligence in manufacturing.

06 Jun 23
ESA releases new Mars mosaic revealing planet’s composition in greater detail

Publication marks 20 years since the launch of the successful Mars Express mission.

05 Jun 23
New VCSEL offers simpler, cheaper OCT

Medical University of Vienna believes inexpensive source could allow OCT imaging at home.

01 Jun 23
Laser fusion startups win US Department of Energy backing

Xcimer Energy and Focused Energy among eight small companies sharing $46M to deliver pilot-scale fusion within a decade.

25 May 23
LASER 2023 announces support program and slogan ‘Breadth that goes deep’

Variety of market views in forums; networking events; and Innovation Awards at rebooted Munich expo.

25 May 23
NASA's Chandra, Webb combine to produce new views of space

Four composite images – merging X-ray and Infrared signals – show two galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster.

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