Geostationary satellite forms part of optical network enabling near-live observation of activity on Earth.

Blanks produced by Schott will be polished by Safran-Reosc, cut into hexagons then final-polished by ion beam figuring.

Original ultraviolet laser on board wind-monitoring satellite suffered significant dip in energy levels laser month.

UK's Institute of Physics accolade is presented annually for “world-leading contributions to physics.”

Zeiss recalls developing its bespoke camera lenses that recorded first visit to the Moon, 50 years ago.

Ed Boyden, Peter Hegemann, Gero Miesenböck and Karl Deisseroth share $500,000 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize.

On the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, NASA backs a plan to deploy more retroreflectors on the lunar surface.

Photonic sensors from Velodyne used for real-time navigation in 'Viggo' road sweepers.

Ministry of Defence aiming to develop three new directed energy weapon demonstrators, with trials planned for 2023.

Camera, laser, spectrometer combination specified to identify "pencil point" targets from 6m away.

Optimizing interconnect between APDs and TIAs is partners' focus – with the aim of accelerating “future of autonomous driving”.

Ovitz wins top prize to assist with growth and product development.