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11 Jan 17
Startup Challenge shortlist spans health, food safety and smart cars

SPIE Photonics West 2017 is almost upon us and with it diverse photonics competitions and new promotional events.

10 Jan 17
GE investing $10m in additive manufacturing education

School and college programs to develop talent in 3D production technologies and strengthen GE's position in emerging markets.

10 Jan 17
Corning picks up 'Emmy' recognizing optical fiber impact

Gong celebrates growing influence of low-loss optical fiber on broadcast technology in a bandwidth-hungry world.

09 Jan 17
CES 2017 round-up: LeddarTech, FLIR, Kopin, Vuzix et al

Thermal imaging for drones, augmented reality headsets and smart sunglasses vied for attention with autonomous vehicle technology at the Las Vegas jamboree.

05 Jan 17
ADB Safegate wins Best Swedish Optics & Photonics Company 2016

Airplane safety and handling systems developer recognized by PhotonicSweden for innovation, cost-saving, and business growth.

03 Jan 17
Katarina Svanberg wins SPIE Gold Medal

Past president wins the society’s most prestigious award for biophotonics work including cancer diagnostics.

15 Dec 16
ON Semi sensor fab chosen for AIM Photonics manufacturing

'Cornerstone' test, assembly and packaging facility at the Eastman Business Park in Rochester previously hosted Kodak’s CCD expertise.

13 Dec 16
Route des Lasers and Elopsys merge to become Alpha-RLH

French clusters with joint skills in photonics and digital will enable Alpha-RLH to innovate for defense and more.

08 Dec 16
Photonics opportunities emerge with UK research hubs

£60M government investment in six targeted technology themes promoted as element of UK’s industrial strategy spending.

05 Dec 16
In memoriam: Joe Yaver, SPIE leader; optics visionary

Society’s long-serving former executive director and driving force behind what became the Photonics West event dies at 83.

02 Dec 16
SPIE chiefs welcome small-business R&D legislation

Future of SBIR and STTR programs secured in compromise agreement for US National Defense Authorization Act.

28 Nov 16
Dianov wins 2017 John Tyndall Award

Russian Academy of Sciences professor recognized for key developmental work in nonlinear fiber optics.

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