François Hollande and Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis tour one of the giant laser facilities being built in eastern Europe.

Ultrafast laser pulse pioneer Gérard Mourou lands Zukunftspreis for research; optical microphones and laser guide stars also rewarded.

Activities include the Carl Zeiss Day and opening of new German Optical Museum in Jena.

Paper from PLA University of Science & Technology and Research Center for Ultraprecision at Osaka University recognized.

Nanomedicine pioneer Paras Prasad presented with society’s highest honor during gala awards banquet.

New SPIE conference theme details significant progress by the fast-growing, photonics-heavy mini satellite industry.

New cameras being built in San Diego, California, close to SPIE’s Optics+Photonics conference site.

Southampton's Future Photonics Hub to present wisdom of Payne, Rickman and Reed in free event on September 13th.

Diode and fiber laser developer opens Toptica K.K. office in Fuchu/Tokyo.

Goal is to ‘catalyze, convene and connect’ the optics industry sector across Arizona.

Canadian firm will complete enclosure design and production readiness phase, with TMT still to finalize a site for the giant observatory.

Nobel-winning spectroscopist and much-decorated scholar dies at the age of 70.