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22 Oct 25
University of Arizona synthetic wavelength imaging sees deeper into tissues

New $2.7 million grant supports development of platform for skin cancer diagnosis.

22 Oct 25
Trumpf confims its 2024-5 revenue dropped 16% to €4.3 billion

But firm will make its laser tech available for defense developments, as it partners with Rohde & Schwarz on drones.

22 Oct 25
USC and Caltech move speckle-based cerebral blood flow test closer to clinics

New study tackles long-standing issue of scalp's interference with measurements.

22 Oct 25
Japan’s NICT achieves Earth-to-satellite laser links with ‘next-gen’ error correction

Mitigating impact of atmospheric turbulence leads to improved ground-space laser communications.

21 Oct 25
Chinese group creates terabit optical architecture with quantum cryptography

Researchers at Hubei Optical Fundamental Research Center claim “safer” quantum-secured networks for AI era.

21 Oct 25
Photonics21 and European industry campaign to secure photonics’ future

Photonics “big beasts” lead warning that Europe risks falling further behind China and US.

21 Oct 25
Twente Medical Optics perfusion imager makes blood flow visible

€1 million in European funding will help bring handheld medical device to market.

21 Oct 25
Quantum security developer LuxQuanta gains €8 M in Series A funding

Funding to to drive uptake of Barcelona firm’s CV-QKD cybersecurity technology.

20 Oct 25
Rice University smartphone imaging spots oral cancer rapidly

Autofluorescence plus white-light approach could support early detection and referral decisions.

20 Oct 25
Quantum imaging research promises improved retinal scans

EU-funded project testing novel approach to reveal finer detail in the eye than before.

16 Oct 25
Fraunhofer ILT develops process to shape hard material components by USP laser

USP laser forms and structures via ablation then polishes tool surfaces in single clamping operation.

16 Oct 25
CU Boulder fluid-based scanning points to better views of brain activity

Electrowetting prism steers laser without moving mechanical parts.

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