Defense investment intended to “strengthen supply chain for optical technologies”.

Renewables accounted for 56% of total; PV up 21% over 2024 has overtaken brown coal.

Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory to be world’s largest and provide new insights into high-energy Universe.

Analyst Yole says startup funding is rising again, up 20% in 2025, to more than $425 M.

Atomically precise sources promise new quantum optical applications.

Imaging of lab clouds shows features key to rainfall and brightness in atmospheric modeling.

Swiss-US startup building chip-scale multi-wavelength sources for data transmission.

New computational tools and AI assistants set to benefit optical computing and metasurface devices.

...and Lumentum chooses Thad Trent to join its Board of Directors.

AeroVironment delivers 20kW-class lasers with a larger aperture beam director on tactical vehicles.

Aiming to transition laser-ignited inertial fusion from experimental to industrial stage.

New device combines a swept-source laser with a single-photon detector.