Development led by 2014 Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano at Institute of Materials & Systems for Sustainability.

Using optical fiber making ideas enables development of soft robots with advanced motion control.

Arrays built by Redwire due to be deployed during spacewalks before the end of the year.

Process Design Kit is said to enable rapid PIC designs with on-chip laser technology.

...and PennEngineering develops develops “higher spec” microlaser chip for quantum-communications.

Dutch group PhotonDelta among backers of Zeiss spin-out developing FMCW technology for autonomous vehicles and industry.

...while European ASCEND project to scope out viability of optically-linked data centers in space.

Near-IR and diffuse spectroscopy can monitor oxygenation and cerebral blood flow.

Hesai, which has partnered with Lumentum, to provide sensors for forthcoming electric vehicle.

Altering molecular chain length achieves a predicted lifetime exceeding 16 years.

$75,000 annual award will support Bagramyan’s research into non-invasive imaging.

BMBF project “IDEA” yields two demo production lines – showing that smaller firms can deliver AM products.