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26 Jul 24
UK invests £100 million to boost five quantum hubs

Aims include breakthrough tech developments in healthcare, cybersecurity and transport.

24 Jul 24
WashU reveals details of amyloid aggregates

Single-molecule localization microscopy assists understanding of neurodegenerative disease.

24 Jul 24
NIST upgrades its UV calibration service for U.S. test clients

Previously, the dedicated lab was not optimized for critical UVC wavelength ranges for disinfection.

24 Jul 24
Extended Reality Berlin Brandenburg and Fraunhofer HHI announce collaboration

Video technologies project to focus on 3D, VR/AR/XR, and 3D video for diverse applications.

24 Jul 24
Stemmer Imaging agrees private equity buyout

Machine vision firm signs takeover deal with US-based MiddleGround Capital.

23 Jul 24
British Army announces first on-vehicle trial of high-powered laser weapon

Dstl, DE&S and industry have worked to develop capability “to prepare UK armed forces for the future”.

23 Jul 24
Infrared spectroscopy allows population-level health screening

Blood plasma testing from LMU and Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics detects chronic health conditions.

23 Jul 24
LZH develops welding process for maritime manufacturing

Multi-laser beam process can also join steel with plate thickness up to 30mm.

23 Jul 24
Hesai boosted by Baidu robotaxi deal

Chinese firm set to provide thousands of its lidar sensors, in an exclusive deal said to be worth as much as $300M.

23 Jul 24
Eyewear giant to buy majority stake in OCT diagnostics pioneer Heidelberg

EssilorLuxottica set to acquire an 80% shareholding in Heidelberg Engineering.

22 Jul 24
AI-powered optical detection to thwart counterfeit chips

Researchers from Purdue University have developed a robust optical anticounterfeit method for semiconductor devices.

17 Jul 24
IR-MED receives funding for detection of diabetic foot ulcers

Grant from Israel Innovation Authority assists commercialization of spectrographic platform.

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