Two reports highlight the central role of photonics, just as the UK's first femtosecond cataract procedure takes place.

The company's Ocelot catheter includes integrated OCT to give surgeons real-time imaging during treatment of artery disease.

The global market for high-brightness LEDs will reach $70 billion by 2021, says Electronicast.

But full-year sales from the LED and laser diode module vendor are still forecast to meet expectations.

But LED chip and component manufacturer says acceleration of price-per-lumen curve is pushing adoption of solid-state lighting.

Dutch company set to overtake Applied Materials as the single largest semiconductor capital equipment supplier by 2011 sales.

Another Californian developer of copper indium gallium diselenide cells wins funding, and will now deploy a second production line.

Case initially brought by Carl Zeiss Meditec against rival optical coherence tomography system maker Optovue has been dropped.

The ALMA telescope project will soon be completed but new applications will more than compensate, says BCC Research

Chip and component maker could benefit from government-subsidized LED lighting in China and a major new streetlighting project in Taiwan.

Smaller European markets are promising favorable system returns now, while Asia is forecast to rise later, says Lux Research.

Despite dwindling subsidies, a price crash, a potential trade war and several bankruptcies, VCs are still piling cash into solar firms.