Penn State spin-out has developed a field-deployable, hand-held spectrophotometer platform to check crop health in real time.

London-listed maker of optical components and subsystems reports a 32% rise in six-monthly revenues.

Founder Andrew Rickman returns to CEO role following major workforce reduction.

Viking Global Investors, Google Ventures, and others join Lightmatter Series C — tripling firm’s valuation.

'Multiple units' delivered to partner Essentium to be used in additive manufacturing systems suitable for making metal parts.

Silicon photonics startup wins more backing from investors including chip giant Nvidia and Taiwan's Capital TEN.

Chinese lidar firm boasts that it is 'outpacing the competition', and now manufacturing more than one sensor every minute.

Startup is developing a device based around metasurface optics that is small enough to enter narrowest airways.

Magic Canvas, the latest product, uses “latent diffusion neural network” to enable production of intricate designs.

Reports revenue growth of 12.2 percent and improved profitability.

Major solar panel manufacturer wants Swedish startup to help accelerate development of high-efficiency tandem cells.

German optics giant now employs more than 40,000 people for the first time - and still has 2000 vacancies in Germany alone.