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31 Jul 24
Rochester group funded to investigate developing ‘gamma ray laser’

Federal money to allow U.S. and European collaboration to study coherent light sources beyond x-rays.

31 Jul 24
Ritsumeikan University finds new route to cleaning up ‘forever chemicals’

Room-temperature LED-based method decomposes perfluorinated materials for recycling or removal.

31 Jul 24
Bath develops optical fibers specified for quantum computing

Speciality fibers feature micro-structured core with air pockets along entire length.

31 Jul 24
SPIE Optics + Photonics 2024: Roman Space Telescope to bridge engineering and science.

At next month’s event, Jeremy Perkins of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center will discuss the status of the RST Observatory.

31 Jul 24
Investor Koito takes control of Cepton

Japanese provider of automotive lighting had emerged as the US lidar company's primary supporter.

30 Jul 24
IPG drops on weak industrial demand

Fiber laser pioneer’s stock price takes a knock after it reports a 24% decline in quarterly sales.

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
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
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
Stemmer Imaging agrees private equity buyout

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

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.

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