Concept Laser and EOS present new approaches and tools at last week’s Frankfurt show and conference.

Lecture and TED talk detail how Scotland-developed solar-powered wireless communication could benefit millions.

18-segment primary mirror section now being added to the giant space instrument scheduled for 2018 launch.

New design of catheter and customized adhesive points towards less invasive methods of tissue repair.

VTT spinoff says smartphone functionality can be integrated into ordinary glasses; sales planned from 2016.

PureOptics has “moth's eye” design to cut reflection losses, removing need for coatings that cut performance.

Flexible plastic technology opens up applications for high-visibility signs and displays.

100G-plus "America Europe Connect" optical network to offer multi-city access and flexibility for booming markets.

Developer of compact confocal systems seeks collaborators for new biomedical applications.

Trove of data made available by the Environment Agency should also prove useful for archaeology, civil engineering and more.

SOMBRERO project from UC Riverside and Mexican universities develops a transparent skull implant.

Mauna Kea's confocal laser endomicroscope could now be used in millions of cancer surgeries, says the French company.