NASA's Mars rover Curiosity powers up its laser and examines the neighborhood.

Car manufacturer to install fourteen “TruDisk” lasers, underlining current strength of demand in the auto industry.

After a successful landing, the mission's laser-based analysis instruments can commence their work.

UK-based Plessey readies for volume chip production, while Germany’s Azzurro Semiconductors gains support for move to larger wafers.

Laser devices for aesthetic and surgical procedures feature in the FDA's list for second quarter of the year.

Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive remotely recharge a UAV's power source - indoors, for now.

French semiconductor materials company expects to report a first-half operating loss of €60 million.

Direct Photonics aims to use Fraunhofer know-how to boost output, challenge fiber and disk lasers.

Project 1640 combines four components to combat speckle and distortion in images of distant stars.

Approval from the MHRA allows testing of the technique as a means to detect breast cancer tissue.

High-end solar cell maker says another 120 Emcore-powered satellites are already under contract.

Receives first orders from its value-added reseller, Thermo Fisher Scientific, for its 'T-Gauge' industrial terahertz gauging system.