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15 Jan 14
Cree LED lighting arrives at Munich Airport

Collaboration with Ewo delivers energy-efficient illumination to apron, roadways.

15 Jan 14
'Desktop' printer achieves 100nm resolution in 3D printing

OWL Nano Ultra-precision 3D printing becomes affordable tool for all designers - even hobbyists.

08 Jan 14
Laser-cataract treatment R&D wins €2.6 m funding

Heriot-Watt scientists refine assessment and treatment; can reverse degeneration of human lenses.

08 Jan 14
Brown University assesses optogenetics in primate brains

Study paves the way for use in larger animals, where efficient optics will be important.

07 Jan 14
Intel launches 3D camera at CES

Microprocessor giant using optics to create a more immersive technology experience.

06 Jan 14
Audi shows off laser headlamps

German auto maker uses Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to demo new forward-lighting concept.

20 Dec 13
UK funds new microscopes for life sciences research

Optical techniques account for majority of advanced kit purchased with £10M science council funding.

19 Dec 13
ESA launches largest digital camera ever flown in space

No fewer than 106 e2v image sensors make up a huge detector aboard Gaia, now on a five-year mission to map the Milky Way.

16 Dec 13
Excimer laser opens windows for in-vivo microscopy

Stanford team uses optimized UV source in laser microsurgery technique on living organisms.

11 Dec 13
Cellphone camera adapted into a mini-microscope

Simple and inexpensive, the Finnish developments are latest low-tech weapons in fight against tropical infectious diseases.

11 Dec 13
Laser treatment toughens machining dies

Lifetime boosted by 150%, automotive manufacturing processes improved.

10 Dec 13
Hyperspectral images to digitize Sweden’s mineral wealth

Specim agrees deal with the Geological Survey of Sweden to analyze drill core archives and digitize mineralogical data.

 
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