High-brightness white LEDs made by US company Cree expected to reduce energy consumption by 60% compared with sodium lamps.

The two contractors, both working with cascade laser specialist Daylight Solutions, reveal their offerings for the US Army’s common IRCM program.

The largest telescope in the world – an array of giant radio antennae – incorporates a master clock based around a 1556nm laser system.

Ball Aerospace wins a $37 million contract to develop diffractive membrane optics for missile launch detection and tracking.

The ReLEX femtosecond laser system for refractive surgery cuts a lenticle inside the cornea and leads to a less invasive procedure.

Femtosecond system for cataract and refractive surgeries is the culmination of B+L's partnership with Technolas PV.

A multi-spectral scanner developed for historical manuscripts is now being commercialized.

As US Congress prepares to decide on the future of the space telescope, all of its mirrors now have ultra-thin gold coatings.

Colorado installation featuring Amonix CPV systems will become the largest in the world when completed.

Russian company releases first 60 W replacement product in its domestic market, with a global launch and price reduction slated for 2012.

An army of researchers might be working on organic PV cells, but don't expect a major market to develop this side of 2020.

The company's new wafer-level camera is designed to fit into small form factor mobile devices.