Early "serial production" contract for solid-state lidar to enable L4 and L5 self-drive systems for multiple models; BMW to implement in 2021.

Robotic clinical tool expected to overcome a major limitation of current laser equipment used in cataract surgery.

Home laser system can create diverse “beautiful and useful products” from a range of craft materials – even chocolate.

Fraunhofer IWS showing updated laser methods at Hanover and Berlin for building up complex components with wire.

Defense giant’s Santa Barbara facility claims “industry’s first” mid- and short-wave IR camera in footprint of single-band sensor.

HSI developer HinaLea reports success in maximising agricultural yields with handheld camera.

Launch of Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will compile rapid survey of almost the entire sky, yielding a list of new 'worlds' for detailed follow-up.

Addressing growing printable, wearable markets, INM Leibniz Institute to show at Hannover Messe how flexible displays will become reality.

Compact laser prototype has been developed by French research group for a medical diagnosis of prostate cancer.

ULIS expecting faster thermal sensors will boost demand for for machine vision apps; on show at DCS next week.

Photonic sensors tipped to improve safety record in sector responsible for tens of thousands of serious injuries each year.

Mauna Kea platform shows anatomical structures that may be important in cancer metastasis.