MIT Media Lab platform promises significant impact on global health.

Laser micromachining firm wins major contract from a leading PV company in Asia.

US research team employs advanced optics to make a high-performance, chip-scale lithium ion battery.

New powerful sources are now taking on the roles and markets of older solid state lasers, such as cutting, welding and materials processing.

Follow-up to gravity recovery and climate experiment (GRACE) mission to make high-precision measurements of glaciers and oceans.

French laser firm has also landed a €20M Laser Mégajoule supply contract.

Sofradir and e2v sensors helping to take remote land monitoring to unprecedented levels, says the European Space Agency.

Panel discussion on high power diode lasers includes update on Osram's LARP technology and application to new BMW lamps.

Auto maker and Trumpf detail range of new processes making vehicles lighter and more efficient.

An imaging forum reviewed the remarkable progress of terahertz systems, fast developing a new marketplace.

IPG's 6kW laser hits 48% efficiency as the firm introduces ‘trifocal’ beam concept to stay ahead of its challengers.

Whether selective laser melting or laser metal deposition, the technique is rapidly finding new applications and markets.