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12 Mar 25
iToBoS project improves early detection of skin cancer

Fraunhofer HHI and partners develop full-body scanner linked to AI diagnostic platform.

06 Mar 25
Zeiss launches Lightfield 4D microscopy for ‘instant volumetric high-speed imaging’

Novel technology specified to “redefine how researchers observe living organisms”.

06 Mar 25
IBAIA develops multi-sensing platform monitoring water pollution

EU project will help meet goals of European Green Deal

05 Mar 25
Spire achieves two-way laser communication between satellites in space

Company to launch further satellites with optical inter-satellite link tech on Transporter-13 Rideshare Mission.

25 Feb 25
Exail to build ultra-stable laser for gravitational wave observatory

French photonics firm wins contract to deliver source for Laser Interferometer Space Antenna's ground station.

24 Feb 25
HySpex secures hyperspectral camera contract with European Space Agency

Aim is to make methane detection technology more widely accessible, with 'off-the-shelf' satellite imaging payload.

19 Feb 25
Alcon launches Voyager laser trabeculoplasty platform in US

Direct selective laser trabeculoplasty method improves treatment for glaucoma.

19 Feb 25
Laser spectroscopy improves bomb-peak dating

Zhejiang Normal University and ppqSense develop alternative to mass spectrometry.

18 Feb 25
Johns Hopkins photoacoustics tells healthy and cancerous breast tissues apart

Multispectral comparison technique could allow real-time determination during biopsy or surgery.

05 Feb 25
ICFO diffuse optics improves blood transfusion monitoring

Hybrid optical system observes blood flow and oxygen levels for patient safety.

05 Feb 25
Fraunhofer IMWS microlenses help slow development of myopia

Laser swelling technique modifies surface of eyeglass lenses to create surface structures at low cost.

21 Jan 25
'SPHEREx' space observatory delivered for February launch

Telescope to carry out all-sky surveys in unprecedented spectral detail, thanks to 102-color spectrophotometer.

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