To establish $5m joint-lab for 3D printing with SLM Solutions - which this month went to IPO on Frankfurt Börse.

University of Adelaide project coats the inside of structured optical fibers with polymer.

Large but lightweight optics could cut the cost of space telescopes dramatically, says Ball Aerospace.

New technique to monitor complete nervous systems of living animals.

Performance boosted from 15% to 16.2% aperture area; "strengthens business case for CIGS", says firm.

Austrian-German teams steer organic chemical reactions by pulsed lasers.

UK Government’s Research Council backs 5-year, multi-university R&D projects.

Contract to build on accomplishments of US Army's "RELI" project.

Norway team expects improved solar cells, better LED light and "vast optical possibilities"; launches CrayoNano to commercialise development.

European “chiral breathing” development promises integrated polarisation filters, window glass with adjustable transparency, and chemical sensors.

Pan-European effort is developing new mid-infrared hardware for early-stage diagnosis.

Photovoltaic solar-panel windows coming to a home near you?