Gadolinium oxide on a silicon substrate is suitable for integration with conventional light–emitting nitride layers, says start-up.

Contractor awarded funding to further develop DARPA's 150kW high energy liquid laser area defense system (HELLADS) project.

Stealthy start-up says that light generation inside solar cells is the key to high efficiencies, as it plans to build a pilot manufacturing facility.

Latest funding intended to advance both inorganic and organic forms of solid-state lighting, and reduce the cost of the technologies.

New structure and a laser-fired rear contact deliver efficiency improvement of more than 1% on company's previous best.

Coherent is to launch a high-power fiber laser later this year, chasing a booming market led by IPG Photonics.

Research group already known for its lab-on-a-cell-phone work is developing the lens-free equivalent of an X-ray CT scan.

The pioneering LED chip and component manufacturer demonstrates world-record laboratory performance of 231lm/W with a 'neutral white' emitter.

Grating-based beam combination yields unparalleled scale-up of power for metal cutting and directed energy applications.

The start-up sets a world record for solar cell efficiency, but is waiting on a loan guarantee to scale up production to a commercial level.

Latest solar electricity initiative follows up $112.5 million award and Sematech collaboration with a $170 million funding program.

Of the 43 projects to receive a total £18M funding from the Technology Strategy Board, nine relate directly to photonics.