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22 May 25
Zeiss and Tesa partner on large-scale holographic technology

Agreement targets mass production of functional holographic films, with key aim being automotive windshields.

19 May 25
UK’s CLF laser facility achieves first light after £17 million transformation

Success for HiLUX “ultra infrared” laser; Artemis EUV system set to switch on later in 2025.

14 May 25
Zeiss and Alpenglow Biosciences develop 3D pathology platform

Light-sheet microscopy and AI offer more accurate treatment recommendations.

12 May 25
SPIE calls on photonics industry to defend US investment in science and technology

International society for optics and photonics raises the alarm to protect US Federal Funding.

08 May 25
New €100 million Jenoptik fab officially opened in Dresden

“State-of-the-art plant” to manufacture of micro-optics for semiconductor sector.

30 Apr 25
World’s largest imaging spectro-polarimeter achieves first light

New Visible Tunable Filter is fitted on the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, in Hawaii.

24 Apr 25
EU investing €6 million in new optical networks to support future factories

SPRINTER project to develop wireless technology to replace “sluggish” industrial nets.

23 Apr 25
ELVIS imaging system studies cells in orbit

Portland State University and JPL platform tests ability of microorganisms to thrive in space.

16 Apr 25
Japan’s RIKEN simplifies and enhances THz time-domain spectroscopy...

...and Hamamatsu mass-produces “world’s first” terahertz wave detection modules.

03 Apr 25
EU invests €15M to help firms ‘supercharge their products with light’

Aim is to enable developers to improve products and add smart features with “one-stop-shop” photonics approach.

02 Apr 25
PhotonDelta and Silicon Catalyst collaborate to push early-stage photonic startups

Arrangement gives access to incubation program to deliver expertise, as well as funding.

25 Mar 25
Fraunhofer ISE discovers that commercial solar module output ‘often overstated’

Discrepancy between manufacturers’ specifications and ISE measurements has increased, based on 70,000 tests since 2012.

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