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12 Oct 23
Bennu asteroid sample contains carbon, water, according to first ‘quick-look’ tests

NASA’s headline-grabbing investigations involved SEM, infrared inspection, X-ray tomography, and chemical tests.

11 Oct 23
Chameleon-like clothing devised for Paris catwalk show

Technology partners NTT and Imagica integrate “hyperspectral color control” into outfits designed by Anrealage.

11 Oct 23
SPIE Photonics Industry Summit pulls a crowd

Around 200 decision makers gathered 27 September 2023 in Washington, DC, for the second annual meeting.

10 Oct 23
Orbital laser platforms could sweep away space debris

West Virginia University proposes algorithm-driven network protecting spacecraft and satellites.

09 Oct 23
Expanded SPIE Photonics West 2024 opens for registration

Event will include 4,500 presentations and 1,200 companies in three sector-focused exhibitions.

05 Oct 23
Intel’s new fab in Ireland starts production of ‘Intel 4’ chips

Process said to be first use of EUV in high-volume manufacturing in Europe.

05 Oct 23
Quantum dot developers win $1M Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Moungi Bawendi (MIT), Louis Brus (Columbia), and Alexei Ekimov (Nanocrystals Technology) “planted a seed for nanotechnology.”

03 Oct 23
Ultrafast pioneers land physics Nobel

Ferenc Krausz, Anne L'Huillier, and Pierre Agostini recognized for attosecond sources opening a window on electron dynamics.

02 Oct 23
‘SYLOS 3’ high-intensity laser system installed at ELI ALPS

System at Hungary-based laser center delivers 15 TW peak power at 1 kHz repetition with 8 fs pulse duration.

28 Sep 23
LZH working on lasers for ‘3rd generation’ gravitational wave detectors

As part of "3G-GWD: Third- Generation Gravitational Wave Telescopes" joint research project across Germany.

27 Sep 23
UK's Vulcan laser set for £85M upgrade to 20PW output

Central Laser Facility funding is expected to deliver the world's most powerful laser pulses.

26 Sep 23
German Military completes laser weapons trials at sea

More than 100 test firings achieve integration and testing of laser weapon demonstrator on frigate “Sachsen”.

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