Dissatisfaction with government response prompts reaction from some union members working at major laboratories.

Includes photonics and imaging-related robot technologies for micro-surgery and nuclear environments.

Alphabet subsidiary developing autonomous vehicles accuses rival of intellectual property theft valued at half a billion dollars.

In 2016, more photovoltaic capacity was added to the US grid than any other electricity source.

IC Touch and Lumedica take second and third in new-product pitch contest at SPIE Photonics West 2017.

New groupings in Mexico, Finland and Canada-France-Germany gather to network with partners from across the globe.

Photonics-heavy program aims to innovate across “valley of death” to keep Dutch and German industry at competitive forefront.

Parliament discusses looming threat of Brexit and the role that photonics might play in the UK’s new industrial strategy.

Progress includes: on-wafer testing for Si-photonics, laser and fiber progress, power-scaling of radially-polarised beams.

Harvard SEAS competition rewards low-cost tactile sensor, artificial fin, deformation sensor and robot "worm".

Dalian Coherent Light Source offers tunability from 50 nm to 150 nm in the vacuum ultraviolet spectrum.

SPIE Photonics West 2017 is almost upon us and with it diverse photonics competitions and new promotional events.