Details technical objectives and investment totalling $650 million over next five years; program welcomed by SPIE.

'First shot' ceremony for LLNL-built laser system capable of producing a rapid stream of ultra-high-power pulses.

Teledyne-operated, DLR-built kit operates at 235 wavelength channels across the visible and near-infrared spectrum.

Independent Review Board commits JWST to later launch date of 2021, as costs rocket to $9.7 billion.

Digital Committee meets industry, academia in Berlin to plot a route to quantum success.

Program intends to accelerate US quantum research and development – promising many opportunities for photonics technologies.

Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope should be up and running next year.

ASML engineers recognized for contribution to EUV lithography.

$100M worth of equipment expected to move to the summit of Cerro Pachon over the next year.

Lee Feinberg and John Mather cover the past, present and future of the James Webb Space Telescope.

David Delpy and Sir Peter Knight seeking £338M in phase-two backing for the National Quantum Technologies Programme.

Focus is on smart manufacturing and automation based on optical and photonic technologies.