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03 Mar 26
Airbus and TNO demo secure laser link between aircraft and satellite

Geostationary UltraAir terminal test transmitted data optically at 36,000km altitude.

03 Mar 26
Ayar Labs closes $500M venture round

Series E fundraising will support move to volume production for co-packaged optics technology.

03 Mar 26
Nvidia backs Lumentum and Coherent with $4BN cash investment

Lumentum to build a new device fab to meet anticipated laser demand as the AI chip giant agrees huge purchase commitments.

03 Mar 26
Keck Medicine laser therapy improves survival rate for brain cancer

Laser modifies blood-brain barrier to enhance efficacy of medication fighting disease.

02 Mar 26
University of Basel optimizes laser cutting of bone for faster surgery

Varying beam shape lets laser cut bone deeper than previously possible.

26 Feb 26
Low-cost sulfur lens enables cheaper IR thermal imaging cameras

Development by Flinders University could cut need for costly lenses based on silicon and rare earths.

26 Feb 26
Fraunhofer CAP team develops laser tech to detect hydrogen leaks from distance

Working with UK nuclear industry, to address safety challenges posed by H2 storage.

26 Feb 26
Innoviz sales up as key customers ramp autonomous platforms

Israeli lidar firm benefiting from what it sees as a transformational shift to 'physical AI'.

25 Feb 26
Hair-width LEDs could eventually replace lasers – UCSB researcher

Suiting applications from transferring data in servers to powering displays.

25 Feb 26
U.S. Navy approves Raytheon’s StormBreaker ‘smart’ weapon for Super Hornets

“Tri-mode” seeker – laser, infrared, and mm wave radar – enables missile to strike targets in all weathers.

25 Feb 26
Exosens confident of double-digit annual growth in strong defense market

French electro-optics firm enjoying robust demand for image intensifier tubes critical to night vision applications.

25 Feb 26
Brain blood flow and oxygenation offer new signs of early Alzheimer's risk

Stevens INI uses near-IR and ultrasound to study links between hemodynamics and disease.

 
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