Anna Mignani of the European Research Council describes which projects get funded – and how to qualify.

Previously CEO of Diebold Nixdorf and senior advisor at McKinsey, Mattes takes over from John Ambroseo, who is becoming advisor to the firm.

Glass and optics giant’s ‘RealView 1.9’ material for augmented reality (AR) waveguides broadens field of view for consumer devices.

Finnish startup's laser glass processing, based on a pulsed CO₂ source that clean-cuts pieces up to 30mm thick.

Macquarie University project could help large optical telescopes gather accurate data.

SPIE develops interactive conference using its SPIE Digital Library platform in response to beat Covid-19 limitations.

Objective is to help Facebook prototype new optical technologies for applications in AR/VR space.

Photonics organizations and companies continue to adapt to the pandemic, with significant trading continuing in new ways.

EU-funded project ROBUST examining marine soil samples on Pacific floor non-destructively.

Development by UCL-led group with Oxford Optronix can cut Covid-19 patient need for intensive care beds.

Competition demonstrated versatility of fluorescence microscopy in imaging biological samples.

Company developing artificial vision for blind people for past 20 years lays off the majority of its workforce with immediate effect.