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12 Nov 25
Camera maker Cubert and spectrometer firm Wasatch get new owners

Private investor Emtek buys a majority stake in Cubert; Wasatch becomes part of Denmark's FOSS Group.

12 Nov 25
Hesai says lidar 'rapidly becoming' standard ADAS feature

Chinese firm posts near-50% increase in sales and has already shipped more than 1 million units this year.

11 Nov 25
Helmholz Center group achieves long-term stability for perovskite solar cells

Inter-layer coating by “fluorinated compound” also boosts efficiency to almost 27 per cent.

11 Nov 25
Kyocera makes ‘breakthrough’ in underwater wireless optical communication…

…and Corning and Nokia unite to offer fiber to the edge and optical LAN solutions.

11 Nov 25
Directed energy projects lift nLight sales

High-power laser firm is shipping amplifiers for the 'HELSI 2' megawatt-scale laser weapon program.

11 Nov 25
ESO upgrades GRAVITY+ interferometry with new guide-star lasers

Project milestone unlocks greater observing power and wider sky coverage.

10 Nov 25
ams Osram debuts 5-junction edge laser to boost lidar systems

Outputs higher optical peak power from less current than used by earlier 3-junction design.

10 Nov 25
Okinawa group develops image analysis method for microcavities – without damage

X-ray µCT opens route to exploring 3D “wave chaos”, nonlinear optics, and quantum photonics.

07 Nov 25
PHIX partners with Taiwan trio to advance high-speed optical engines

Plus: Sivers Semi partners with Poet; and photonic chip foundry CCRAFT gets Innosuisse support.

07 Nov 25
Novel photonics products named as finalists for 2026 SPIE Prism Awards

Winners to be named at PW2026 from quantum, biophotonics, and laser sectors – plus Catalyst Award.

06 Nov 25
Coherent ramps InP lasers to ease supply constraints

Photonics giant is now producing devices on 6-inch wafers at its Texas and Sweden fabs to meet unprecedented demand.

05 Nov 25
NSF grant funds AI-powered camera for surgical imaging

University of Tennessee project aims for fully insertable wireless robotic imaging device.

 
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