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29 Oct 25
Innsbruck and Harvard develop new way to generate laser light – without mirrors

Yields highly stable optical references for quantum sensors, clocks, and on-chip devices.

29 Oct 25
German Navy could be using Rheinmetall laser weapon ‘by 2029’

Announcement follows successful completion of trial phase at sea with MBDA.

29 Oct 25
Astera Labs to acquire aiXscale Photonics

Nasdaq-listed AI infrastructure provider Astera wants to use fiber-chip coupling in photonic scale-up solutions.

29 Oct 25
Duke University AI-powered microscope speeds up imaging and data processing...

...while another Duke project uses embedded GPU for blood profiling in point-of-care diagnostics.

29 Oct 25
Vermeer raises $10M for optical drone navigation

US-Ukraine startup's GPS-free technology already being used on the battlefield.

28 Oct 25
University of Würzburg develops the ‘smallest pixels in the world’…

…and Bonn discovers that photons prefer to inhabit state shared by many others.

28 Oct 25
Exosens adds €17M to European investment plan

French producer of image intensifier tubes and other defense-related optics extends capacity ramp amid higher NATO spending.

27 Oct 25
Eli Beamlines’ L4 Aton Laser hits 5 petawatts output

Operating safely at this energy level is key for scaling up and for scientific experiments.

27 Oct 25
Prima retinal prosthesis tackles advanced macular degeneration

Stanford Medicine implant restores enough vision to allow reading of books and subway signs.

23 Oct 25
Aston receives £600,000 to tackle growing energy demands of data centers

Research at UK university to examine fiber optic networks and bismuth-doped fiber amplifiers.

22 Oct 25
University of Arizona synthetic wavelength imaging sees deeper into tissues

New $2.7 million grant supports development of platform for skin cancer diagnosis.

22 Oct 25
Trumpf confims its 2024-5 revenue dropped 16% to €4.3 billion

But firm will make its laser tech available for defense developments, as it partners with Rohde & Schwarz on drones.

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