Swiss supplier of industrial technology components to add the family-run precision motion expert to its diverse portfolio.

German optics giant posts 9% increase in revenues but warns it may need to cut jobs in some areas of the business.

Researchers have “broken barriers” in attoscience with the shortest light pulse ever created.

Avoiding UV wavelengths allows electrodes to be created on fragile living surfaces.

...plus Photonics21 launches €5000 Innovation Award – sponsored by SPIE Europe and Hamamatsu.

Optical component and infrared camera vendor aiming to add cash with sale of nearly 8 million shares.

Elliptical retarder model improves polarization analysis for material design and biomedical imaging.

Quick test for E. Coli uses laser-based flow cytometry and machine learning.

Automotive lidar pioneer recently lost a major supply deal with lead customer Volvo.

Using laser-cooled Rb atoms and atomic interferometry to measure gravity precisely.

US startup combines optical coherence tomography with near-infrared spectroscopy to aid coronary artery interventions.

Patterned bursts of light could help rehabilitation and pain relief.