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09 Mar 26
Raman spectroscopy looks inside Charles Darwin's jars

Agilent and STFC use spatially offset Raman technique in museum setting for the first time.

09 Mar 26
Fraunhofer ILT and Cailabs partner on wire-based laser material deposition

Cailabs is contributing new compact process head based on its MPLC beam shaping technology.

09 Mar 26
Tuskegee demonstrates practical laser-driven light sails

Scalable nanostructures based on photonic crystals reflect propulsive laser light, while cutting heat and mass.

05 Mar 26
IPG Photonics, PPG and Whirlpool partner to commercialize laser powder curing

To enable faster, more energy-efficient curing than conventional processes.

05 Mar 26
Anello Photonics and Mythos AI collaborate on marine sensing solutions

Aim is to advance resilient navigation for maritime autonomy.

04 Mar 26
Novel ‘smart’ molecules promise better and cheaper microscopy images

Chalmers-developed chemicals achieve higher resolution than 4-photon microscopy, even using 2-photon method.

04 Mar 26
Programmable Mie voids to boost light-matter interactions

Australian-developed air cavities help atom-thin semiconductors shine brighter.

04 Mar 26
nLight delivers record sales as laser weapon demand intensifies

US firm to showcase new 70 kW system as Iran conflict and retaliatory strikes highlight drone threat.

04 Mar 26
Lasers and drones assess forest health and track climate change

UCL London project conducts 3D tree census to better understand biomass that forests contain.

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.

 
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