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LaserFest celebrates 50 years of lasers
8 March 2010
The organisers of LaserFest are marking the 50th anniversary of the first laser with a year of events around the world, as Stephen Mounsey discovers
High turnout expected for Lasys 2010
3 March 2010
Around 200 exhibitors are expected at this year's Lasys trade fair, taking place in Stuttgart from 8-10 June and focusing on system solutions in laser material processing
HELIOS consortium advances research in CMOS photonics
18 January 2010
Phase-one goals for the large-scale CMOS photonics project, HELIOS, have been met or exceeded by the 19 partners involved, according to French organisation CEA-Leti, coordinator of the pan-European consortium
SECPhO initiatives identified at inaugural meeting
17 December 2009
The inaugural meeting of the Southern European Cluster in Photonics and Optics (SECPhO) has taken place in Terrassa, Spain on 16 December, with around 100 delegates and 30 companies exhibiting
Fibre laser innovation vital to the success of European photonics
7 December 2009
Fibre laser innovation is vital to the continuing success of the European materials processing industry, according to a collaborative project that has just received €16m in EU funding
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Coherent acquires North American operations of StockerYale
30 October 2009
World-class research in the UK
6 October 2009
Knowledge Transfer Networks merge and streamline
8 September 2009
Photonics industry reports an imperfect past, but a bright future
7 August 2009
Green shoots and hope at Munich
6 July 2009
Oclaro and Newport in major asset swap
10 June 2009
IMEC achieves plasmonic breakthrough
8 May 2009
Medical Technology Day opens Trumpf's spring/summer events programme
23 April 2009
Factors contributing to continued success of fibre lasers
17 March 2009
Laser World of Photonics continues to grow
9 March 2009
Laser technology powers efficiency and productivity in photovoltaics
4 March 2009
Credit crunch resistance at Photonics West?
11 February 2009
LASYS 2010 moves to June
5 November 2008
SPIE security symposium draws diverse crowd
9 October 2008
CIOE closes with new records
29 September 2008
SPIE's president reveals future plans
11 September 2008
Trumpf acquires SPI Lasers to develop fibre expertise
9 September 2008
Photonex set for big changes
6 August 2008
£8m grant for next-gen lasers
30 June 2008
Lasers on a Rolls-Royce
9 June 2008
You're using a laser to do what?
6 June 2008
Theory meets practice at AKL'08
12 May 2008
SEPNET re-launches after seven-year break
6 May 2008
OPERA2015 concludes 3-year project
10 April 2008
Systems on show in Stuttgart
7 March 2008
Qioptiq to acquire Point Source
22 February 2008
New European roadmap for nanophotonics
11 February 2008
Laser marking creates 'gold' aluminium
7 February 2008
Photonics West set to attract more than 17,000 visitors
17 January 2008
Sales of automotive LEDs set to double
11 January 2008
New wave of applications for fibre lasers
11 January 2008
Bright future for European photonics
7 December 2007
Fibre laser market set to double by 2011
12 November 2007
Face to face with photonics at Photonex
12 October 2007
Heavy industry sparks debate at Laser 2007
9 July 2007
YouTube drives the laser crystals market
7 June 2007
Machine vision conference secures high profile speakers
4 May 2007
Laser 2007 focuses on 'light at work'
4 April 2007
Conference focuses on benefits of machine vision in manufacturing
16 March 2007
Exhibition to put industrial lasers in the spotlight
6 March 2007
Photonics West receives record numbers of visitors
6 February 2007
The rise of the East
3 January 2007
Oxxius secures $10m funding
20 September 2006
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