SPIE's newly-elected president, Maria Yzuel, has outlined her future plans for the society, with an emphasis on education and support for the optics community.
Analysis & opinion
09 September 2008
Trumpf has announced its intention to buy the entire share of SPI Lasers, in what will be a 'strategic' acquisition, according to SPI Lasers' CEO David Parker.
06 August 2008
This year's Photonex, the largest UK photonics event, is incorporating a number of new features when it returns to Stoneleigh Park on 15-16 October
30 June 2008
The University of Dundee and 18 European partners have been granted around £8m to develop a new generation of biomedical lasers.
09 June 2008
Rolls-Royce is using an increasing number of lasers in a number of different ways within its factories to bring down costs and up productivity.
06 June 2008
Industrial and academic bodies unveiled the innovative ways they are using lasers within micro and nano processing at a recent conference for the Association for Industrial Laser Users (AILU).
12 May 2008
Delegates for AKL'08, the International Laser Technology Congress, were gathered in Aachen, Germany, for the 3-day conference comprised some 57 lectures as well as live demonstrations of the technology.
06 May 2008
The inaugural seminar of SEPNET, the South East Photonics Network, was held on 1 May at QinetiQ's Farnborough facility. SEPNET aims to increase awareness and add value to the local photonics industry.
10 April 2008
Results from OPERA2015 were detailed in a conference held as part of the Photonics Europe Congress in Strasbourg.
07 March 2008
Warren Clark reports from the inaugural Lasys event in Stuttgart, which showcased the versatility of laser systems
22 February 2008
Optics supplier Qioptiq is to acquire Point Source, a specialist producer of fibre optic laser delivery systems and lasers.
11 February 2008
A new European roadmap has been published that will direct EC funding for the joint development of photonics and nanotechnologies.
