MKS Instruments, a provider of process control solutions, is set to acquire laser micro-machining firm Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) for approximately $1 billion in cash
Newport is adding the Guardian Series of active isolation workstations to its portfolio of isolation systems
Newport's DL-Series of Delay Line Kits provides scientists and researchers with all the necessary components to build a complete optical delay line
Newport, a provider of laser and photonic solutions, has introduced precision-grade optical breadboards with patented modal damping to improve dynamic performance
Newport Corporation has introduced a UV beam viewer, the UVU-2A
Newport, a provider of laser and photonic solutions, has introduced long-lived deep ultraviolet (UV) excimer laser mirrors
Newport has introduced a series of photodiode-based fibre optic detectors
New Focus, a Newport brand, has launched the Model 8742 Open-Loop Picomotor controller/driver module, with four channels
Newport, a provider of laser and photonic solutions, has introduced what it describes as the next level of affordable high-precision adjustment
Newport Corporation has introduced the HXP1000 Hexapod, a high-load, six-axis parallel kinematic positioning system
Advances in optical metrology equipment are helping the semiconductor industry increase productivity and reduce downtime, finds Keely Portway
Andy Extance finds the pains and gains of laser light’s different behaviour in water for oceanographers using lidar
Carlos Lee, Epic’s director general, talks to Martina Mueller, CEO of 3D AG, a Swiss company specialising in micro and nanotechnology and holographic structures
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, discusses whether these two seemingly different career paths can successfully overlap
Matthew Dale reports on the association’s yearly event, where the importance of diversity, photonics funding and investment were to the fore
Géraldine Andrieux, at Blumorpho, shares her top tips on getting investors’ attention as a startup
Scientists have developed a lensless, infrared spectral-imaging system for medical diagnostics
A metaform is a new optical component that can combine with freeform optics to enable compact AR/VR headsets and eyewear. (Image: University of Rochester illustration/Michael Osadciw)
Researchers have combined freeform optics and a metasurface to deliver high-quality AR/VR glasses that are compact and easy to wear
