Features
20 January 2020
Jessica Rowbury looks at the role metalenses could play in chip-making
20 January 2020
Photonic sensing and spectroscopy enable faster, more precise identification of tumours, finds Andy Extance
10 December 2019
As car makers install production lines for electric vehicles, Greg Blackman looks at how vision is currently used in their factories
A technician loads a wedged focus lens, a key element in the NIF final optics assembly, into a cleaning/coating frame
05 December 2019
Keely Portway finds out how the latest advances in photonics have enhanced the research environment, and how they have translated to the commercial sector
08 November 2019
Tematys partner Benoît d’Humières discusses photonics’ environmental potential using findings from a recent sustainability report
The Vuzix M300 AR headset is one of a variety of products targeting industrial applications
08 November 2019
Andy Extance finds that although augmented reality products talk about holograms more than they use them, holographic technology still has huge potential
14 October 2019
Keely Portway looks at some of the miniature imaging technology used in endoscopes
14 October 2019
Keely Portway looks at how optical software is being used to design light sources
27 August 2019
Andy Extance asks: which laser wavelengths, detector architectures and ranging techniques are required to deliver competitive and cost-effective automotive lidar performance?
27 August 2019
Keely Portway investigates the latest innovations in micro-optics, from 3D printing to how it can improve the optical designs of photonics equipment
12 August 2019
Incumbent silicon photovoltaic players have powerful technologies with which to deliver clean energy – but perovskite solar start-ups think they can do better, finds Andy Extance
12 August 2019
Keely Portway discovers how optics are expanding the horizons for ultrafast lasers
