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The ongoing commercialisation of the space sector is creating numerous opportunities for photonics technologies, Matthew Dale learns
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Mathias Bochow, GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam, is working on the Trace project to track marine plastic. Credit: Frank Schweikert, Aldebaran Marine Research & Broadcast (www.aldebaran.org/en/)
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Carlos Lee speaks to Mike Powell, managing partner of Renevo Capital Limited, an investment bank specialising in photonics and semiconductors
It can take a village to bring a medical photonics device to market, Benjamin Skuse discovers
We round-up the latest products and solutions in the single photon counting space.
A look at the commercial offerings of the main players in freeform optics.
How automotive companies can choose the right lidar technology for their applications, by Gemma Church
Here we highlight some of the initiatives working to engage and train young people in optics and photonics
Raman spectroscopy has huge potential for use in medicine, as David Stuart finds out
Fabless start-up Scintil Photonics has raised €13.5m for its laser-integrated silicon chips. We speak to co-founder Sylvie Menezo