Small is beautiful
1 October 2018
As optics get smaller, simulation software is having to turn to new techniques to model optical systems, as Barbara Stumpp finds out
October 2018
Healing properties of light
28 September 2018
Light therapies are coming to the fore to treat a huge range of medical conditions, from neonatal jaundice to dementia, as Keely Portway finds out
Daimler specify beam inspection for production
21 September 2018
Matthew Dale on Daimler’s new beam analysis equipment for laser welding differential gears
Optical coating market to reach $11.8bn by 2023
21 September 2018
Consumer electronics, telecommunications, and solar energy are all driving developments in optical coatings, according to a new market report
Breaking into aviation
22 August 2018
A project called Saphyr developing photonic technologies for aeronautics is underway, with the aim of having demonstrators at the Le Bourget Air Show in Paris in June 2019. Alain Fontaine, president of French consulting company Pegase and Saphyr coordinator, argues that photonics should play a much greater role in aviation
