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Photonics firms' chance to make a big difference on green issues

8 November 2019

Tematys partner Benoît d’Humières discusses photonics’ environmental potential using findings from a recent sustainability report

Analysis and opinion

Working at the wafer level

8 November 2019

EPIC’s Carlos Lee talks to Ulli Hansen, co-founder and CEO of MSG Lithoglas

The Vuzix M300 AR headset is one of a variety of products targeting industrial applications

Feature

Can holograms help replace smartphones?

8 November 2019

Andy Extance finds that although augmented reality products talk about holograms more than they use them, holographic technology still has huge potential

Analysis and opinion

Commercialising medical devices: tips and challenges

5 November 2019

Tom Harvey, healthcare photonics lead at UK catapult centre CPI, discusses how companies can successfully enter the healthcare market

Body image

14 October 2019

Keely Portway looks at some of the miniature imaging technology used in endoscopes

Feature

Model behaviour

14 October 2019

Keely Portway looks at how optical software is being used to design light sources

Analysis and opinion

Sensing the way forwards

30 September 2019

EPIC’s Carlos Lee hears about Jorma Palmén’s strategy for growing Ladimo, launched four years ago, which develops real-time 3D imaging for robotics, healthcare and navigating hazardous environments

Analysis and opinion

Fibre optics take the strain in construction

30 September 2019

Researchers at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction give their views on three infrastructure projects analysing structural performance using fibre optic monitoring

Analysis and opinion

Standards progress 'relies on stakeholder links'

30 September 2019

EOS board member Michael Pfeffer says that industry leaders must support engagement in standardisation activities

Optics and art

27 August 2019

Paul Urbach, Professor at Delft University of Technology and past-president of the EOS, details the important role light plays in the preservation and creation of art

Analysis and opinion

Seizing every opportunity

27 August 2019

EPIC’s Carlos Lee speaks with Markus Nicht, CEO of InnoLas Solutions, about his young start as CEO and growing a team of eight employees to 130

Oz Optics served traditional Turkish ice cream at its booth at Laser Munich

Analysis and opinion

Putting on a show

27 August 2019

Jessica Rowbury reviews how exhibitors made an impact at Laser World of Photonics in a bid to stand out from competition

Feature

Lidar set to power cars’ journey of transformation

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?

Feature

Optics on the micro scale

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

How best to power up solar: ease, efficiency or cost?

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

Feature

Optics in the fast lane

12 August 2019

Keely Portway discovers how optics are expanding the horizons for ultrafast lasers

Analysis and opinion

A career in connectivity

25 July 2019

EPIC’s Carlos Lee speaks with Jean François Vinchant, CEO of SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques, about his career progression and business strategies

Analysis and opinion

Best practice: ideas and strategies SMEs should adopt to build business

25 July 2019

Dominique Bonnisseau and Corinne Tsamba, from Tematys, detail how technology companies should address challenges that could impact growth

Analysis and opinion

Photonics vital for hitting climate targets, research suggests

11 July 2019

Jessica Rowbury reports on the importance of technical light applications in meeting the targets of the Paris Agreement

Quest for quality

19 June 2019

Greg Blackman looks at systems presented at the recent Control trade fair for quality inspection

Feature

Fibre lasers make waves in healthcare

19 June 2019

Keely Portway looks at how fibre lasers are advancing bio imaging and disease diagnosis and treatment

Analysis and opinion

Model evolution

19 June 2019

André Richter, CEO of VPIphotonics, talks through his 20-plus years at the company with EPIC’s Carlos Lee

Analysis and opinion

Ahead of the Innovation award that will be presented at Laser World of Photonics, Jessica Rowbury talks technology development with Dr Jonathan Blackburn of welding research and technology specialist, TWI

May 2019

Feature

On reflection

14 May 2019

Keely Portway looks at some of the latest developments in optical mirrors – including a trend for larger sizes – and how the technology may develop further

Feature

Resolution evolution

14 May 2019

3D technology is just one of the innovations emerging in the large display market, as Andy Extance assesses the prospects for LCD, OLED and microLEDs in the fight for a share of this competitive space

Analysis and opinion

Additive manufacturing in the optics industry

2 May 2019

Dan Adams, product marketing manager at Edmund Optics, discusses how additive manufacturing is impacting the optics industry

Analysis and opinion

A measure of success

2 May 2019

Carlos Lee speaks with Thomas Zettler, co-founder of LayTec, on how the firm’s growth relies on keeping a good balance between industry and academia

April 2019

Feature

Searching in the dark

10 April 2019

Jessica Rowbury looks at the latest research in the hunt for dark matter, one of the biggest mysteries in physics

Feature

Optical sensor drones fly into danger

10 April 2019

Powered predominantly by lidar, plus spectroscopy and visual-wavelength imaging, Andy Extance discovers unmanned aerial vehicles can safely survey hazardous environments

Product focus

Terahertz laser pulses amplify optical phonons in solids

9 April 2019

The amplification of phonons in solids represents a further step towards new phononic devices for the next generation of sensors, mobile phones and computing

Analysis and opinion

Communicating at light speed

2 April 2019

As part of new series of articles on entrepreneurship, Carlos Lee, director general of the European Photonics Industry Consortium, speaks to pureLiFi founder Professor Harald Haas

Analysis and opinion

New approaches to components improve augmented reality

26 March 2019

Stéphanie Le Calvez at CEA-Leti discusses her group’s work in ensuring the AR experience lives up to its promise

Analysis and opinion

Planting the interest in STEM subjects

21 March 2019

A good mentor is key to increasing appreciation for photonics among school pupils, says Daniela Marin, an engineering student who recently held a workshop for young pupils

March 2019

Feature

One small step

22 March 2019

Keely Portway looks at how researchers and commercial entities are developing Raman technology to benefit medical applications

Feature

Ultrafast lasers sharpen computing's cutting edge

22 March 2019

Controlling electrons and atoms, and forming nanogratings using femtosecond-duration pulses offer new possibilities for memory and processing, finds Andy Extance

Analysis and opinion

‘Keep photonics in the spotlight’

5 March 2019

Photonics must appear in the EU's Horizon Europe framework or risk losing its significance in economic policy, says Spectaris' Dr Wenko Süptitz

Analysis and opinion

Mimicking dark matter with non-linear optics

4 March 2019

Humberto Michinel and Ángel Paredes at the Optics Laboratory of the University of Vigo in Ourense, Spain, discuss optical approaches to studying ‘hidden’ energy

Analysis and opinion

Open goal: innovation for photonic integrated circuits

27 February 2019

PIC innovation relies on having a supply chain that’s accessible – says Victor Dolores Calzadilla, coordinator of the EU's OIP4NWE project

Analysis and opinion

Trading amid US-China tensions

26 February 2019

Jessica Rowbury hears from executives at Photonics West discussing how their businesses could be affected by the relationship between the US and China

February 19

Analysis and opinion

What's needed to industrialise additive manufacturing?

15 March 2019

Matthew Dale reports from a panel at Photonics West, where experts discussed 3D printing’s potential for industrial production

Product focus

Self-organised materials offer route to scalable optical filters

27 February 2019

Optomel founder Damien Gardiner, a semi-finalist for SPIE's Startup Challenge at Photonics West, explains how the firm is making optical filters based on self-organised materials

Feature

LEDs drive change in automotive lighting

21 February 2019

Andy Extance explores optical design for vehicles, including the headlamps that you’ve been seeing in your rear view mirror

Feature

Advancing diagnosis

11 February 2019

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is becoming faster and more effective, allowing the imaging of functional processes in tissue, finds Barbara Stumpp

Analysis and opinion

Bright future for fibre lasers?

31 January 2019

Professor Michalis Zervas, from the Optoelectronics Research Centre, charts the rise of high-power fibre lasers and asks what's next for the technology

Analysis and opinion

Collaborating to advance biophotonics

31 January 2019

Professor Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, chair of the recent Bios Clinical Technologies and Systems track at Photonics West, discusses her work translating medical technology and encouraging inclusion in photonics

Analysis and opinion

Meeting the optical design challenges of mixed reality

31 January 2019

Microsoft’s Bernard Kress, who chaired the AR/VR/MR industry days at Photonics West, considers the optimal design for augmented and mixed reality headsets

Analysis and opinion

Optoelectronics for quantum technology

31 January 2019

Professor David Andrews, incoming 2019 vice-president of SPIE, describes the support, growth and promise of some rapidly emerging quantum applications

December 2018 / January 2019

Analysis and opinion

Swiss photonics is pushing innovation

10 December 2018

Andreas Ettemeyer, NTB Interstate University of Applied Sciences, Buchs, and member of the EOS board, expresses concerns about discussions to merge photonics with microelectronics within European Union funding

Feature

Biological imaging reaches new depths

10 December 2018

Shaping light wavefronts is improving many areas of microscopy – and is enabling Nobel Prize winner Eric Betzig’s most important work yet, finds Andy Extance

Feature

Measure for measure

10 December 2018

Keely Portway looks at some of the latest advances in light-based test and measurement techniques

Feature

Printing living tissue

10 December 2018

Only two companies supply commercial 3D printing systems based on two-photon polymerisation, which can create structures smaller than living cells. Greg Blackman speaks to Denis Barbier from Microlight3D

Product focus

US patent granted for hybrid hexapod technology

10 December 2018

New nanometre-accurate hexapod opens up applications in laser processing and metrology

Analysis and opinion

Reasons young women need your mentorship

27 November 2018

Liz Gerrish gives her perspective on why having a mentor is crucial for women beginning careers in photonics

Analysis and opinion

Blossoming photonic foundries

27 November 2018

After releasing a report on silicon photonics foundries, Iñigo Artundo, CEO of VLC Photonics, charts the evolution of the photonic foundry ecosystem

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