Zeiss is constructing a new innovation hub at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), which will host companies such as Nanoscribe as well as high-tech and digital start-ups, to promote sronger links between industry and science
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26 September 2017
Edinburgh-based Pyreos has been awarded a grant of almost £1m to help drive forward the next generation of its thin-film pyroelectric infrared sensors
22 September 2017
Researchers at the University of Sydney have produced a photonic microchip that slows down the transmission of digital information by converting light signals into acoustic waves
22 September 2017
Chinese researchers have developed a Doppler lidar system that could lead to better anticipation of hurricane formation and movement, enabling earlier evacuation warnings
21 September 2017
CST Global, a UK-based semiconductor foundry, has received a UK government grant of £202,056 to develop a single mode vertical cavity surface emitting laser as part of a project producing commercial miniature atomic clocks
18 September 2017
Greater Rochester Enterprise (GRE), an economic development organisation formed to attract new businesses to the region, and the New York Photonics Industry Association, a non-profit that promotes the New York State optics, photonics and imaging industry, have formed a strategic alliance
12 September 2017
ULO Optics, a global manufacturer of infrared optics, has purchased Laser Beam Products
12 September 2017
The University of Huddersfield’s Institute of Railway Research (IRR) in the UK is investigating the use of Distributed Acoustic Sensing technology to detect faults on the railways
12 September 2017
A team of scientists has improved the light absorption of crystalline solar cells by integrating a sub-micron thin, nanophotonic silicon film for the first time
11 September 2017
Laser Systems Europe, a magazine for integrators and users of laser systems from the team behind Electro Optics, is investigating the market research landscape in the laser systems industry, and is running a survey
07 September 2017
The Fraunhofer FEP will be will be introducing a new generation of organic photodiodes on silicon substrates (OPD-on-silicon) at the SEMI European Imaging & Sensors Summit 2017 taking place in Grenoble, France on September 20-22
07 September 2017
Quantum dot-equipped LCD television displays are set to capture the majority of the wide colour gamut television market, consultancy firm Yole Developpement has reported