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Photonics project targets under-representation of women in STEM
18 June 2019
A European project is targeting the underrepresentation of women in photonics, science and engineering fields through organising events in 10 countries across Europe
Benno Oderkerk, president of EPIC welcoming Christian Bosshard (left) and Samuel Bucourt (right) to the EPIC board at EPIC board meeting in Torino in February 2019
EPIC welcomes new board members
12 June 2019
Christian Bosshard, vice president of CSEM, and Samuel Bucourt, CEO of Imagine Optic, will be joining the board of directors of European Photonics Industry Consortium
UK supermarket invests £17m in photonics-enabled vertical farming
11 June 2019
UK supermarket Ocado has invested £17 million in vertical farming, by acquiring a major stake in Europe's largest vertical farm and establishing a joint venture with two vertical farming companies
Innoviz's second funding round secures $170m for solid-state lidar
11 June 2019
Innoviz Technologies, maker of solid-state lidar sensors and perception software, has closed its series c funding round with $170 million, bringing the total raised to $252 million
Innovation Award finalists announced
04 June 2019
The award recognises technology that could advance areas such as manufacturing, imaging and biophotonics
Project seeks to increase uptake of large-scale AM
03 June 2019
An ongoing collaborative project is looking to drive the adoption of large-scale metal additive manufacturing
Laser to melt moon dust for additive manufacturing in space
03 June 2019
A group of scientists are looking to send a laser to the Moon in order to melt moon dust and use it to create structures via additive manufacturing
The forest illuminated at night. Credit: Albert Porcar-Castell
Illuminating the link between plants and carbon sinks
23 May 2019
Researchers have developed a remote sensing device that provides a more thorough way of monitoring photosynthesis in plants and trees
Fibre-based imaging spectrometer captures record amounts of data
22 May 2019
Designed for remote sensing, the spectrometer can capture 30,000 sampling points each containing more than 60 wavelengths
MicroLED technique overcomes production barriers
20 May 2019
French research institute Leti has developed a new technique for fabricating microLED displays that overcomes existing limitations to commercialisation
ASML president recognised for microchip innovations
14 May 2019
Martin van den Brink has been awarded the Imec Lifetime of Innovation Award 2019