The 2019 Prism Awards have been won an automotive lidar system, a head-mounted display for augmented reality, a tuneable industrial fibre laser, and a cloud-based Raman spectrometer
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Laser treatment for prostate cancer wins 2019 SPIE Startup Challenge
14 February 2019
The 9th annual SPIE Startup Challenge recognised a company aiming to shift prostate-cancer treatment from an invasive surgical procedure to a brief, office-based visit, as the winner of its top award at SPIE Photonics West
Entries open for innovation awards at Laser World of Photonics
12 February 2019
Applicants have until 29 March to apply for awards, which are to recognise the innovative technologies of startups and exhibitors
Imec demos Raman chip with smartphone integration potential
05 February 2019
Nanoelectronics research hub, Imec, has developed an on-chip solution for Raman spectroscopy, which it says could be integrated into smartphones. The technology is on display at SPIE Photonics West
Photoacoustic approach sends messages through the air without needing receiving device
29 January 2019
Researchers have demonstrated that lasers can be used to transmit audible messages to a person without the need for receiver equipment
Pilot line project InPulse to boost PIC innovation in Europe
28 January 2019
InPulse, a four-year project offering new-entrant companies access to state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on indium phosphide, was launched officially on 23 January
Nobel laureates and European Optical Society urge EC to prioritise photonics funding
25 January 2019
Stefan Hell, Gérard Mourou and Theodor W Hansch, Nobel prize winning scientists behind major photonics breakthroughs, have warned that the sector could be seriously compromised if it is not included in the Horizon Europe draft funding priority list
Hamamatsu purchases stake in Menlo Systems
23 January 2019
Hamamatsu Deutschland has purchased a minority stake in Menlo Systems GmbH, while Alex Cable has increased his ownership in the company.
Panasonic discontinues lamp projectors in move to 100% laser offering
22 January 2019
With the discontinuation of the PT-DZ21K lamp projector series, which was designed for use at the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony in London, Panasonic will move its complete high-brightness projection range to laser
EU-funded heart diagnostic device undergoes clinical feasibility study
21 January 2019
A prototype point-of-care device based on silicon photonics has been developed, which could allow patients to be screened for cardiovascular diseases at their GP’s office
Sofradir to invest €150m in French nanotechnology initiative
21 January 2019
Sofradir and its subsidiary ULIS will invest €150 million over five years in France’s Nano 2022 initiative to support the development of next-gen infrared detectors
Lattice light-sheet method speeds up brain imaging
18 January 2019
Nobel Prize winner Eric Betzig has demonstrated how an enhanced lattice light-sheet microscopy method can image the entire fruit fly brain much faster than existing techniques