The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has developed two new customised production line concepts for manufacturing building-integrated photovoltaic modules in series production

The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT), based in Aachen, Germany, has developed a new ablative process for the ultra-precise machining of aspherical optics

An imaging technique that builds on both Bessel beam and Airy beam based light-sheet microscopy could result in less intrusive and more effective diagnosis for patients

Lasers are being used to help deactivate unexploded bombs more safely, in a project involving German organisations Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH), Laser on Demand and the Hamburg fire brigade

Innovate UK, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have announced a £20 million pioneer fund to aid the development of several prototype quantum devices

A group of Italian researchers has developed a modification to optical mammography instrumentation that increases the sensitivity of the medical imaging technique by up to a thousand-fold

Nasa has recently tested an airborne lidar system that uses three simultaneous laser pulses to detect and measure two potent greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide and water vapour

A team of international researchers have developed a spectroscopic point-of-care device that could enable consistent and cost-effective screening for thyroid nodules

US consortium TALQ, which is developing a global interface standard and certification scheme for managing outdoor smart lighting networks, will shortly introduce TALQ Version 2.0, an application interface that will enable cities to choose and adopt smart lighting solutions from multiple vendors and control them all through a single central management system

Scientists have developed a technique to separate two liquids liquids in a mixture and create new phases using a low-power laser diode, which they claim will lead to new ways of manipulating matter and creating crystals for industry