A team of researchers has demonstrated the UK’s first commercially viable, transportable and standalone quantum accelerometer that could be used for navigational purposes
A new US research network called LaserNetUS has been established in order to provide scientists with increased access to the high-intensity laser facilities of nine institutions across the country
The Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled that construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) will be permitted to continue on Mauna Kea
NASA optical physicists are exploring the use of femtosecond lasers to join dissimilar materials in the manufacturing of spaceflight instruments.
A team of European scientists have used photonics technology to develop a set of digital, ceramic tiles capable of changing colour, changing pattern or playing videos
A three-year Horizon 2020 Quantum Flagship project, called Uniqorn, has launched that aims to provide enabling photonic technology to accommodate quantum communications
At the latest Photonics Leadership Group meeting, held at Photonex, engagement with the UK government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund was top of the agenda
A Scottish photonics consortium consisting of PowerPhotonic, Optoscribe, Optocap and Fraunhofer UK Research, has been awarded a grant of £900,000 by Innovate UK to develop novel optics for miniaturised RGB laser sources
Described in Optics Letters, the new laser will make it possible to correct calculations of celestial coordinates of the Moon in order to improve the accuracy of satellite navigation
Opportunities could soon be on the horizon for laser manufacturers thanks to a new type of cold storage technology under development by Microsoft Research and the University of Southampton
