The Photonics Leadership Group 2019 update shows the increasing value of light-based technology to UK economy
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 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
Ahead of the Innovation award that will be presented at Laser World of Photonics, Jessica Rowbury talks technology development with Dr Jonathan Blackburn of welding research and technology specialist, TWI
An ongoing collaborative project is looking to drive the adoption of large-scale metal additive manufacturing
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
Professor Matthieu Roussey of the European Optical Society details how Finland is addressing the challenge of sourcing skilled workers
The forest illuminated at night. Credit: Albert Porcar-Castell
Researchers have developed a remote sensing device that provides a more thorough way of monitoring photosynthesis in plants and trees
Designed for remote sensing, the spectrometer can capture 30,000 sampling points each containing more than 60 wavelengths
French research institute Leti has developed a new technique for fabricating microLED displays that overcomes existing limitations to commercialisation
Advances in optical metrology equipment are helping the semiconductor industry increase productivity and reduce downtime, finds Keely Portway
Andy Extance finds the pains and gains of laser light’s different behaviour in water for oceanographers using lidar
Carlos Lee, Epic’s director general, talks to Martina Mueller, CEO of 3D AG, a Swiss company specialising in micro and nanotechnology and holographic structures
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, discusses whether these two seemingly different career paths can successfully overlap
Matthew Dale reports on the association’s yearly event, where the importance of diversity, photonics funding and investment were to the fore
Géraldine Andrieux, at Blumorpho, shares her top tips on getting investors’ attention as a startup
Scientists have developed a lensless, infrared spectral-imaging system for medical diagnostics
A metaform is a new optical component that can combine with freeform optics to enable compact AR/VR headsets and eyewear. (Image: University of Rochester illustration/Michael Osadciw)
Researchers have combined freeform optics and a metasurface to deliver high-quality AR/VR glasses that are compact and easy to wear
