Matthew Dale reports on the association’s yearly event, where the importance of diversity, photonics funding and investment were to the fore
Closer collaboration with application areas will be key to unlocking further photonics budget in Horizon Europe. Matthew Dale investigates
Some of Luminate's third cohort of startups. Credit: Luminate
Photonics start-ups from Luminate’s business accelerator presented at The Optical Society’s virtual conference. Greg Blackman asks Luminate MD Sujatha Ramanujan how these young firms are coping during the pandemic
As a key enabling technology, photonics is recognised as being strategically important for Europe's industrial future
According to a new report, European photonics PPP projects funded under Horizon 2020 have shown five-fold leverage on the money invested by the EU
Photonics21 has released a position statement saying the European photonics sector is ready to invest €100 billion in R&I if a photonics public-private partnership is launched for Horizon Europe funding
The silicon photonics company Rockley Photonics has received $52 million in funding from strategic partners
EPIC is advocating for a photonics contractual public private partnership to be selected under the future Horizon Europe programme
The Eureka Network in Photonics will fund international research and development projects with up to €2 million to produce industrial photonic technologies
Photonics must appear in the EU's Horizon Europe framework or risk losing its significance in economic policy, says Spectaris' Dr Wenko Süptitz
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As the economic upturn gains momentum in the mechanical and plant engineering sector, companies are increasingly faced with a shortage of skilled personnel.
The future of LEDS lies some way beyond the humble LED bulb. (Image: LariBat/shutterstock.com)
As nations turn to LED lighting to save energy and cut emissions, industry players are still chasing efficiencies and searching for the elusive, right light, reports Rebecca Pool
Carlos Lee, Epic’s director general, talks to Sami Musa, CEO of Chilas, a Dutch-based company specialising in ultra-narrow linewidth tuneable external cavity lasers
Photonics innovation relies on stronger communication between universities and the commercial sector. Jessica Rowbury reports from the Photonex conference in Glasgow
Electronics quality checks made using laser triangulation. (Image: Sick)
We ask four experts to give their advice for 3D imaging best practices
Sydney Institute for Astronomy researchers have developed a new type of wavefront sensor that leverages a ‘photonic lantern’ and deep learning. (Norris et al.)
Researchers have developed a wavefront sensor using a ‘photonic lantern’ that could optimise humanity’s viewing of the cosmos
At Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, engineers integrate the gamma ray and neutron spectrometer into the Psyche spacecraft. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
A gamma ray and neutron spectrometer was recently installed on the ‘Psyche’ spacecraft, which will launch next year to probe a distant asteroid and uncover clues about the origins of our solar system
