Tom Hausken acted as co-head judge for the Laser World of Photonics Innovation Award
Tom Hausken spoke with Electro Optics about innovation, product development, the skills shortage, supply chain issues and more.
Nanoscribe won the 2019 Innovation Award (credit: Messe Munchen GmbH)
15 finalists have been selected by a panel of expert judges for the award, which will be presented at Laser World of Photonics later this month
Nanoscribe won the 2019 Innovation Award
Applicants have until the 28 February to submit an entry
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Better support is needed for the development of photonics at the component level, which is not thriving under current short-term challenge-led funding programmes, finds Jessica Rowbury
PhotonHub Europe plans to establish a single photonics innovation hub which integrates all of the best-in-class technologies
PhotonHub Europe aims to help European SMEs become more competitive, digitally, through faster and smarter deployment of photonics-based technologies
Established industry leaders and disruptive startups have been announced as finalists of the SPIE Prism Awards
The award recognises technology that could advance areas such as manufacturing, imaging and biophotonics
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
Some people all lined up
Applicants have until 29 March to apply for awards, which are to recognise the innovative technologies of startups and exhibitors
Construction has begun on a new £8 million electronics and photonics research centre in Torbay, in the South West of England
Per Karlsson, CEO of NorthLab Photonics, discusses his career path, the key to effective management, and his advice for future entrepreneurs
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Superluminescent LED drivers can help us understand ocean turbulence, here’s how
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A look at the market for lidar and some of the systems, products and solutions available
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A look at the market for hyperspectral imaging and some of the products and solutions available
Freeform optics come into their own in applications such as illumination – for example, modern LED headlight designs (credit: i viewfinder/Shutterstock.com)
How optical designers can realise the benefits of using freeform optical elements from the R&D stage when designing for illumination applications
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A look at the current market for Neurophotonics and some of the products and solutions available
How solid-state light engines can meet the exact needs of many biotech and industrial applications
The space sector offers numerous oppurtunities for photonics technologies in the development and offering of satellite-based services. (Image: Shutterstock/Dima Zel)
The ongoing commercialisation of the space sector is creating numerous opportunities for photonics technologies, Matthew Dale learns
Preliminary testing of the quantum gravity gradiometer designed by Michael Holynski and colleagues at the University of Birmingham, which has now been shown to locate an underground tunnel with a positional accuracy of 20cm. Credit: Crown Copyright
Susan Curtis explores the new breed of quantum gravimeters finding their way onto the slopes of Mount Etna and into tunnels deep under Birmingham
Ams Osram’s multi-junction VCSELs are helping to improve automotive lidar. Credit: Ams Osram
Multi-junction vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers are likely to displace LEDs and edge-emitting lasers in sensing, finds Andy Extance
At this year’s EPIC AGM Matthew Dale learned that advocacy efforts need to be targeted to ensure an ideal future for the European photonics industry
At this year’s EPIC AGM Matthew Dale learned that increasing advocacy efforts is a must to ensure an ideal future for European photonics
