Getting LEDs into homes requires education, say lighting experts
27 February 2018
Jessica Rowbury reports from a Photonics West lighting panel session, where consumer adoption was discussed
Photonics West 2018
A service for laser space communication
26 February 2018
At Photonics West, Jessica Rowbury spoke to Bridgesat, a company developing the ground infrastructure for satellite communication
Justifying the hype in quantum technologies
16 February 2018
Greg Blackman reports from a quantum technologies panel discussion at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco
Brain research boosted by microscopy breakthroughs, Photonics West hears
8 February 2018
A microscope technique able to image every neuron in a fruit fly brain, and some of the remarkable healing properties of light for treating neurological conditions, were two topics discussed during a neurophotonics plenary session at Photonics West. Greg Blackman reports
Lidar and white light source among Prism Award winners
7 February 2018
A lidar sensor for self-driving vehicles, a sensor detecting nano-vibrations of the body, and a high-luminance white light source were among the winners of the 2018 Prism Awards
Imec launches SWIR hyperspectral camera at Photonics West
7 February 2018
Imec, the Belgian research hub, has shown its first shortwave infrared hyperspectral imaging camera at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco
Graphene-CMOS integration on show at Photonics West
6 February 2018
Greg Blackman reports from SPIE Photonics West, where the first image sensors based on graphene-CMOS integration were on display
