Innovating for half a century
11 July 2017
Jessica Rowbury speaks to Marie Semeria, CEO of Leti, about how the organisation has supported technology innovation throughout its 50-year history
July 2017
Photonics in orbit
11 July 2017
Matthew Dale takes a look at some of the space technologies presented at Laser World of Photonics, including lidar for global methane analysis and laser communication technology
Lighting up the Forest Floor: Using aerial lidar to probe rainforests
1 July 2017
Aerial lidar is providing researchers with detailed information about rainforests, which is helping in global efforts to conserve them. Jessica Rowbury reports
3D printing, in the flesh: Fabricating tissues to advance medicine
1 July 2017
Although not yet as established as other additive manufacturing applications, printing human tissue is poised to significantly advance the field of medicine. Rachel Berkowitz reports
Channelling light: New fibre designs for increased fibre laser efficiency
1 July 2017
Matthew Dale finds that new fibre designs are being developed to enable more efficient and higher-power fibre laser systems
Computing at the speed of light
30 June 2017
Scott Jordan, head of photonics at Physik Instrumente, describes how advances in precise nanoscale alignment are cutting time and costs associated with the silicon photonics manufacturing process
Push for industrial quantum tech at Laser World of Photonics
30 June 2017
Greg Blackman reports from Laser World of Photonics in Munich in June where quantum technology was a big talking point
