Advancing directed energy science through foundational research, this overview highlights integrated efforts in lasers, high‑power microwaves, and beam control—from materials and sources to optics and ...

Researchers at the University of Cologne have developed an optics-based method of sensing the mechanical forces at work within living cells as they develop or sicken. The breakthrough hinges on the ...

The market for photonics packaging - defined as the way that photonic devices are connected to each other and the outside world - is poised to triple in value to $14.4 billion over the next six years.

At Knight Optical, quality control is of utmost importance and taken extremely seriously. We understand that if a drawing has a tolerance, surface specification and material type then the information ...

A collaboration between Germany's LZH, the Institute of Information Processing (TNT) at Leibniz University Hannover and research network OFTEC aims to develop a 3D printing platform for underwater ...

The Mantis Space founding team, and gilet fans (l-r): chairman Hugh Wyman Howard III; CEO Eric Truitt; and COO Jeremy Scheerer. Photo: Mantis Space. Mantis Space, a startup company based in working on ...

UK researchers have successfully analyzed preservatives within some of Charles Darwin's historic specimen jars without opening the containers. A team from life-science equipment vendor Agilent ...

Atomically thin semiconductors such as tungsten disulfide (WS 2) are promising materials for future photonic technologies. Despite being only a single layer of atoms thick, they host tightly bound ...

Innoviz Technologies, the Tel Aviv company specializing in lidar technology for automotive, industrial, and security applications, has posted annual sales of $55.1 million for 2025, more than double ...

Exosens, the Bordeaux, France, company that sells a range of optical amplification and imaging products largely used in defense-related applications, has posted annual sales of €468 million - up 22 ...

Optics and photonics giant Zeiss has announced, alongside tesa, Saint-Gobain Sekurit and Hyundai Mobis, the formation of a QuadAlliance. This is defined as “a comprehensive supply chain solution ...

Researchers in Physics and Computer Science at the University of Strathclyde have pooled their knowledge of lasers and artificial intelligence (AI) to produce a technology that can significantly ...