Xcimer Energy, the Denver startup working to develop fusion energy based around a high-energy krypton fluoride (KrF) laser, says it is in line for an additional $30.5 million in US government support ...

Opening of the Ghana Photonics and Optics Laboratory. SPIE funded the lab, which opened during the NYANSAPƆ Photonics School for Health and Safety. Photo credit: Michael Kwame Dakwa, Team1000words.com ...

Xanadu Quantum Technologies, the Canadian developer of photonics-based quantum computers, has signed a multi-year agreement with chipmaker GlobalFoundries (GF) aimed at scaling production of key ...

German Machine Vision global turnover 2026-2026. Source: VDMA. Europe’s machine vision industry is expected to grow by 3% in 2026. Positive demand forecasts for 2027 and fresh momentum from the VISION ...

This week’s Microelectronics UK exhibition, held in London’s Excel Centre, saw thousands of attendees enjoying a varied ...

Cap A fiber-based laser module designed for wind lidar systems. Photo: LZH. Laser Center Hannover (LZH) together with the company Thies Clima, which is based in Göttingen, German ...

That work led to a near-infrared spectroscopy optical imaging technique that performed spatiotemporal mapping of tissues by ...

CEO Joe Forkey excited about future prospects in optical satellite communications despite pause in demand from key customer.

ECOC 2026, the European Conference on Optical Communications, has been taking place this week in Málaga, Spain. Researchers from both industry and academia and professionals came together to discuss ...

Ayar Labs, the venture-backed developer of co-packaged optics (CPO) to assist the scale-up AI data center computation capabilities, says it has raised another $150 million as it looks to ramp ...

At EuroBLECH 2026, Trumpf is introducing the new TruLaser Weld 3000, which can be programmed faster with AI. Source: Trumpf. “The TruLaser Weld 3000 provides advantages, particularly for companies ...

Xanadu, the Nasdaq-listed developer of photonic quantum computers, is to receive CAD$195 million from the Canadian government that will underpin a new fabrication facility to make the key components ...