New highly accurate and sensitive wave sensor
Sesame-seed-sized sensor is cheap, energy efficient and detects movement of 4 millionths of a meter.
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Over $10M invested in quantum-communication testbed
Non-profit organization Numana launches multipurpose project for quantum-safe communications across three cities in Quebec, Canada.
Mesago launches career portal
Due to the high demand for skilled workers, the SPS CareerDrive job exchange was launched in the fall.
EMVA celebrated Machine Vision Forum in Wageningen as success
More than a hundred specialists met in mid-October at the European Machine Vision Forum in Wageningen, Netherlands.
Management change at Instrument Systems Korea
Jaeho Choi takes over management of the Korean subsidiary of light measurement technology manufacturer Instrument Systems.
Chip-based optical resonators with record low UV losses
Advance lays the groundwork for miniature devices for spectroscopy, communications and quantum computing.
3D printed plasmonic plastic enables large-scale optical sensor production
New type of composite material shows unique optical properties.
Ursula von der Leyen opens the Hannover Messe 2024
The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is scheduled to open the Hannover Messe 2024 with her speech.
PhotonicsViews issue 5/2023 is out!
Book ads for issue 6/2023, submit contributions for issue 1/2024, and pitch for issue 2/2024.
Improved VR display with high resolution
New approach significantly contributes to the progression of light field displays.
The new Evident e-book has been published
This time it's about the development of lithium-ion batteries and their impact on the renewable energy boom.
Creaform invests in service centers
Creaform has inaugurated several new local service centers and is already planning to open more by the end of the year.
United Robotics receives usage rights to laboratory robot Kevin
The United Robotics Group (URG) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Engineering and Automation IPA have signed a license agreement as part of their newly concluded technological partnership.
Ewit Roos leaves PhotonDelta
Consortium CEO becomes a general partner in the deep-tech venture capital firm PhotonVentures effective January 1, 2024.
University of Rochester awarded $18 million for new laser facility
The NSF has provided funding to design and prototype key technologies for EP-Opal.
Navigation in 3D space using 2D images
Artificial intelligence extracts 3D information from 2D images.
The 2023 winners of Applied Photonics Award
Fraunhofer IOF Young Scientists Award for Innovative Theses presented
Making a femtosecond laser out of glass
New method for manufacturing complex miniaturized free-space optical systems.
Performance and temperature stability for datacom VCSELs and photodiodes
Demonstration of 100G datacom VCSELs for high-speed optical data communication by Trumpf at ECOC.
Industry Awards at ECOC 2023
This year’s awards have been announced live at the ECOC Exhibition in the Product Focus theater.
A linear path to efficient quantum technologies
Bell-state measurements open up new perspectives for photonic quantum technologies.
Neura Robotics introduces new CGO
Dr. Bernd Heinrichs is the new Chief Growth Officer (CGO) at Neura Robotics
Rewarding Quantum Effects
Award presentation ceremony is highlight on first exhibition day, five winners announced in four categories.
Wenglor acquires AI Startup
Wenglor sensoric group Acquires Berlin-Based AI and Image Processing Start-Up Deevio
Hamamatsu Photonics celebrates its birthday
Hamamatsu Photonics is celebrating its 70th anniversary
AI model speeds up high-resolution computer vision
New system could improve image quality or help autonomous vehicles identify road hazards in real-time.
€ 300 M to drive next-generation optoelectronic semiconductor technologies
The German federal government and the Free State of Bavaria intend to provide IPCEI funding to AMS Osram.
Quantum device generates single photons and encodes information
A step toward using single photons in quantum communication and information processing.
New collaborative center of excellence for cutting-edge microscopy
Leica Microsystems has launched a joint venture with the University of Oxford, UK, in the fields of optical and super-resolution microscopy, artificial intelligence, correlative microscopy, and EM specimen preparation.
BitFlow to be acquired by Advantech
BitFlow announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Advantech in an all-cash transaction representing a 100 % equity stake in the company.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov are awarded “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”.
Robust computer vision systems for autonomous vehicles
Three teams have been selected to compete in “The Robust AI Grand Challenge”.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier are awarded “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”.
A simpler way to connect quantum computers
A new atomic device sends high-fidelity quantum information over fiber optic networks.
