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DOE Funds Projects that Improve Energy Productivity in Manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced approximately $123.6 million in funding, as well as $44.7 million of cost share, for 46 projects in 23 states... -
SPIE Announces its 2021 Society Awards
The Awards Committee of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, today announced the recipients of its prestigious annual awards. Honoring transformative advancements in multiple areas —... -
JAI Opens Office in Singapore
JAI, a global manufacturer of industrial line scan and area scan cameras has announced the opening of a new office and production facility in Singapore to further strengthen its global sales, support and manufacturing... -
Syntiant Receives CES 2021 Innovation Award for Its NDP120 Processor
Syntiant Corp., a deep learning chip technology company advancing AI pervasiveness in edge devices, today announced that it has been named a CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree for its Syntiant NDP120 Neural Decision Processor... -
Lidar Revenue Expected to Reach US$2.9 Billion in 2025
The lidar market encompasses such applications as ADAS, autonomous vehicles, industries, deliveries, and smart cities; while these applications are estimated to have driven the lidar market to reach US$682 million in revenue in... -
InfraTec Opens Second Branch Office in the USA
In 2007 the first transatlantic branch of InfraTec was opened in Dallas, Texas. It was the second international branch after Great Britain. Thus the foundation of the American subsidiary InfraTec infrared LLC continued the way... -
Teledyne to Acquire FLIR for Approximately $8 Billion
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and FLIR Systems, Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Teledyne will acquire FLIR in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $8.0...
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8Photonics: Changing the way laser systems are designed and assembled
8photonics offers an innovation platform consisting of mechanical and electronic components mounted on a modular frame. The company is a spin-off of the University of Bern in Switzerland, and since the co-founders have worked for many years in... -
The Top Ten Most Read Novus Light Articles of 2020
2020 was a year of monumental challenges throughout the world. And just how did those challenges affect the photonics industry? When we look at our top ten most-read articles as an indication of the latest trends in the industry, we find that the... -
AIXaTECH: Disruptive low-temp epitaxy systems
AIXaTECH GmbH develops and manufactures epitaxy systems for wide bandgap semiconductor materials. The company,which is located in Baesweiler, Germany, provides technology for the light emitting diode (LED), display (microLED), high power... -
IMT: Custom micro- and nano-patterned components
In this article, Jose Pozo, EPIC’s CTO talks to Peter Kirkegaard, CEO of IMT, a Swiss-based leader in the fabrication of precision micro- and nanopatterned glass components for the photonics, medical technology, life sciences &... -
Mountain Photonics: Lasers, light sources, optical measurement and more
In this article, Jose Pozo, EPIC’s CTO, talks to Michael Rotschädl, General Manager at Mountain Photonics, a leading distributor and manufacturer of lasers, light sources, optical measurement systems and a range of photonics products.... -
IDIL Fibres Optiques: Specialty fiber optics and laser technologies
In this article, Jose Pozo, EPIC’s CTO talks to Patrice Le Boudec, CEO of IDIL Fibres Optiques, a leading French company in speciality fiber optics and laser technologies. After graduating with a BSc in Fundamental Physic from Haute Bretagne... -
Voyage81: Software solutions for material sensing
Voyage81 is a company that developed a revolutionary software technology to radically improve the ability of standard sensors to provide high spectral resolution and improved performance in low light conditions. Jose Pozo, EPIC’s CTO, spoke...
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Yuka Esashi Named 2021 Recipient of Nick Cobb Memorial Scholarship
Yuka Esashi has been announced as the 2021 recipient of the $10,000 Nick Cobb Memorial Scholarship by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and Mentor Graphics, a Siemens Business, for her potential contributions to the... -
Basler AG Announces Change in the Management Board
Basler AG has appointed Alexander Temme (50) to the Management Board as Chief Commercial Officer effective from January 01, 2021. After 15 years, the former CCO John Jennings asked the Supervisory Board not to renew his contract, which expired at... -
2021 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship Awarded to Nitesh Katta
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced Nitesh Katta, who received his PhD in 2019 from the University of Texas at Austin, as the winner of the 2021 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship in... -
David Birch Awarded 2020 Dennis Gabor Award by Institute of Physics
HORIBA Scientific, global leader in measurement and analysis solutions for research and industry, and world leader in fluorescence solutions, announced that David Birch, PhD., was awarded the 2020 Dennis Gabor Award by the Institute of Physics... -
PPMA Group of Associations Welcomes New Chairman
The PPMA Group of Associations is pleased to announce the appointment of David Barber as its new Chairman from 3 December. Barber, who was elected to the PPMA board of directors in 2017 – and is the Head of R&D for multinational... -
Vector Photonics Appoints Dr. Calum Hill as Development Engineer
Semiconductor laser start-up, Vector Photonics, has appointed Dr. Calum Hill as Development Engineer, based at its Glasgow office. Calum brings advanced, laser system design and development expertise to the company, with a proven track-record of... -
Plus One Robotics Appoints Crystal Parrott as VP of Engineering
Plus One Robotics, the leader in vision-guided robotics for logistics, announces that Crystal Parrott joins the company as Vice President of Engineering. Crystal brings a deep...
