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SEG Solar Growth Continues with New US Plant
SEG Solar ("SEG"), a leading U.S. solar module manufacturer, today announced plans to develop its third U.S. manufacturing facility in Greater Houston, Texas. The new 4.6-gigawatt (GW) facility is expected to bring... -
Laser Components USA Relocates to Chandler, Arizona
The sales organization of LASER COMPONENTS USA has relocated to Chandler, Arizona. Located in the same modern facility where LASER COMPONENTS produces a large portfolio of detectors, this move strengthens collaboration between... -
VISION 2026 on track - strong international presence, high level of innovation and new formats
Preparations for VISION 2026 - the world’s leading trade fair for machine vision – are already in full swing, and the latest figures give cause for optimism: With around 400 exhibitors currently registered, the trade... -
Innovation Award for Laser Technology Goes to Riblet Process
The Innovation Award Laser Technology 2026 has been awarded to Dr. Tobias Dyck and the LEAF team from 4JET microtech. The 10,000 Euro prize was awarded to a laser-based process for creating so-called riblet structures, i.e.... -
Photon Design's Laser Design Course Is Now Part of Cardiff University's Physics Curriculum
Photon Design, a global leader in photonic simulation CAD software, has partnered with Cardiff University to deliver a two-day, laser design course, as part of its physics curriculum. Students begin the course with laser theory... -
Hamamatsu Photonics Europe and Coher Sense Collaborate to Simplify Laser Measurement
Hamamatsu Photonics Europe has announced a collaboration with Coher Sense to advance the next generation of laser measurement technology. Building on Coher Sense’s award-winning innovation in compact... -
BitFlow Frame Grabber Selected by NASA for Space Radiation Testing of InGaAs Infrared Camera
BitFlow, Inc., a division of Advantech, today announced that its Axion-CL Camera Link frame grabber was selected by engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center as the ground-based interface device in a system-level...
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Spotlight on RayVen: Supplier of SWIR Ultrafast Lasers
In this interview, Antonio Castelo, EPIC’s Technology Manager for Bio-Medical and Lasers, talks to Celia Millon, Founder and CEO of RayVen, a supplier of 2.1 µm SWIR ultrafast lasers for industrial applications. What’s the... -
Spotlight on Careglance: Customized Optical Sensors for Industrial Process Monitoring
In this interview, Antonio Castelo (AC), EPIC’s Technology Manager for Bio-Medical and Lasers, talks to Maria Chiara Ubaldi, CEO at CareGlance, an Italian company specialized in customized optical sensors for industrial process monitoring.... -
Spotlight on Cambridge Raman Imaging
In this interview, Antonio Castel, EPIC’s Technology Manager for Bio-Medical and Lasers, talks to Francesco Crisafi, Interim CEO and CTO at Cambridge Raman Imaging, an Italian company developing high-speed, label-free imaging systems for... -
Spotlight on Oxxius: French Manufacturer of Advanced Laser Systems
In this article, Jérémy Picot-Clémente, EPIC’s Photonics Technologies Program Manager, talks to Thierry Georges, President and Technical Director at Oxxius, a French designer and manufacturer of advanced laser systems.... -
Spotlight on Quside: Designer and Manufacturer of Quantum Random Number Generators
In this article, Ivan Nikitski, EPIC’s Technology Manager for Quantum and PICs, talks to Carlos Abellán, CEO at Quside, a Spanish designer and manufacturer of quantum random number generators and related quantum-based cybersecurity... -
Spotlight on Chilas: Dutch Manufacturer of Tuneable Narrow Linewidth Lasers
In this article, Ivan Nikitski, EPIC’s Technology Manager for Quantum and PICs, talks to Dimitri Geskus, CTO at Chilas, a Dutch manufacturer of widely tuneable, narrow linewidth lasers based on state-of-the-art PIC technology. What’s... -
Spotlight on Prophesee: Developer of Advanced Neuromorphic Vision Systems
In this article, Jérémy Picot-Clémente, EPIC’s Photonics Technologies Program Manager, talks to Luca Verre, Co-Founder and CEO at Prophesee, a French developer of advanced neuromorphic vision systems. What’s the...
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Innovation Award for Laser Technology Goes to Riblet Process
The Innovation Award Laser Technology 2026 has been awarded to Dr. Tobias Dyck and the LEAF team from 4JET microtech. The 10,000 Euro prize was awarded to a laser-based process for creating so-called riblet structures, i.e. microscopically fine... -
Stanford's Guosong Hong Inaugural Recipient of the SPIE Biophotonics Discovery's Impact of the Year Award
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, is celebrating the inaugural Biophotonics Discovery's Impact of the Year Award as well as its first recipient, Stanford University Associate Professor of materials science and... -
Edmund Optics Chairman and CEO Marisa Edmund Appointed to Optica's Board of Directors
Edmund Optics®, a leading global provider of optical and imaging technology solutions, is pleased to announce that its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Marisa (Mari) Edmund, has been appointed as a Director at Large for Optica... -
Basler AG CEO Dr. Dietmar Ley To Step Down
The Supervisory Board of Basler AG announces changes to the Management Board. The contract of CEO Dr. Dietmar Ley will expire at the end of 2025. After more than 25 years as CEO, Dietmar Ley has expressed his wish not to extend his mandate for... -
Dr. Matthias Hohenleutner Appointed as Vice President of Production at TOPTICA
TOPTICA Photonics SE is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Matthias Hohenleutner as Vice President of Production, effective October 1, 2025. This strategic leadership transition comes in response to TOPTICA’s continued growth and the... -
Active Silicon Appoints Brian O'Connell as General Manager
Active Silicon has appointed Brian O’Connell general manager. In this role, Brian will focus on expanding existing customer relationships and uncovering new opportunities for growth. Brian will work closely with Active Silicon Co-Founder and... -
Lehigh University researcher Cristian-Ioan Vasile earns NSF CAREER Award For Robotics Research
Lehigh University’s Cristian-Ioan Vasile has earned an NSF CAREER Award to make robots more predictable and reliable. His research will help improve how autonomous systems, from drones to delivery robots, learn, adapt, and work together in...
