Speaking at Defense, Security and Sensing 2011 in Florida, Regina Dugan urges development of better ways to handle a growing mass of data.

Electronics giant Sharp and solar LED lighting specialist Carmanah Technologies are among the founding members of a new industry group.

Polished and coated hexagonal primary mirror segment for the giant space telescope will eventually be used as a flight spare by NASA.

Concentrated photovoltaic firm gets another vote of confidence in southern California with deal for three more sites.

But the Department of Energy will have to make significant cuts to its energy efficiency and renewable energy program.

US-headquartered company says that interruptions to chip and module manufacturing in Japan will drag down Q4 revenues.

Sony has partially re-opened its semiconductor laser fab, while other photonics companies impacted by the disaster are battling power cuts.

European politicians and bureaucrats should be made increasingly aware of “green” manufacturing techniques, as well as PV and LED applications.

The country's largest center for industrial optics and photonics technology development receives a major boost from the Canadian government.

$20M investment in cutting-edge tools that beat the diffraction limit has added a new dimension to acute disease research.

Optical device production at some of Japan's major manufacturing locations is suspended following the huge earthquake and tsunami.

Finger navigation, cosmetic lasers and atomic clocks can help Oclaro to build a more balanced business, says corporate strategy boss Yves LeMaitre.