Photonics pioneer built the precursor to the laser with Charles Townes.

Visualant, 2013 winners in the ‘green photonics’ category, also attract venture funding of $5M.

Photonics society wants Congress to ensure that US government employees can travel to scientific conferences.

Johannes Hahn saw the Romanian building site set to become home to the world’s most powerful laser.

"Fewer clouds" explanation for increasing solar exposure.

The Photonics21 Young Ambassador for Photonics Education meets future innovators in Munich.

Martin Schadt scoops lifetime award and Pål Nyrén’s chemiluminescent method for faster DNA sequencing wins in SME category.

Research using a photonics-based sensor system reveals evolution of high-frequency acoustic communication by insects.

‘Collaborative alliance’ also wants photonics explicitly included in President Obama’s new manufacturing institutes.

Organizer Messe München says that an increase in visitors from China, Russia and Korea kept exhibitors busy.

Coherent Scotland general manager Chris Dorman and consultant John Lincoln now head up Photonics Leadership Group.

“Powerful options are before us,” Arati Prabhakar tells the SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Symposium.