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NUBURU Contracts with NASA to Trial Blue Laser-Based Power Beaming
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Aug. 9, 2023 — NUBURU will demonstrate the feasibility of using its blue laser technology for power beaming in space following an award from NASA through the agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding initiative. NUBURU said it will create a qualified solution that mitigates the high costs associated with transporting copper or aluminum wires that are critical to provide power to lunar or planetary bases in remote locations. During the initial phase of the project, according to
CSU and Marvel Fusion to Build $150M Facility
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 8, 2023 — Colorado State University (CSU) and Marvel Fusion have partnered to build a $150 million laser facility to enable research into inertial fusion energy and high energy density physics. The public-private partnership will see the facility constructed...
NIF Scientists Claim Repeat Fusion Breakthrough
LIVERMORE, Calif., Aug. 7, 2023 — Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the National Ignition Facility (NIF) have reportedly advanced last December’s laser fusion breakthrough result. For the second time, scientists obtained more energy from a fusion...
Q.ANT Partners with PlanQK to Advance Quantum Photonics
STUTTGART, Germany, Aug. 7, 2023 — Q.ANT, a startup stemming from high-tech German company TRUMPF, has collaborated with PlanQK as an associated partner. Q.ANT will contribute its knowledge in photonic quantum computing and will make its in-house developed and manufactured quantum...
Innoviz Technologies to Develop Lidar for BMW
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 4, 2023 — Innoviz Technologies and the BMW Group are expanding their existing collaboration by starting a B-sample development phase for Innoviz’s second-generation InnovizTwo lidar sensor. Samples will be fabricated following BMW requirements. The...
Red MicroLED Developer Secures Funding; Hesai Collaborates with NVIDIA: Week in Brief: 08/04/23
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug 4, 2023 — Lidar developer Hesai Technology collaborated with NVIDIA to integrate Hesai’s AT128 automotive-grade, ultrahigh-resolution long-range lidar into the NVIDIA DRIVE and NVIDIA Omniverse ecosystems. Hesai’s AT128 lidar comprises128...
SPIE Adds 89 Senior Members
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Aug. 4, 2023 — SPIE has added 89 new senior members from academia, industry, and government, from across 17 countries. The members work in a variety of disciplines, including nanophotonics, quantum optics, biomedical engineering, free space optical communications,...
ams OSRAM Details Business Restructure
PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, Aug. 2, 2023 — Along with unveiling its second-quarter earnings, ams OSRAM announced it will eliminate its passive optical components portfolio, among others, as part of a strategic realignment. The company plans to cut what it called its “noncore...
Stephen Streiffer Named Director of ORNL: People in the News: 08/02/23
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug 2, 2023 — Stephen Streiffer was named director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Streiffer serves as interim director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and will join ORNL in October. Streiffer joined SLAC last year as Stanford University’s...
Applications Open for the 2024 Prism Awards
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Aug. 1, 2023 — Applications are open for the 2024 SPIE Prism Awards, an event which will celebrate its 16th anniversary on Jan. 31, during a gala evening at SPIE Photonics West. The awards, held annually by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics,...
Blue Laser Fusion Raises $25M in Seed Funding
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 28, 2023 — U.S.-based Blue Laser Fusion (BLF) has raised $25 million in a seed funding round to expand R&D operations in California, as well as in Tokyo, where the company plans to develop its prototype commercial reactor. The company intends to complete...
Hamamatsu Refiles for NKT Photonics Acquisition; Photonis Adds El-Mul: Week in Brief: 07/28/23
HAMAMATSU, Japan, July 28, 2023 — Through its existing European subsidiary Photonics Management Europe srl, Hamamatsu Photonics submitted an application to the Danish Business Authority to acquire shares in NKT Photonics. The acquisition would result in NKT being made subsidiary to...
LightPath Acquires Visimid Technologies
ORLANDO, Fla., July 28, 2023 — LightPath Technologies, a manufacturer and integrator of optical and infrared technologies, has acquired Visimid Technologies, an engineering and design firm specializing in thermal imaging, night-vision, and Internet of Things applications. Terms...
Ubicept Raises $8M in Seed Round
BOSTON, July 28, 2023 — Computer vision technology company Ubicept secured $8 million in a seed investment round to expand its team, secure further intellectual property rights, and provide product to more customers across several industries. Ubicept’s technology...
Epolin Names R&D Director: People in the News: 07/26/23
NEWARK, N.J., July 26, 2023 — Epolin, a developer and manufacturer of near-infrared absorbing dyes and thermoplastic compounds, has named Konstantyn Ziabrev as research and development director. Ziabrev has more than 20 years of experience, most recently with Click Chemistry...
Army Taps Lockheed Martin for High-Energy Laser Prototype
BOTHELL, Wash., July 25, 2023 — Lockheed Martin-owned company Lockheed Martin Aculight Corp. has secured a $220.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop, integrate, manufacture, test, and deliver high-energy laser systems aimed at providing indirect fire protection...
Semiconductor Metrology Company Wooptix Closes $11M Series B
MADRID, July 25, 2023 — Semiconductor metrology company Wooptix has closed a €10 million ($11 million) Series B financing round. Wooptix is focused on commercializing semiconductor metrology equipment incorporating wavefront phase imaging with its Phemet system, which...
European Semiconductor Metrology Hub Launches: Week in Brief: 07/21/23
DRESDEN, Germany, July 21, 2023 — Applied Materials and the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (Fraunhofer IPMS) collaborated to create what will be Europe’s largest technology hub for semiconductor metrology and process analysis. The hub will be located at the...
Optalysys Raises $27M to Advance Data Protection Tech
LEEDS, England, July 20, 2023 — Photonic computing company Optalysys has raised £21 million ($27 million) in series A funding. The investment will allow the company to advance its Enable photonic computing technology to unlock a new form of secure processing known as fully...
At-Home Biosensing Platform Developer Gets $27M Investment
BURLINGTON, Mass., July 19, 2023 — SiPhox Health, an MIT spinout developing laboratory-grade home health testing using silicon photonics technology, has secured $27 million in financing — $10 million in seed financing and $17 million in a series A round. According to SiPhox,...
G&H Acquires GS Optics, Artemis Optical
ILMINSTER, England, July 19, 2023 — G&H has made its second acquisition in less than a month, acquiring Artemis Optical, a developer and manufacturer of thin-film coatings. The deal is worth up to £8.9 million ($11.5 million). The acquired company will operate under the name...
Coherent Adds Executive VP; QuiX Quantum Appoints CFO: People in the News: 07/19/23
ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, July 19, 2023 — Quantum photonic computing company QuiX Quantum named Kathy Willing CFO. Willing has over 25 years of international experience in a broad range of industries. She began her career in investment banking as an equity research analyst at Credit Suisse...
OFS Deals Telecom Fiber Manufacturing Space to Heraeus Comvance
HANAU, Germany, July 18, 2023 — Heraeus Comvance, a manufacturer of quartz glass for fiber optics in telecom and specialty applications, has acquired part of the OFS Fitel Denmark ApS plant in Brøndby, Denmark, near Copenhagen. The companies will continue to operate as...
Laser Fusion Company EX-Fusion Raises $12.8M in Seed Round
OSAKA, Japan, July 14, 2023 — Japanese laser fusion company EX-Fusion has closed an oversubscribed ¥1.8 billion ($12.8 million) seed round designed to further accelerate the commercial development of its laser fusion technology. EX-Fusion, which is working to promote the...
MICROOLED Raises $23M: Week in Brief: 07/14/23
GRENOBLE, France, July 14, 2023 — MICROOLED, a manufacturer of high-resolution, low power consumption OLED microdisplays, raised €21 million ($23.6 million) in a fundraising round. MICROOLED is targeting microdisplay applications in augmented and virtual reality and other...

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