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LASER World of Photonics Startup Challenge Awards
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LIA’s Baker Retires
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Light-Generated Bubbles Propel Microparticles, Create Optomechanical Force
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AMS Technologies Acquires Elforlight
MARTINSRIED, Germany, June 27, 2017 — Optical solutions provider AMS Technologies AG has acquired laser developer Elforlight Ltd. The acquisition aims to fortify AMS Technologies’ comprehensive design services and specialized turnkey solutions, Elforlight has 20 years of...
Basler Acquires Mycable
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Framos Named Top Ten Machine Vision Provider
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Light-Matter Interaction in Single Layer of Atoms
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Only One More Week to Participate! Industry Beacon Award Nominations Close Monday, July 3.
PITTSFIELD, Mass., June 26, 2017 — Now is the time to nominate your pick for an Industry Beacon award. Choose anyone you know — for example, a colleague, mentor, manager or student — whose contributions to the field of optics and photonics merit recognition. Download our...
Ultrathin Camera Creates Images Without Lenses
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