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Apple Supplier Rockley Unveils Wearable Health-Monitoring Tech
OXFORD, England, July 14, 2021 — Silicon photonics technology company Rockley Photonics has unveiled a health monitoring solution that it is calling a “clinic-on-the-wrist” digital health sensor system. Through the technology, which uses a miniaturized chip that provides continuous, noninvasive monitoring of core biomarkers, Rockley expects to be able to overcome the key challenges associated with mobile wellness monitoring. Many wearable consumer electronic devices use green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to
Center to Speed Study, Development of Perovskite Solar Tech
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 13, 2021 — Sandia National Laboratories will lead a center to improve the understanding of perovskite-based photovoltaic technology and determine the best tests to evaluate the lifetime of the new solar panels. The effort is funded by the Department of Energy...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 07/09/21
Jul 9, 2021 — FREIBURG IM BREISGAU, Germany — Fraunhofer Energy Research opened a showroom called ENIQ: Energy Intelligence by Fraunhofer, on the EUREF-Campus in Berlin. The facility functions as an interactive educational platform. It has two rooms for...
Renishaw No Longer Engaged in Sale Process
WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, England, July 7, 2021 — In a message to investors, metrology equipment company Renishaw stated it is no longer seeking a sale. The company announced earlier in the year that founders David McMurtry and John Deer would be selling their majority in the company. After...
People in the News: 07/07/21
Jul 7, 2021 — MUNICH — Benno Oderkerk was appointed as a member of the supervisory board of AMS Technologies, a distributor of high-tech components and systems that includes those used in optoelectronics and thermal management. Oderkerk founded the Dutch...
Industrial Laser System Delivers 250 J
HAMAMATSU, Japan, July 6, 2021 — Hamamatsu Photonics has developed an industrial pulsed laser system that produces a pulse energy of 250 J, the highest energy to date among LD-pumped lasers, the company said. The laser system boosts the energy storage capability of the laser medium...
3D Laser Beams Change Shape to Match Application
EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 2, 2021 — Researchers at the National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University secured funding to develop 3D laser beams that can be shaped to match industry needs and tailored to the task at hand. The funding — from the Engineering and Physical Sciences...
MKS Instruments to Acquire Process Chemical Technology Company
ANDOVER, Mass., July 1, 2021 — MKS Instruments has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atotech Ltd., a process chemicals technology company and a provider of advanced electroplating solutions. MKS will acquire the company for $16.20 in cash and 0.0552 shares of MKS...
CEA-Leti Names CEO
GRENOBLE, France, July 1, 2021 — The technology research institute CEA-Leti named Sebastien Dauvé CEO, effective July 1. Dauvé succeeds Emmanuel Sabonnadière, who had served as CEO since November 2017. Dauvé joined CEA-Leti in 2003. In 2016 he became...
CELLINK Will Acquire Hybrid Microscopy Developer Discover Echo
BOSTON, July 1, 2021 — Bioconvergence company CELLINK has entered an agreement to acquire Discover Echo Inc., a San Diego-based microscopy and imaging company. The acquisition is CELLINK’s third since mid-May, when it announced on consecutive days that it had...
Advanced Manufacturing Education Offered Online
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 30, 2021 — The Department of Defense (DOD) and MIT launched an online Open edX platform for advanced manufacturing and technologies education. The website-hosted platform currently features two on-demand photonics courses — one on PIC sensors and one on...
People in the News: 06/30/21
Jun 30, 2021 — DUBLIN, Calif. — Active lidar system provider AEye appointed Hod Finkelstein chief R&D officer. Finkelstein previously served as CTO of Sense Photonics, where he led the company’s development of lidar technology. He began his career...
Excelitas to Acquire CMOS Camera Developer PCO AG
Jun 28, 2021 — Photonics technology company Excelitas Technologies Corp. will acquire PCO AG — a designer, developer, and manufacturer of scientific CMOS cameras for biomedical and high-speed industrial imaging applications. PCO is a privately held company...
Schunk Group Acquires Majority Stake in Pulsar Photonics
LAUFFEN AM NECKAR, Germany, June 25, 2021 — The Schunk Group, a technology company that supplies products made of high-tech materials, as well as machines and systems, will acquire a majority stake in Pulsar Photonics. Based in Herzogenrath near Aachen, Pulsar Photonics is focused on laser...
Wales Establishes Photonics Network and Leadership Council
CARDIFF, Wales, June 25, 2021 — Wales launched a dedicated photonics network and leadership council, Photonics Connected, as part of the Wales Tech Week event, which took place June 21-25. The launch of Photonics Connected brings together senior figures in the Welsh photonics...
Department of Defense Selects AmeriCOM as Partner in Optics Consortium
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 23, 2021 — The American Center for Optics Manufacturing (AmeriCOM) has been selected for a five-year, $34 million grant from the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Office of Industrial Policy program to launch a nationwide public-private Defense Precision...
People in the News: 06/23/21
Jun 23, 2021 — BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany — Jörn Stenger of Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany’s national metrology institute, has begun his term as chairperson of EURAMET, the European Association of National Metrology Institutes....
AI Agreement Will Spur Advances in Robotics, Sensing, and Beyond
ADELPHI, Md., June 17, 2021 — A five-year agreement between the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD); the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC, as a partner); and the U.S. Army Research Lab (ARL) will help scientists and engineers from multiple disciplines...
EXFO Rejects Acquisition Offer from Test and Measurement Rival VIAVI
QUEBEC CITY, June 16, 2021 — Test, measurement, and assurance technology company VIAVI Solutions Inc. has proposed the acquisition of EXFO Inc., a test and service assurance solutions developer for wireline and wireless network operators and equipment manufacturers. Both...
People in the News: 06/16/21
Jun 16, 2021 — GLASGOW, Scotland — Vector Photonics appointed Jon Orchard principal device engineer. Orchard will be focused on the company’s PCSEL technology, which it seeks to deploy in next-generation datacom, additive manufacturing, and 3D-printing...
David Hagan Named Dean of UCF’s College of Optics and Photonics
ORLANDO, Fla., June 14, 2021 — David Hagan will serve as dean of the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Hagan joined UCF in 1987 and is a founding faculty member of CREOL (Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers). Hagan has...
NASA Partners with Harvard on Metasurface Polarimetry
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 11, 2021 — NASA earth scientist Kerry Meyer and researchers at Harvard University are developing metasurface technology capable of analyzing light along four polarization directions. With one flat optical component, intensity, linear polarization (horizontal...
Industry-Issued Whitepaper Outlines Blueprints for 5G Optical Component Architectures
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 10, 2021 — Lumentum Holdings, II-VI, Sumitomo Electric, Nokia, and Ericsson have jointly released a technical paper on mobile optical pluggables (MOPA), describing a common understanding regarding industry requirements for 5G-related optical solutions. The...
Honeywell Quantum Solutions, Cambridge Quantum Computing to Merge
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 9, 2021 — Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Computing will merge, creating a powerhouse integrated quantum computing and technology company that will offer a full suite of fully integrated quantum hardware and software solutions. In separate...
European Photonics Outstrips Global GDP Growth
BRUSSELS, June 9, 2021 — According to recent figures published by deep technology research group Tematys, the European photonics industry is growing at a rate close double that of the global GDP. The industry, a new report says, is outperforming the European Union (EU) GDP...

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