Japanese industrial giant expecting to profit from sales of systems to the Mediterranean, Australia and other sunny parts of the world.

US Navy to equip eight Virginia-class submarines with photonics masts made by Kollmorgen, in a supply contract potentially worth $123 million.

Advances in photodetector technology enable a fast enough exchange of cryptography key for ultra-secure video conferencing.

Optical method could be used to diagnose early-stage lung cancers with US company's novel approach to coherence tomography.

New Jersey company Special Optics completes design of high-precision telescope that will help monitor changes in polar ice coverage.

With active developers on both sides of the Atlantic, the use of ultrafast pulses for cataract surgery has become a hot topic in ophthalmology.

Based on the UK company's quantum cascade laser technology, the spectroscopic scanner system detects explosive chemicals.

Replacing flashlamp-pumped systems with high-power diodes will both save energy and provide better welds in solar thermal collectors used to heat water.

Boeing subsidiary responds to growing competition and demand for commercial concentrated solar with updated triple-junction devices.

Start-up company developing all-glass lenses for concentrated photovoltaics is building a 100kW installation in Sicily.

Consortium launches business roundtable initiative to bring innovative SMEs and large defense integrators closer together.

A revolution in user interaction with TVs, games consoles and computers is under way, as developers such as in3Depth Systems bring gesture control to the masses.