The Goode Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory has captured stunning views of the sun using its new coronal adaptive optics system called Cona. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Schmidt ...

Lumentum and Coherent make advanced optics technologies critical to AI networks. Right now, there's a shortage of the laser components that these companies make. Despite these stocks' strong gains ...

Moving photonic ICs into the same package as silicon helps improve performance, but lasers remain outside. A new monolithic laser array allows hundreds of colors, each individually software-tunable ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Jan 6, 2026 at 8:51 ...

FROSTI is a new adaptive optics system that precisely corrects distortions in LIGO’s mirrors caused by extreme laser power. By using custom thermal patterns, it preserves mirror shape without ...

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As frustrating as having an atmosphere can be for physicists, it’s just as bad for astronomers, who have to deal with clouds, atmospheric absorption of certain wavelengths, and other irritations. One ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Gravitational-wave detection technology is poised to make a big leap forward thanks to an instrumentation advance led by physicist Jonathan Richardson of the University of ...

In the world of high-tech manufacturing, precision is everything. Yet, for decades, a fundamental limitation has held laser systems back: a limited depth of focus (DoF). This constraint makes working ...

Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled its Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW) that pumps out up to 150 kW of power yet can take out 200 medium-sized drones running on ...

TAINAN, Taiwan, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor ...