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Defense & Security

SPIE presentations cover the latest research and promising breakthroughs in astronomy

Plenary sessions from SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2018.

Technical Articles

Growing US - China trade war impacts optics and photonics technologies

The US Trade Representative has announced a process for US companies to request permission to continue importing targeted items on a duty-free basis.

(Updated)

7 September 2018

HiCIBaS - Up, up, and away

A balloon-borne mission demonstrates the functionality of high-contrast imaging equipment in the stratosphere

16 August 2018

Deep Thought: Mapping the World, One Automated Step at a Time

Christian Heipke of Leibniz University Hannover discusses deep learning for remote sensing.

15 August 2018

Future Vision: A Sneak-peek Into Machine Learning

Jürgen Beyerer of Fraunhofer discusses machine vision and machine learning.

14 August 2018

Making Her SMART Marks

Photonics for a Better World

8 August 2018

Flagship program kick-starts quantum industry in Europe

European industry is an active participant in the quantum technology race.

1 July 2018

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Business News

Exoplanet-hunting TESS returns first images
'First light' for satellite telescope launched earlier this year as multi-camera payload captures view of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
18 September 2018

Bipartisan bill 'saves' Rochester laser lab
Laboratory for Laser Energetics previously threatened by budget cuts now set for record $80 million funding.
17 September 2018

NASA launches 'ICESat-2' laser altimeter
Mission to monitor changing ice levels on Earth suffered significant delay and budget overrun.
17 September 2018

Boeing on board as BridgeSat raises $10M
Company is developing a network of ground stations to connect satellites and high-flying UAVs with high-speed laser links.
12 September 2018

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