Since first opening in 2006, LASER World of Photonics China has established itself as the leading lasers and optics tradeshow in China.

“Oh no,” I can just hear you all groaning! “Not another dense little book from an incredibly handicapped guy who can barely flick an eyelid to produce trenchant comments on a computer display so he can communicate with the rest of the world.” I’ll give you one guess as to who is the likely villain.

t took me several years to build a profitable business selling imported lighting products on eBay and Amazon. The business is getting more competitive and these sites are imposing increasingly tighter control over me. I am seriously considering moving on to start a new business. Any suggestions?

Fitchburg, MA--High Efficiency Hyperspec SWIR sensors from Headwall Photonics were selected for airborne applications by the U.S. Navy.

San Jose, CA--NeoPhotonics Corporation received a $39.8 million dollar investment from RUSNANO and plans to use a portion of the proceeds to establish design and production capabilities in Russia by mid 2014.

The 2012 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards program is designed to honor the most timely, groundbreaking products in the field of photonics and laser science. The awards are sponsored by Laser Focus World and the Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO).

Lisbon, Portugal--During its 10th annual meeting held April 19-21, the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) endorsed a change that makes it an independent entity, no long part of the German Engineering Federation or VDMA (Frankfurt, Germany).