Korea’s POSTECH develops stretchable color-tunable photonic devices Liquid crystal elastomers promise apps in displays, sensing, smart devices, and wearables.
https://optics.org/news/15/6/12

ESA reports first laser metal 3D printing in space “One small s-curve deposited in steel on the ISS, one giant leap for in-orbit manufacturing.”
https://optics.org/news/15/6/11

The Symphony of Power, Precision, and Speed in Action: Luxinar’s LXR® Ultrashort Pulse Laser Platform Luxinar, a global leader in laser technology, has unveiled the LXR® ultrashort pulse (USP) laser platform, a transformative leap forward in industrial laser processing.
https://www.azooptics.com/News.aspx?newsID=28787

Ultra-Sensitive Single-Molecule Detection http://www.optica-opn.org/home..../newsroom/2024/june/

Fraunhofer ISE produces TOPCon solar cell with 24% efficiency ...and JinkoSolar’s tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell achieves 33.2%.
https://optics.org/news/15/6/8