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An innovative approach to making silicon solar cells more cost-effective and robust has now entered mass production. Nature Photonics took a trip to Kyoto, Japan, to find out more.
The International Space Station will soon be using fibre-optic communication technology for the first time, and products from US start-up company Space Photonics are helping to make this possible. Nadya Anscombe spoke to the company's CEO, Chuck Chalfant, to find out more.
The idea behind quantum-dot lasers has been around for a long time, but only recently has the field made headway in developing robust commercial products. Nadya Anscombe spoke to German firm Innolume to find out why they believe the technology will take off.
For over 50 years, Teruo Hiruma, the president of the Japanese firm Hamamatsu Photonics, has been striving to make photonics a practical technology that can benefit society and industry. Oliver Graydon spoke to him about the challenges the firm faced in its early days and his opinions on the future.
