Military & Defense News

  1. Tracking Greenland's Vanishing Ice Sheet By Satellite 4/24/2025

    ESA’s CryoSat-2 and NASA’s ICESat-2 satellites track Greenland’s melting ice with precise radar and laser data, revealing rapid ice loss and aiding climate change research.

  2. Neuromorphic Computing Breakthrough Could Be A Game-Changer 4/23/2025

    Neuromorphic computing uses principles from neuroscience to create devices that mimic neural systems, achieving efficient brain-like processing. It combines photonics and neuromorphic architectures for high efficiency and connectivity.

  3. Robot Soldiers, Neural Networks: How Machine Vision Is Changing Warfare 4/22/2025

    Modern warfare is constantly changing with numerous technologies, including machine vision, both driving and being used to keep up with it.

  4. How To Make The Most Of Automate And The CLEO Conference 4/9/2025

    It’s almost show time with both Automate 2025 and the CLEO Conference just around the corner. Let’s take a look at two of the photonics industry’s most-anticipated shows.

  5. From Starlink To VisorSat: Cutting Satellite Brightness To Preserve Our Night Skies 4/3/2025

    The use of anti-reflective coatings on satellites can significantly reduce light pollution, aiding astronomy while balancing space innovation.

  6. Emerging Horizons In Space Sensing 3/31/2025

    Innovations in space sensing – from quantum sensors and AI analytics to microsatellites and IoT networks – are revolutionizing Earth observation, climate monitoring, and national security.

  7. Laser Welding Unveiled: Advantages, Applications, And Industry Insights 3/25/2025

    Laser precision allows for better quality welds, faster throughput, reduced post-processing costs, and access to new domains of application. So, bring on, right? Well ...

  8. You Say You Want A (Micro-Optics) Revolution 3/21/2025

    Micro-optics is revolutionizing optical systems by enabling miniaturization, enhanced functionality, and improved performance in consumer electronics, automotive, biomedical technologies, and more.

  9. SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2025: Advancing National Security And Cross-Sector Innovation 3/17/2025

    Join others who are solving challenges in detector and sensor systems, infrared, laser systems, spectral imaging, radar, LiDAR, autonomous systems, and other advances across the security and defense industry.

  10. Photonics' Role In Changing The Way We See Our Universe 3/13/2025

    From high-sensitivity detectors and adaptive optics to integrated spectrographs and space-qualified devices – photonic technologies are transforming our view of the Milky Way and beyond.