LEADER GREG BLACKMAN
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The latest news from around the world, encompassing research, the latest applications, business developments, and EPIC news from director general Carlos Lee – plus a round-up from Photonics West
Feature: Additives
Tom Eddershaw describes how additive manufacturing is increasingly being used to build production-quality parts
Feature: MEMS
Jessica Rowbury reveals how MEMS technology is being integrated into equipment used to treat cancer
Feature: Cooling
Katia Moskvitch describes methods being used to reduce the temperature of powerful lasers
EOS
News of the EOS Annual Meeting 2014, and details of a new memorandum of understanding signed by the organisation
Product Focus: Safety
A round-up of the latest laser safety equipment – from goggles to complete systems
Products
The latest photonics products from around the world Suppliers’ Directory
Find the photonics suppliers you need Technology Focus
Greg Blackman speaks to Michel Meunier about his work on a laser 'multi-nanoscalpel'
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Miniature machines and nanotechnology are both featured in this issue. MEMS, or micro- electro-mechanical systems, is now a huge area of research – nanotechnology, likewise – which relies heavily on aspects of photonics and optical technologies, demonstrated by the inclusion of MEMS as one of the main conference themes at the recent Photonics West show. Jessica Rowbury on page 20 explores two such MEMS devices that take the relatively complex optics of confocal microscopy and shrink them to a device that can fit inside the tip of an endoscope for cancer diagnosis – the scanning mirror is less than a millimetre in size. On an even smaller scale, the article on page 38 looks at the potential for carrying out nanosurgery on individual cells, a topic also discussed in a keynote presentation at Photonics West. The show in San Francisco drew a record 21,360 attendees, with 1,256 companies exhibiting and more than 4,700 technical presentations. In fact, according to Stephen Anderson, SPIE’s industry and marketing strategist, 18 per cent of the world’s photonics business was exhibiting at the show – equating to $84 billion combined turnover for 2012. The news section beginning on page 4 has more news from the conference.
Additive manufacturing (page 16) and cooling technologies (page 26) are both also featured in this issue. Certain markets within photonics are doing better than others, but if Photonics West is anything to go by, there’s plenty of optimism surrounding the industry as a whole.
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