Astrolight CEO Laurynas Mačiulis explains how laser satellite communication could ease spectrum congestion, increase data capacity, and raise new engineering and policy questions for space ...
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Optical Support, Inc.
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has created unprecedented demand for data traffic. But the infrastructure needed to support it faces mounting challenges. AI data centers must deliver faster, ...
WASHINGTON — The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded BlackSky a contract worth up to $99 million to develop a large optical imaging payload intended for future space-based intelligence systems.
Optical trapping is a powerful tool for manipulating microscopic particles, but conventional approaches often suffer from limited trapping range and poor stability when particles disturb the optical ...
NASA is building optical communications technologies into its networks, using infrared laser links to offer missions higher data rates than comparable radio frequency systems. NASA’s Low-Cost Optical ...
Machine vision systems are becoming increasingly common across multiple industries. Manufacturers use them to streamline quality control, self-driving vehicles implement them to navigate, and robots ...
Optical Surfaces Ltd has developed a novel kinematic mounting arrangement for its pre-aligned beam collimator and beam expander sub-assemblies. Traditionally large diameter or longer focal length ...