With photonics technology, especially lasers, central to the digitising of manufacturing and industry 4.0 Photonics21 Working Group 2 have analysed EU funded projects in Laser Based Manufacturing from 2010 onward and compared to current market trends. Whilst the technical content of funded projects to industry trends is strong, the analysis shows key emerging applications have…
Among all the Brexit headlines, there is great deal about doing business in the UK we take for granted:- The UK has the lowest corporation tax rate at 20% of any of G20 countries, that’s half that of the USA and 50% of that in Germany. The UK is global centre of knowledge generation producing…
Away from the political chaos caused by the Brexit vote, it is worth reflecting that industry is much more comfortable with absorbing unforeseen change than our politicians or press appear to be. Everyday companies take in their stride changing customer demand, new product introductions, changes in personal, vagaries in delivery and host of other factors…
With Brexit what will the future look like for UK organisations participating in EU R&D projects. It will be at least 2 years, probably longer, before the details of Brexit are finalised. In the mean time UK organisations can still apply for EU funding as normal. For the longer term impact we can look to…
New analysis from the PLG of UK photonics exports relative to other UK manufacturing sectors shows:- UK Photonics exports 75-95% output relative to UK manufacturing average of only 34% UK Photonics exports more of its output than any other UK manufacturing sector UK Photonics exports are the 4th largest by value of any UK manufacturing…
This interactive map shows the distribution of over 1500 photonics organisations found throughout the UK. Developed with the support of the Knowledge Transfer Network and SPIE following the map enables you to explore the photonics companies in your area. If you would like to be added to the map please contact the PLG or photonics@ktn-uk.org…
Neatly illustrated in new app from Photoncis4All http://ow.ly/YKhzV
The EPSRC-funded ‘Ultra-parallel visible light communications (UP-VLC)’ programme grant – a partnership between the Universities of Strathclyde, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Oxford and Cambridge studying high-bandwidth Datacom via solid-state lighting – is holding an open day on 4th May 2016 at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. The event features talks from the project partners,…
Innovate is inviting SME’s to apply for £50-90k for up to a 12 month industrial research project as part of the North Wales Photonics Launchpad. Projects must be must be led by a micro, small or medium-sized company that is likely to be in the early stages of its development; businesses can work alone or in…
The South East Physics Network has an open call for industrial placement projects for Physics Students. The scheme provides placements to physics students to give them the opportunity to work for 8 weeks in industry or research in areas such as data analysis, mathematic modelling, product design and testing or science communication Who is the…
