The 11th Workshop on Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Lasers brought together scientists, engineers and industry experts in Toruń, Poland, from 18–22 October 2026. Organised by the Candela Foundation and held at Hotel Bulwar, the international biennial workshop offered a forum for exchanging research findings and building connections across the

The PIONEAR consortium has released the third edition of its project newsletter, sharing the latest progress towards the development of a novel photonic microphone with better-than-human-ear sound quality. This issue highlights recent achievements from across the consortium. Lumiary reports on its new collaboration with Myfab and the Ångström Laboratory in

At PIONEAR’s 7th General Assembly in Uppsala, Sweden, project partner Lumiary shared a major development for the project’s next phase. Starting in September 2025, Lumiary is partnering with Myfab and establishing a presence inside the Ångström Laboratory’s world-class cleanroom facilities in Uppsala, described by Lumiary as the largest facilities of

The PIONEAR consortium met on 16 and 17 June 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden, for the project’s 7th General Assembly. Held at Hotel Villa Anna, the two-day in-person meeting brought together partners from across the consortium to review progress, discuss upcoming activities and coordinate the next steps towards PIONEAR’s ambition to

PIONEAR partner Łukasiewicz – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics presented the project’s latest progress at SPIE Photonics West 2026, the world’s largest optics and photonics technologies event. PIONEAR was represented at SPIE Photonics West 2026 by Wioleta Słaba from Łukasiewicz – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics (L-IMIF), who presented the

PIONEAR has contributed to a new peer-reviewed publication in the journal tm – Technisches Messen, published by De Gruyter Brill. The article “Laser micromachining of acoustic chambers for optical microphones” has been published online with DOI https://doi.org/10.1515/teme-2025-0111. It forms part of tm – Technisches Messen, a leading journal bridging application-oriented