27/7/2020
A new report has valued New Zealand’s little-known photonics industry at more than a billion dollars. Photonics use light for sensing, manufacturing, and transmitting information – much in the same way electronics use electrical signals. Products relying on photonics include smartphones, computers and fibre optic communication systems. David Hutchinson, director of the Dodd-Walls Centre, told our reporter Timothy Brown about the industry and its bright future in New Zealand.
To listen to the interview with David Hutchinson click here.
