Marie-Anne Leonard

Canon Europe • 29th June 2026

Underwater VR filmmaking: capturing coral reefs with Canon EOS R5 C

The degradation of Seychelles’ coral reefs must be experienced to be believed. But for those who can’t, bringing it to life through virtual reality has never been easier.

Canon Europe Professional Stories • 3rd October 2025

A second of feeling that lasts a lifetime

How Clive Booth uses Canon print technologies to elevate his work beyond the screen, engaging viewers with texture, depth and emotion.

Canon Europe • 10th September 2025

The human nature of cybersecurity

The best cybersecurity experts are the very definition of an all-rounder. They mix strong technical know-how with human strengths and lived experience.

Canon Europe • 3rd September 2025

The future of Nollywood? Women telling stories rooted in place and people

Women are an increasingly powerful force in Nigerian film and up-and-coming voices, such as Temitope Ogungbamila, are telling new and powerful stories.

Canon Europe • 23rd July 2025

Empowering the vibe: how homegrown videos take Afrobeats global

Afrobeats is already huge, but much talent is left behind because of hardship. So, Tore Oriase shares his skills to help the stars of tomorrow be seen.

Canon Europe • 17th July 2025

Smoothing the way to lifesaving stem cells

We have joined forces with Dr Shinya Yamanaka and his team at CiRA in Japan to help realise the lifesaving potential of a special kind of stem cell.

Canon Europe • 3rd July 2025

The plastic paradox

With plastics, we take a balanced view, use only what is necessary and invest in new, innovative ways to bring about circularity and responsibility.

Canon Europe • 25th June 2025

Want to fix the digital skills gap? Go back to kindergarten

A lack of digital skills is top of the agenda for governments and businesses alike, so how do we begin to fix the problem? You literally start small.

Canon Europe • 19th June 2025

Lighting up your face: the not-so-secret secret of your phone screen

When looking at the familiar glow of your phone screen, you might never imagine how much it has in common with your printer or camera. Find out why.

Canon Europe • 18th June 2025

When CT meets antiquity: the scanned victims of Vesuvius

Pompeii wasn’t the only victim of Vesuvius. Today, researchers are using the latest CT technology to learn about the lesser-known city of Herculaneum.

Canon Europe • 29th May 2025

The subtitle surge

It’s not just a ‘young people’ thing. More of us than ever are switching on subtitles when we watch film and TV – but why? And what do they solve?

Canon Europe • 28th May 2025

Outward strength, inner fragility: the secret stories of ballet in print

Dancers at Birmingham Royal Ballet are sharing their psychological and physiological worlds, thanks to new medical research, presented in stunning print.

Canon Europe • 2nd April 2025

Wave hello to an electromagnetic breakthrough

Excuse the excitement, but our R&D geniuses have been making waves again – but this time terahertz waves. And they are going to be a game-changer.

Canon Europe • 12th February 2025

Lens on Life: trauma to hope in a turbulent world

Lens on Life has come a long way since their founding in 2018. Today the team are focused on continuity and success for the young people they teach.

Canon Europe • 8th January 2025

Authentic, disconnected and real: why Gen Z fell in love with #digicams

If you’ve seen grainy, overexposed and lo-fi images on social media, blame Gen Z. They’ve fallen in love with ‘vintage’ digital cameras. But why?

Canon Europe • 27th November 2024

How Visual SLAM creates cameras that see

How does a robot know where it is when it doesn’t have eyes? If it’s built with Visual SLAM, then it uses specially adapted Canon cameras to see.

Canon Europe • 16th October 2024

Better tech for everyone: How Wamda Saeid Elsirogi delivers a united vision for sustainability in Europe

Wamda Saeid Elsirogi represents two organisations with one goal: a good deal for both people and planet in the latest tech sustainability legislation.

Canon Europe • 16th October 2024

Teens, TikTok and new attitudes to truth

With misinformation rife, how do teenagers judge what is real? And can they be the truest version of themselves in a world that’s always watching?

Canon Europe • 9th October 2024

A dragon, a falcon and the beginnings of the universe

Canon ANELVA’s technology has been helping the Japanese Space Agency to analyse samples from the asteroid ‘Ryugu’, as part of their Hayabusa2 mission.

Canon Europe – VIEW • 1st March 2024

Rights, ramps and realities: making art ‘open to all’

If 16% of the world is disabled and participation in the cultural life of our communities is a human right, then why is access to art still so hard?

Canon Europe – VIEW • 31st January 2024

“Making things”, the Canon way

Monozukuri is the tradition of continuous improvement among Japanese artisans and, today, global manufacturers. Discover how we have made it our own.

Canon Europe • 5th January 2024

From commuter town to coral reef

Hidden in a warehouse, a team of extraordinary people are bringing coral to life – both in a very literal sense and in the hearts and minds of people.

Avnet Technologies • 24th October 2023

PDLC: The ‘useful’ glass that is for more than just interiors

As often happens at Avnet, an acronym is the start of a journey to something pretty cool. Take PDLC, for example. It stands for ‘Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals’, which, we must admit, isn’t the catchiest of descriptions. But when you engineer PDLC into glass (or even a self-adhesive film that can be affixed to glass) it becomes much more interesting.

Avnet Technologies • 27th September 2023

AMOLED: The luxe display that’s not for everyone

Ultra thin and ultra light, with outstanding optical performance, Active Matrix OLED displays have been a staple technology for smartphones and smaller consumer applications since around 2009. Happily, these small, powerful displays have recently grown in size, opening up opportunities for their use beyond handheld applications.