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23 Jan 25
Germany setting up first node for future quantum internet

Marking International Year of Quantum, Fraunhofer ILT to verify node and make first connections in country.

23 Jan 25
Trumpf and Schmid developing new process to cut cost of microchips

Combined laser etching process enables advanced packaging with glass instead of silicon.

22 Jan 25
HKUST develops smallest multifunctional biomedical imaging robot

Offers applications in interventional diagnosis, bio-sampling, drug delivery, and laser ablation.

21 Jan 25
Optical atomic clock achieves record accuracy redefining the second

Germany’s PTB develops clock that “ticks” at laser frequency 100,000x faster than microwave cesium clocks.

21 Jan 25
POSTECH AI turns photoacoustic images into higher resolution confocal data

Deep learning image transformation bridges the limitations of different modalities.

15 Jan 25
Stevens Institute extracts new details from OCT of heart development

Interactive software tool produces cutaway views of complex 3D structures.

13 Jan 25
imec makes silicon photonics laser ‘breakthrough’ on 300 mm wafers

First full wafer-scale fabrication of electrically-pumped GaAs-based “nano-ridge” lasers.

13 Jan 25
Photoacoustic gas sensing points to real-time environmental monitoring

University of Stuttgart speeds up quartz-enhanced photoacoustics to acquire data more rapidly.

08 Jan 25
Imec and partners show outdoor stability of highly anticipated perovskite solar modules

imec-EnergyVille, U Cyprus group demoed long-life stability of perovskite solar modules.

07 Jan 25
ICFO optical tweezers reveal details of cell aging and dynamics

Beam-splitting technique measures viscoelasticity of biological materials to spot the changes underway.

07 Jan 25
NanoBRIGHT project detects early signs of brain cancer

Vibrational photometry technique images biomarkers of metastasis as route to diagnosis.

06 Jan 25
IR photodiode 35% more sensitive at 1.55µm than industry standard

Aalto University’s devices can be also manufactured using existing production techniques.

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