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18 Nov 25
PicoJool raises $12 million to develop its VCSELs

High-performance, low-cost designs target “bandwidth gulf” of AI data centers.

18 Nov 25
Volvo terminates Luminar lidar deal

Automotive lidar pioneer evaluating options - including potential takeover by ousted CEO and company founder Austin Russell.

18 Nov 25
Stanford Medicine maps brain's fiber network at micron-resolution

Computational scattered light method offers new views of neurodegenerative disease.

17 Nov 25
Wavelength-dependent resin enables reversible 3D-printing

Under blue laser light, LLNL’s resin cures and solidifies; under UV, it degrades to liquid.

17 Nov 25
Joint Quantum Institute develops chip to turn one wavelength of light into many

For integrated photonics applications in metrology, frequency conversion, optical computing.

13 Nov 25
Jenoptik’s 3Q results show revenue of €753 million – down 7.6%, yoy

“Weak start to the year, but orders improving in latest quarter, driven by biophotonics,” says CEO.

12 Nov 25
Technical University of Munich transforms stem cells into bone cells

Precisely controlled photothermal forces redirect proteins towards bone formation.

12 Nov 25
SmaraQ project will integrate quantum optics on chip for ‘next gen’ computers

Fraunhofer IAF, Qudora Tech, and AMO are co-developing new photonic components for ion-trap quantum computers.

12 Nov 25
Camera maker Cubert and spectrometer firm Wasatch get new owners

Private investor Emtek buys a majority stake in Cubert; Wasatch becomes part of Denmark's FOSS Group.

12 Nov 25
Hesai says lidar 'rapidly becoming' standard ADAS feature

Chinese firm posts near-50% increase in sales and has already shipped more than 1 million units this year.

11 Nov 25
Helmholz Center group achieves long-term stability for perovskite solar cells

Inter-layer coating by “fluorinated compound” also boosts efficiency to almost 27 per cent.

11 Nov 25
Kyocera makes ‘breakthrough’ in underwater wireless optical communication…

…and Corning and Nokia unite to offer fiber to the edge and optical LAN solutions.

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