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17 Dec 24
Chip giants again back Ayar Labs for optical interconnects

AMD, Intel, and Nvidia return to join $155M series D funding round intended to revolutionize AI computing infrastructure.

17 Dec 24
Thermal imaging helps vehicle makers comply with U.S. standards

Flir and VSI Labs show how “Fed MVSS 127” assessment for emergency braking benefits from IR sensing, but some new cars fail.

17 Dec 24
Zeiss doubles down on research spending amid 'challenging' market

Continued strength of semiconductor lithography sector pushes sales to another new record.

17 Dec 24
University of Edinburgh blood test identifies breast cancer signs

Raman spectroscopy plus machine learning points to effective screening for multiple cancers.

12 Dec 24
KTU Lithuania and Japanese researchers develop silver nanolaser

Based on silver nanocubes; promises applications in medical diagnostics, data comms, security.

12 Dec 24
2025 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Morgan Fogarty…

…and Paul Corkum awarded American Physical Society’s 2025 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research.

12 Dec 24
University of Cambridge surface imaging offers improved quality control

Directional reflectance microscopy assesses microstructures of safety-critical components.

11 Dec 24
IBM claims co-packaged optics ‘breakthrough’ for data centers

Polymer optical waveguide design achieves 5x reduction in power consumption when scaling GenAI.

11 Dec 24
Electrically-pumped CW semiconductor laser developed for silicon integration

Stuttgart, Jülich, Leibniz, and CEA-LETI group create laser solely from Group IV elements.

11 Dec 24
Hesai seals exclusive lidar deals with Chinese auto giants

Great Wall Motor and Changan Automobile expected to deploy new 'ATX' sensor in large volumes.

10 Dec 24
Coherent lines up $33M CHIPS Act boost for InP wafer fab in Texas

Photonics giant signs preliminary agreement to help scale device production with advanced wafer fabrication equipment.

10 Dec 24
MIT’s new photonic processor promises ultrafast AI computing

Optical operations of deep neural network on chip promises high-efficiency learning in real-time.

 
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