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17 Jun 25
TMOS develops nano-based filter for infrared range, promising cheaper spectrometers

Heat-tunable filter could see scanning and screening technology reduced in price and size.

17 Jun 25
Volantis gets $9M seed fund for VCSEL-based interconnects

Bay Area startup backed by OpenAI founder Sam Altman and others to go beyond silicon photonics.

17 Jun 25
Dual-wavelength strategy improves phototherapy of cancer

SIAT project enhances desired tumor ablation while minimizing damage to healthy tissues.

12 Jun 25
Xcimer Energy completes first private-sector electron-beam excimer laser

Denver-based inertial fusion startup’s laser is first of its kind built by any organization in more than 20 years.

12 Jun 25
Coherent wins $30M DoD deal for 400 kW laser development

Photonics giant's Murrieta, California, subsidiary awarded contract under 'SONGBOW' project.

11 Jun 25
Trumpf presents solutions for all production stages at the Battery Show

Beam shaping safely welds heat exchangers; laser processing recycles valuable materials.

11 Jun 25
SLAC and Wisconsin-Madison scientists develop an attosecond atomic x-ray laser

Promises new x-ray technologies, improving medical imaging, and quantum science.

11 Jun 25
Terahertz scattering reveals signs of damage and disease in tissues

Stony Brook University method could assist diagnosis of cancer or treatment of burns.

11 Jun 25
Japan’s NICT and Sony co-develop ‘first’ surface-emitting laser for communication

Using quantum dots as gain medium; based on NICT crystal growth and Sony processing.

11 Jun 25
VLC Photonics lands €5.4M European grant via Spanish government

Hitachi subsidiary also backed by parent company to advance PIC design and test capabilities.

10 Jun 25
Rice develops laser-powered soft robot arm for complex tasks

Promises control of implantable surgical devices or machines for handling delicate objects.

10 Jun 25
Two US-based optics firms reveal manufacturing expansion plans

LaCroix Precision Optics invests $14M in Arkansas; Precision Optics Corp expands production in Massachusetts.

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