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01 Dec 25
Researchers generate and detect ultrashort UV-C laser pulses at fs timescales

Nottingham and Imperial team say approach has applications in optical wireless, materials processing, and imaging.

27 Nov 25
Johns Hopkins University reveals details of brain's astrocyte cells

Low-coherence holotomography and nanowire substrate allow study of cells in their natural state.

27 Nov 25
Dr. Stefan Traeger to leave Jenoptik in February, 2026

Supervisory Board thanks him for past 9 years’ leadership; will now search for his successor.

27 Nov 25
Global Foundries buys Advanced Micro Foundry to strengthen its SiPh position

Company says it is now world’s largest pure-play silicon photonics foundry.

27 Nov 25
'Superman' optical memory startup SPhotonix raises $4.5M

Pre-seed investment round to fund expansion of Neuchâtel laboratory.

26 Nov 25
ETH Zurich manufactures OLEDs at the nanoscale with ‘minute’ pixels…

…and Oxford discovers way to switch OLEDs to emit polarized light without altering light-emitters.

26 Nov 25
ICFO spin-out Shinephi completes €1M seed fund

Startup's mission is to provide advanced optical metrology based on interferometric phase imaging.

25 Nov 25
Tampere University develops optical vortex beams as enabling technology...

...and Paul Scherrer Institute launches technology transfer center for assembly of optical components.

25 Nov 25
Rome-led group progresses toward practical photonic quantum neural networks

‘Simple adaptive method’ makes optical quantum processors behave like neural networks.

25 Nov 25
Purdue’s single-photon switch promises ‘terahertz-speed’ photonic computing...

...and KAIST’s efficient quantum process tomography enables scalable optical quantum computing.

25 Nov 25
MBDA signs £316M deal to supply UK's Royal Navy with laser weapons

'DragonFire' systems now set to be delivered from 2027, targeting high-speed drones.

24 Nov 25
German group to work to improve lasers with quantum computers

Trumpf, Fraunhofer ILT, and FU Berlin developing quantum algorithms to boost laser efficiency.

 
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