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1. Purdue Researchers Uncover New Behavior In Quantum Light–Matter Systems 12/3/2025

   A Purdue-led research team has uncovered how to stabilize a notoriously unstable quantum system, opening new possibilities for technologies that rely on precise control of light and matter at the quantum level.

2. UCL-led Team Boosts Efficiency Of Quantum Light Sources With Novel Charge-Carrier Funnel 12/3/2025

   Researchers led by Professor Oleg Mitrofanov have demonstrated a novel way to make quantum dots - tiny semiconductor structures that can emit single quanta of light - significantly more efficient.

3. High-Speed Automated Alignment For Optics And Photonics: PI Introduces Next-Generation 6-Axis Nanopositioning Alignment System 12/3/2025

   PI (Physik Instrumente), a global leader in nanopositioning and precision motion systems, today announced the launch of its newest 6-axis piezo alignment platform: the P-616.65S NanoCube® 6-DOF piezo-flexure nanopositioning system.

4. Scientists Achieve Breakthrough On Quantum Signaling 12/2/2025

   Present-day quantum computers are big, expensive, and impractical, operating at temperatures near -459 degrees Fahrenheit, or “absolute zero.”

5. Marvell To Acquire Celestial AI, Accelerating Scale-Up Connectivity For Next-Generation Data Centers 12/2/2025

   Marvell Technology, Inc., a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Celestial AI, a pioneer of a disruptive Photonic Fabric technology platform purpose-built for scale-up optical interconnect.

6. Mixx Technologies Raises $33M Series-A To Redefine AI Infrastructure Through Full-Stack Optical Integration 12/1/2025

   Mixx Technologies Inc, the pioneer behind high-performance, system-scale optical connectivity for the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, today announced the successful closure of a $33 million Series A funding round.

7. Sparrow Quantum Raises €27.5M In Record-Breaking Investment, Strengthening Denmark's Role In Global Quantum Race 12/1/2025

   With the completion of its Series A round totaling €27.5M, Danish company Sparrow Quantum takes a decisive step toward making quantum technology accessible for industrial applications.

8. Lightwave Logic, Inc. Provides Update On Commercial Pipeline 12/1/2025

   Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the "Company"), a technology platform company leveraging its proprietary electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power in a small form factor, announced today the launch of a technical program with a new Fortune Global 500 Company aimed at Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) applications.

9. A 100-Fold Efficiency Boost For Photo Ionisation 11/28/2025

   Speed matters. When an X-ray photon excites an atom or ion, making a core electron jump onto a higher energy level, a short-lived window of opportunity opens.

10. Sydney Researchers Tame 'Noisy' Light In Tiny Lasers 11/28/2025

    Researchers at the University of Sydney have cracked a long-standing problem in microchip-scale lasers by carving ‘tiny speed bumps’ into the devices’ optical cavity in their quest to produce exceptionally ‘clean’ light.