Featured Editorial

  1. How Multimodal Imaging Is Reshaping Photonics Engineering 8/5/2025

    Multimodal imaging dominates photonics engineering interest in 2025, offering broader applications and faster innovation cycles compared to specialized cryo-EM.

  2. AI's New Era For Raman And Vibrational Analysis 7/29/2025

    Deep learning is transforming computational spectroscopy, delivering unprecedented speed, precision, and automation in material and molecular analysis, as recent academic breakthroughs reveal.

  3. Optogenetics And Photopharmacology: Controlling Cellular Activity With Light 7/25/2025

    Optogenetics and photopharmacology are both light-based techniques used to control cellular activity with high precision, offering unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution in manipulating biological processes.

  4. Superheated Gold Survives The Entropy Catastrophe 7/24/2025

    Researchers taking the first-ever direct measurement of atom temperature in extremely hot materials inadvertently disproved a decades-old theory and upended our understanding of superheating. 

  5. LEDs As Enablers Of Precision And Innovation In Machine Vision 7/22/2025

    LEDs drive efficiency, precision, and adaptability in machine vision and industrial automation, with emerging smart, spectral, and AI-integrated lighting innovations.

  6. Strontium In Space: The Next Leap In Atomic Clock Technology 7/18/2025

    NASA’s OASIC uses photonics-based strontium ion trapping to enable ultra-precise optical atomic clocks, essential for autonomous navigation and lunar time networks.

  7. Can All-Optical Chips Achieve Light Speed Computation? 7/15/2025

    Optical computing could be the next big thing in semiconductor production. Light has already become a go-to choice for transmitting data, but most systems still must translate photons into electrical signals to process information. All-optical chips could change that.

  8. Harnessing High-Speed Thermography In Harsh And Dynamic Fields 7/15/2025

    High-speed thermal cameras enable real-time capture of rapid temperature changes in extreme conditions, advancing safety and research in energy, industry, and aerospace.

  9. Optical Hardware And Intelligent Systems Powering Industry 4.0 7/9/2025

    Optical hardware and intelligent systems are revolutionizing automated manufacturing, enabling real-time data, seamless integration, and smarter Industry 4.0 factories.

  10. Next-Gen Optical Coatings From Nano To AI-Driven Designs 7/8/2025

    Revolutionary coating advances include nanostructured films, AI-driven design, AR/VR applications, sustainable materials, and enhanced deposition techniques driving photonic innovation.