Featured Editorial

31. How Metrology Drives Innovation In Chip Production 8/28/2025

    Metrology is the science behind precise measurement, and its role in semiconductor manufacturing is increasingly vital as chips get smaller and more complex, powering our digital world.

32. The Evolution Of Dual-Use Infrared Technology 8/22/2025

    Dual-use infrared technology evolved from military origins to enable commercial applications, with future growth in quantum sensors and integrated photonics.

33. Using LiDAR To Save The Earth 8/20/2025

    LiDAR enhances climate monitoring through photon-counting systems, enabling precise atmospheric measurements for tracking greenhouse gases and supporting climate research applications.

34. How Optical Coherence Tomography Is Helping Shape The Future Of Photonics 8/18/2025

    OCT is a noninvasive imaging method that uses reflected light to create pictures of the back of your eye. It helps eye care providers diagnose and manage common eye diseases, and its popularity is helping shape the future of photonics.

35. How Spectroscopy Could Help Find Life Outside Our Solar System 8/12/2025

    Spectroscopy lets us decode the atmospheres of distant exoplanets for biosignatures like oxygen, methane, and dimethyl sulfide, advancing the search for alien life.

36. What's Driving The Future Of Optical Networking 8/7/2025

    Fiber optics has grown from a small experiment to a reliable resource for networking, and its development into how we use it today is an interesting tale.

37. Miniaturized Photonic Devices Trends For Wearables And Medical Diagnostics 8/6/2025

    Smaller is often better in fields such as healthcare, where miniaturized devices offer enormous potential for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing conditions. Packing more technological power into smaller devices such as wearables increases opportunities for real-time tracking, processing, and feedback, while managing energy consumption and decreasing invasiveness.

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. 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.