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1. The High-Tech Wizardry Of Integrated Photonics 7/2/2025

   Inspired by the “Harry Potter” stories and the Disney Channel show “Wizards of Waverly Place,” 7-year-old Sabrina Corsetti emphatically declared to her parents one afternoon that she was, in fact, a wizard.

2. Laser Photonics Subsidiary Beamer Secures New Orders From Leading Manufacturers In Illinois, Michigan 6/30/2025

   Laser Photonics Corporation ("LPC"), $LASE, a global leader in industrial laser systems for cleaning and other material processing applications, today announced its Beamer Laser Marking Systems ("Beamer" or "the Company") subsidiary received new orders for its T-Series and B-Series laser marking machines.

3. Scientists Uncovers An Exciting Use Of Teak Leaf Which Offers A Natural, Biodegradable Laser Shield Towards Protecting Delicate Optical Devices And Human Eyes From High-Power Laser Radiation 6/27/2025

   Teak leaf extract could offer possible protection to our eyes and sensitize sensors that can be critically affected by accidental exposure to rays from cutting-edge lasers—used everywhere from medical equipment to military devices.

4. Laser Photonics Supplies Laser Cleaning And Marking Tools To Petroleum Industry 6/27/2025

   Laser Photonics Corporation (LPC), a leading global developer of industrial laser systems for cleaning and other material processing applications, is highlighting the growing adoption of laser technology within the oil and gas industry.

5. Solar Cells: Back To The Basics, Forward To The Future 6/26/2025

   To sustainably power our digital future, the world needs more — and more efficient — sources of renewable energy. Michigan Tech researchers are pioneering one such breakthrough in solar energy: highly efficient quantum dot solar cells.

6. Innovation Project To Provide 4-inch Aluminum Nitride Crystals For Future Markets In Power Electronics And UV Photonics 6/26/2025

   Three leading players in semiconductor research and development – the Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth (IKZ), the PVA TePla AG, and the Siltronic AG – are combining their expertise in a pioneering project to scale up aluminum nitride (AlN) crystal growth.

7. New Technique For Capturing Ultra-Intense Laser Pulses In A Single Shot 6/26/2025

   Physicists at the University of Oxford have unveiled a pioneering method for capturing the full structure of ultra-intense laser pulses in a single measurement.

8. Vodafone And The University Of Málaga Collaborate To Direct Mobile Signals Closer To Smartphones Using Photonic Computer Chips 6/26/2025

   An advanced speed-boosting computer chip design that can direct a mobile signal straight to a user’s smartphone using light is being developed by Vodafone and the Photonics and Radiofrequency Research Lab - part of the Research Institute of Telecommunications at the University of Málaga (TELMA).

9. VTT Joins PIXEurope, The Advanced European Photonics Pilot Line 6/26/2025

   VTT joins PIXEurope, the European pilot line for Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), and provides the pilot line with expertise in thick silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology.

10. IEEE Study Describes Breakthroughs In Semiconductor Nanolasers For Ultra-Efficient Optical Technologies 6/25/2025

    A new wave of innovation is transforming the future of optical technologies, driven by rapid advancements in semiconductor nanolasers.