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1. Researchers Build Ultra-Efficient Optical Sensors Shrinking Light To A Chip 3/23/2026

   CU Boulder researchers have built high performing optical microresonators opening the door for new sensor technologies.

2. Lighthouse Of Quantum Research: Paderborn University Opens State-Of-The-Art 'PhoQS Lab' For The Future Of Photonics 2/26/2026

   After three years of construction, the "Photonic Quantum Systems Laboratory" (PhoQS Lab) at Paderborn University, a highly specialised research centre in the field of quantum technologies, was officially opened on Thursday, 26 February.

3. ANELLO Photonics And Mythos AI Announce Strategic Collaboration To Advance Resilient Navigation For Maritime Autonomy 2/26/2026

   ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™) and a leader in solid-state, high-precision inertial navigation systems, today announced a strategic collaboration with Mythos AI to accelerate the deployment of resilient, plug-and-play navigation solutions for the maritime sector.

4. Salience Labs And Tower Semiconductor Partner To Manufacture At-Scale Optical Circuit Switches For Next-Generation Data Centers 2/25/2026

   Tower Semiconductor, the leading foundry of high-value analog semiconductor solutions, and Salience Labs Limited, a leader in photonic solutions targeting connectivity for AI datacenter infrastructure, today announced a partnership to manufacture Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) based Optical Circuit Switches (OCS) for AI infrastructure.

5. Monarch Quantum Selected to Deliver Integrated Photonics Quantum Light Engines™ For NASA's First Planned Space-Based Quantum Gravity Gradiometer 2/25/2026

   Monarch Quantum, Inc., a U.S.-based quantum photonics company specializing in integrated photonics systems for quantum computing, quantum sensing, and quantum communications, today announced its selection to deliver Quantum Light Engines^™ for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder (QGGPf) mission.

6. Matching Vibrations Is All It Takes To Modify Materials 2/25/2026

   The world is never really at rest. Even in a vacuum near ultracold temperatures where all classical motion should come to a halt, you’ll find quantum fluctuations.

7. A Robust New Telecom Qubit In Silicon 2/25/2026

   Quantum technologies are anticipated to transform computing, communication and sensing by harnessing the unusual behavior of matter at the atomic scale.

8. When Light 'Thinks' Like The Brain: The Connection Between Photons And Artificial Memory Discovered 2/24/2026

   An international study, conducted in Italy by Cnr-Nanotec, the Italian Institute of Technology, and Sapienza University of Rome, has identified an unprecedented link between quantum physics and the theoretical models of artificial intelligence.

9. Moon Photonics: Moving Towards Large-Scale Quantum Photonics 2/23/2026

   The start-up Moon Photonics is stepping up to scaling quantum applications, such as quantum ​computing.

10. Twisting Optical Fibre Creates A Robust New Pathway For Light 2/23/2026

    Light powers everything from communications to sensing, yet even tiny imperfections can scatter it and weaken signals.