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  1. Sparrow Quantum Launches Sparrow Nest 11/10/2025

    Making the world’s best single-photon source easy to use

  2. ERC Synergy Grant For Research On Highly Efficient Solar Cells 11/10/2025

    For their research project on highly efficient solar cells, Prof. Dr. Stefan Glunz from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and the University of Freiburg, Prof. Dr. Christoph Ballif from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), and Dr. Stéphane Collin from the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris have received a Synergy Grant.

  3. MicroVision Collaborates With Leading Photonics Ecosystem To Acquire FMCW Lidar Business 11/10/2025

    MicroVision, Inc., a technology pioneer delivering advanced perception solutions in autonomy and mobility, today announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the business and assets of Scantinel Photonics GmbH, a developer of 1550nm frequency-modulated continuous wave, or FMCW, lidar technology targeted for initial application in the commercial vehicle market.

  4. A Breakthrough In Laser Cooling: Trapping Of A Stable Molecule With Deep Ultraviolet Light 11/10/2025

    Researchers from the Department of Molecular Physics at the Fritz Haber Institute have demonstrated the first magneto-optical trap of a stable ‘closed-shell’ molecule: aluminum monofluoride (AlF).

  5. Kyocera Announces Breakthrough In Underwater Wireless Optical Communication: Data Speeds Up To 5.2Gbps* 11/10/2025

    Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto; "Kyocera") today announced it has successfully demonstrated Underwater Wireless Optical Communication (UWOC) technology capable of short-range data transmission at 5.2Gbps, among the fastest fiberless UWOC technologies ever demonstrated.

  6. New ERC Synergy Project To Pave The Way For Future Photonic Quantum Technology 11/7/2025

    ERC Synergy Grant: Researchers from three European universities join forces to develop scalable quantum hardware based on quantum dots.

  7. SmaraQ Integrates Quantum Optics On A Chip, Paving The Way For Next-Generation Quantum Computers 11/7/2025

    SmaraQ advances quantum computing toward broader deployment.

  8. Photon Design Will Take Its Unique PCSEL Simulation Solution To The International Workshop On PCSELs 11/7/2025

    Photon Design Ltd., the global leader in photonic simulation CAD software, will take its unique, PCSEL simulation solution to PCSEL 2025, the International Workshop on PCSELs, held at the University of Glasgow, 10–12 November 2025.

  9. PI Moves Into New U.S. Headquarters To Support Growth And Innovation 11/6/2025

    PI (Physik Instrumente) has opened a new U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in Shrewsbury, MA, expanding production, R&D, and customer support for precision motion and nanopositioning solutions.

  10. Scientists Discover Breakthrough Materials To Enhance Light-Based Computers 11/6/2025

    Researchers have been developing computers that deploy light, or photons, rather than electricity to power storage and calculations.