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31. Litchinitser Joins Research On Shaping Intense Laser Light To Control Matter 10/27/2026

    Duke Engineering researchers are part of a six-university team that was awarded $7.5M through the Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) to investigate how shaping intense laser pulses in space and time can open new ways to control matter.

32. Chilas Secures €1M To Advance Quantum-Safe Communications Through QUARTERNEXT 10/27/2026

    PhotonDelta ecosystem partner Chilas Lasers, an Enschede-based manufacturer of integrated photonics-based tunable lasers, has been awarded €1M in EU funding as part of QUARTERNEXT, a four-year European project focused on strengthening the security of Europe’s critical communications infrastructure.

33. SkyWater Technology Launches OnRamp To Support The Next Generation Of Quantum Innovators 10/27/2026

    SkyWater Technology today announced the launch of OnRamp, a foundry initiative designed to help early-stage quantum hardware startups move from laboratory prototype to commercial manufacturing.

34. A Blue Laser For Underwater Communication And Sensing 10/26/2026

    Researchers at EPFL have developed a chip-scale blue laser that combines stable light emission with rapid frequency control, opening possibilities for underwater communication, environmental sensing and quantum technologies.

35. High-Performance Silicon Optical Modulator Developed For Optoelectronic Integration 10/26/2026

    A research team led by Assistant Professor Keisuke Kawahara and Professor Nobuhiko Nishiyama of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, and Professor Toshihiko Baba of the Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, in collaboration with a research team led by Research Team Leader Yuriko Maegami of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), has demonstrated high-speed optical modulation at 200 gigabits per second (200 Gb/s) with low power consumption using a compact silicon optical modulator ^{[Term 1]}.

36. Making Thinner Solar Cells Without Losing Light 10/26/2026

    What if solar cells could use less material without sacrificing their ability to capture sunlight?

37. UMD To Lead Research On Shaping Intense Laser Light To Control Matter 10/23/2026

    A University of Maryland–led team has won a Department of Defense $7.5M 2026 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award to investigate how shaping intense laser pulses in space and time can open new ways to control matter.

38. First Magnetic-Field Sensing With 100% Optical Contrast Using An NV-Diamond Laser System 10/22/2026

    Researchers at Fraunhofer IAF have developed a laser-enhanced quantum sensor that combines high magnetic-field sensitivity with a large dynamic range.

39. Palomino Laboratories Inc. Receives Its First Commercial Purchase Order From A Hyperscaler Customer For GaN MicroLED Communication Chips Supporting AI Optical Interconnects 10/22/2026

    Palomino Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: PALX) ("Palomino" or the "Company"), an artificial intelligence (AI) interconnect product company, today announced it has received its first purchase order (PO) from a strategic hyperscaler customer.

40. The Future Is Bright: Meet The Physicist Who Discovered How To Trap Light 10/22/2026

    As a young PhD student at Harvard University in the mid-1980s, Sajeev John published an audacious paper in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters. It contained a radical notion: light could be trapped.