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31. Organic Luminescent Radicals Enable Bright Circularly Polarized Light In The Near-Infrared Region 5/1/2026

    Circularly polarized light, a form of light in which the electromagnetic wave rotates in a circle as it travels, has properties that make it useful in a growing range of technologies, from next-generation 3D displays to bioimaging tools that can detect signals deep within living tissues.

32. UChicago Chemists 'Film' Light-Matter Hybrid Particles 5/1/2026

    To capture a crisp image of a hummingbird in flight, which can flap its wings up to 200 times per second, a photographer needs a camera with an extremely fast shutter speed.

33. Optical Antenna Allows In-Flight Communication Between Drones Using UV Light 4/30/2026

    Researchers have developed a new optical antenna for wireless ultraviolet (UV) communication that captures and amplifies signals from a broad area.

34. Groundbreaking Study In Light Control Opens Door To New Technological Frontiers 4/30/2026

    Scientists at Heriot‑Watt University have demonstrated in a world-first, that light can be used to control every aspect of how electromagnetic waves oscillate, opening new technological frontiers.

35. Photonic Inc. Wins 2026 iF DESIGN AWARD For Quantum Computer Industrial Design 4/30/2026

    Photonic Inc., a leader in distributed quantum computing and communications technologies, has received a 2026 iF DESIGN AWARD in the Quantum Computer category for the industrial design of its quantum computer product line.

36. Groundbreaking Instrument Back Online, Marking A Key Milestone In High-Energy Upgrade To SLAC's X-Ray laser 4/29/2026

    XPP, the X-ray Pump Probe instrument at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), is back online and welcoming researchers after a complete rebuild.

37. Surface Acoustic Waves: Researchers Publish New 'Roadmap' 4/29/2026

    The application of surface acoustic waves is widespread.

38. Edgecore Networks Joins Taiwan–Japan Partnership To Advance IOWN All-Photonics Network 4/28/2026

    Edgecore Networks, the leader in open networking solutions and a subsidiary of Accton Group, today participated in the “AI IMPACT: Smart Cities and Southern Taiwan Achievement Showcase,” under the guidance of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), officially unveiling outcomes of the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) all-photonics network application.

39. OpenLight Secures $50M In Series A-1 Funding To Accelerate Global Deployment Of Next-Generation Photonics 4/28/2026

    OpenLight, the world leader in custom Photonic Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (PASIC) design leveraging its patented heterogeneous silicon photonics process, today announced it has raised an additional $50M in a Series A-1 round, bringing the company’s total funding to $84M.

40. Monarch Quantum And Oratomic Announce Quantum Computing Partnership To Accelerate Utility-Scale, Fault-Tolerant Systems By The End Of The Decade 4/28/2026

    Monarch Quantum, a U.S.-based quantum photonics company developing integrated photonics systems for scalable quantum computing, and Oratomic, a U.S.-based neutral atom quantum computing company focused on fault-tolerant architectures, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the commercialization of utility-scale quantum computers.