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  1. Redefining Precision With Optical Interference Coatings: A Five Minute Review With Assoc. Prof. Garrett Cole 7/30/2026

    A cross-disciplinary team of researchers led by Associate Professor Garrett Cole recently published a comprehensive mini-review in Optica exploring how advances in optical interference coatings are transforming precision measurement technologies.

  2. A New Twist On The Einstein Problem Reveals Unexpected Physics 7/30/2026

    A shape that captured worldwide attention for solving a decades-old mathematical puzzle has now returned to the spotlight.

  3. GlobalFoundries Signs Letter Of Intent With The U.S. Department Of Commerce For A $300M Award To Accelerate U.S. Silicon Photonics Leadership 7/29/2026

    GlobalFoundries today announced it has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with the U.S. Department of Commerce to accelerate research and development of next-generation silicon photonics — the optical technology that moves data at the speed of light and underpins the AI and high-performance computing data centers driving the global economy.

  4. Researchers Demonstrate 1st Electrically Pumped Perovskite Polariton Laser Diode 7/29/2026

    Resolving a long-standing problem in semiconductor physics and optoelectronics, a team of researchers from Skoltech — a VEB.

  5. Light's Hidden Properties Save Quantum Information From The Chaos Of Bad Weather 7/29/2026

    This breakthrough offers a revolutionary way to keep data safe from environmental interference, paving the way for unbreakable global communication networks.

  6. A Mechanically Tunable Molecular Switch For Circularly Polarized Light Emission 7/29/2026

    A force-responsive molecular system that reversibly switches circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) on and off at the single-molecule level has been developed, as reported by researchers from Japan.

  7. Shaping Light Like Never Before – With Photonic Time Crystals 7/29/2026

    An international team of researchers from École polytechnique, Collège de France, and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has achieved a world first: the experimental realization of an all-optical photonic time crystal (PTC), a material whose optical properties can be strongly and periodically modulated in time at ultrafast scales.

  8. Researchers Develop A Hybrid Quantum Network With Indistinguishable Quantum Sources 7/28/2026

    Hybrid quantum sources are essential for developing large-scale quantum networks. However, heterogeneous single-photon sources have different spectral and temporal networks, necessitating modifications and synchronizations that lead to losses and the need for additional resources.

  9. Prototype Device Polarizes Light With Heat For Denser Optical Signals 7/27/2026

    Researchers from Skoltech — a VEB.RF group institution — and their colleagues from National Research University of Electronic Technology and elsewhere have found a way to speed up components that control light polarization in optical communication and computations.

  10. Photon Design Enables Pioneering, Multi-Junction VCSEL Simulation For High-Power Applications 7/27/2026

    Photon Design, a global leader in photonic simulation CAD software, has enabled pioneering, multi-junction Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) simulation, within its HAROLD simulation tool.