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1. Formfactor Expands Silicon Photonics Test Capabilities With Acquisition Of Keystone Photonics 12/15/2025

   FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), a leading semiconductor test and measurement supplier, announced today the acquisition of Keystone Photonics, a pioneer in optical probing technology for silicon photonics (SiPh) and co-packaged optics (CPO) wafer testing.

2. Quantum Computing Inc. Announces Agreement To Acquire Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. To Accelerate Technology Roadmap 12/15/2025

   Quantum Computing Inc. ("QCi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: QUBT), an innovative, quantum optics and integrated photonics technology company, today announced that it has signed an agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") to acquire Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. ("LSI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Luminar Technologies, Inc. ("Luminar") (Nasdaq: LAZR), in an all-cash transaction valued at $110 million (the "Transaction"), subject to customary adjustments. 

3. 3D-Printed Helixes Show Promise As THz Optical Materials 12/15/2025

   Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have optimized and 3D-printed helix structures as optical materials for Terahertz (THz) frequencies, a potential way to address a technology gap for next-generation telecommunications, non-destructive evaluation, chemical/biological sensing and more.

4. New Agentic AI Platform Accelerates Advanced Optics Design 12/12/2025

   Hyper-realistic holograms, next-generation sensors for autonomous robots, and slim augmented reality glasses are among the applications of metasurfaces, emerging photonic devices constructed from nanoscale building blocks.

5. Chip-Scale Magnetometer Uses Light For High-Precision Magnetic Sensing 12/11/2025

   Researchers have developed a precision magnetometer based on a special material that changes optical properties in response to a magnetic field.

6. Tiny New Device Could Enable Giant Future Quantum Computers 12/11/2025

   Researchers have made a major advance in quantum computing with a new device that is nearly 100 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.

7. QCi Brings Quantum Out Of The Lab And Goes Live At CES 2026 12/10/2025

   Quantum Computing Inc. ("QCi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: QUBT), an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company, today announced it will debut at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, running Jan. 6 to 9, 2026, with a featured presence inside CES Foundry at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.

8. New Advances In Quantum Structured Light Pave The Way For Safer Communications And Ultra-Fast Computing 12/10/2025

   Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, consolidate their longstanding collaboration by presenting in Nature Photonics a comprehensive collection of the latest advances in quantum structured light, an emerging field that allows increasing the amount of information that light can transport.

9. Pinpointing The Glow Of A Single Atom 12/10/2025

   Researchers have discovered how to design and place single-photon sources at the atomic scale inside ultrathin 2D materials, lighting the path for future quantum innovations.

10. ORCA Computing Collaborates With ST Engineering To Explore Quantum Technology For Advancing Cybersecurity 12/10/2025

    ORCA Computing, a leading quantum computing company, today announced a collaboration with ST Engineering to advance cybersecurity outcomes by applying quantum technology to threat detection.