Current Headlines

  1. Moon Photonics: Moving Towards Large-Scale Quantum Photonics 2/23/2026

    The start-up Moon Photonics is stepping up to scaling quantum applications, such as quantum ​computing.

  2. Twisting Optical Fibre Creates A Robust New Pathway For Light 2/23/2026

    Light powers everything from communications to sensing, yet even tiny imperfections can scatter it and weaken signals.

  3. Photon Design's FIMMWAVE Enabled Photonect's Simulation-Driven Design Of High-Performance, Low-Loss Optical Interconnects 2/23/2026

    Photon Design, a global leader in photonic simulation CAD software, has helped enable Photonect’s development of a radical, high-performance, low-loss, optical interconnect technology.

  4. Engineering Quantum Precision For The Real World 2/20/2026

    TOPTICA Photonics is proud to announce that its TOPTICLOCK Team has been awarded the 2026 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award presented by OPTICA, recognizing outstanding teamwork and engineering achievement in the successful transfer of cutting-edge research into commercial optical atomic clock.

  5. KAIST Overcomes Limitations Of Existing Image Sensors… Clear Colors Even Under Oblique Light 2/19/2026

    Smartphone cameras are becoming smaller, yet photos are becoming sharper.

  6. 'Giant Superatoms' Unlock A New Toolbox For Quantum Computers 2/19/2026

    In the pursuit of powerful and stable quantum computers, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed the theory for an entirely new quantum system – based on the novel concept of ‘giant superatoms’.

  7. NexWafe And Talon PV Announce A Strategic Partnership And Wafer Supply Agreement To Advance Next-Generation TOPCon Solar Manufacturing In The United States 2/19/2026

    NexWafe GmbH ("NexWafe"), a German solar technology company pioneering a proprietary direct gas-to-wafer manufacturing method to produce high-efficiency, low-oxygen monocrystalline silicon wafers fully compatible with existing high-volume cell production lines, and Talon PV, a U.S.-based manufacturer of high-performance N-type solar cells, today announced the signing of a supply agreement establishing a strategic partnership for the supply of NexWafe's EpiNex® silicon wafers to support Talon's U.S. TOPCon solar cell manufacturing operations.

  8. Xanadu And Tower Semiconductor Deepen Strategic Collaboration To Accelerate Photonic Quantum Hardware Innovation 2/19/2026

    Tower Semiconductor, the leading foundry of high-value analog semiconductor solutions, and Xanadu, a leading photonic quantum computing company, today announced an expansion of their collaboration in developing advanced silicon photonics for fault tolerant quantum computers based on Tower’s high-volume silicon photonics platform.

  9. Generating Micro-Combs Of Light 2/19/2026

    Applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have discovered a new way to generate ultra-precise, evenly spaced “combs” of laser light on a photonic chip, a breakthrough that could miniaturize optical platforms like spectroscopic sensors or communication systems.

  10. Nanodevice Produces Continuous Electricity From Evaporation 2/19/2026

    In 2024, researchers in the Laboratory of Nanoscience for Energy Technology (LNET) in EPFL’s School of Engineering reported a platform for studying the hydrovoltaic (HV) effect – a phenomenon that allows electricity to be harvested when fluid is passed over the charged surface of a nanodevice.