Current Headlines

  1. DARPA Taps Qunnect To Strengthen The Reliability And Resilience Of Quantum Networks 8/13/2026

    For decades, the distribution of quantum information has been confined to laboratory demonstrations because of the fragile nature of maintaining the fidelity of quantum entanglement across today's deployed telecommunications fiber.

  2. Aachen Conference 'AI In Photonics' Brings Industry And Research Together 8/13/2026

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a profound impact on value creation in laser manufacturing and optical design.

  3. CEWQO30: International Event Series Brings Quantum Physicists To Erlangen 8/13/2026

    The international forum “Central European Workshop on Quantum Optics” (CEWQO) provides researchers with a platform to exchange ideas on current developments in quantum optics and quantum communication during its annual conferences.

  4. Light-Controlled Switches Get A Glow Up 8/12/2026

    Bistable molecular switches with turn-ON fluorescence and other controllable properties bring exciting possibilities for future molecular electronics, data storage, and more.

  5. Researchers Help Unlock A More Versatile Future For Quantum Computing 8/12/2026

    Researchers at Queen Mary University of London, Imperial College and University of Oxford have helped develop a new architecture that could overcome one of the biggest obstacles preventing photonic quantum computers from reaching their full potential.

  6. New £8M Project Aims To Take Ultra-Stable Lasers Beyond The Laboratory 8/12/2026

    Technologies that help people navigate, communicate and measure time with extraordinary precision could be transformed by a major new research programme at the University of Strathclyde.

  7. The Optical Glow Of Quantum Crystals 8/11/2026

    Researchers at the University of Basel and the Technical University of Munich have developed a new method to reveal the collective motion of electrons in one of the most elusive states of matter: the Wigner crystal.

  8. Light On The Move: ME Researchers Create Microscopic Particles That Steer Light 8/11/2026

    Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering within the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have developed a new class of microscopic particles that can swim through liquid and redirect light on command, combining mobility and sophisticated optical control in a single device.

  9. International Conference Brings Metamaterials And Nanophotonics To Umeå 8/11/2026

    METAmeet 2026 gathered leading researchers in light–matter interactions at the nanoscale for three days of presentations, discussions and networking.

  10. OpenLight And Tower Semiconductor Expand PH18DA Photonics Ecosystem To Accelerate Photonic IC Development 8/11/2026

    OpenLight, a leader in heterogeneous III‑V‑on‑silicon photonic integration and custom Photonic Application‑Specific Integrated Circuits (PASICs), and Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leading foundry for high-value analog semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of OpenLight’s photonic Process Design Kit (PDK) for Tower Semiconductor’s PH18DA indium phosphide (InP)-on-silicon photonics platform in Cadence’s electronic design automation (EDA) tools.