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  1. Argonne Celebrates Successful Completion Of The Advanced Photon Source Upgrade 2/5/2026

    The upgraded APS is now the brightest synchrotron X-ray light source in the world, and extraordinary new scientific experiments are underway.

  2. Tower Semiconductor Teams With NVIDIA To Advance AI Infrastructure With 1.6T Data Center Optical Modules 2/5/2026

    Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/ TASE: TSEM), the leading foundry of high value analog semiconductor solutions, today announced it is scaling AI infrastructure deployments with high performance silicon photonics for 1.6T data center optical modules designed for NVIDIA networking protocols.

  3. Polariton Ships Ultra-Fast Plasmonic Modulator Samples To Industry Opinion Leaders 2/4/2026

    Polariton, a technology leader in optical connectivity for next-generation communication infrastructure, announces today the shipping of high-speed silicon photonics transmit chips, enhanced with its proprietary plasmonic modulators, to three leading transceiver manufacturers.

  4. First Atomic Scale Images Of Monolayer Transition Metal Diiodides 2/4/2026

    Two-dimensional (2D) materials promise revolutionary advances in electronics and photonics, but many of the most interesting candidates degrade within seconds of air exposure, making them nearly impossible to study or integrate into real-world technology.

  5. Terahertz Microscope Reveals The Motion Of Superconducting Electrons 2/4/2026

    You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light you shine at it: Optical light illuminates a material’s surface, while X-rays reveal its internal structures and infrared captures a material’s radiating heat.

  6. Extending Optical Fiber's Ultralow Loss Performance To Photonic Chips 2/4/2026

    Caltech scientists have developed a way to guide light on silicon wafers with low signal loss approaching that of optical fiber at visible wavelengths.

  7. ERC Proof Of Concept For UT Photonic Chip Research 2/3/2026

    University of Twente researcher David Marpaung has received an ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) grant for SABER.

  8. New Project Aims To Build The Foundations Of A Quantum Internet 2/3/2026

    The University of Oxford is to co-lead one of three new UK-Japan quantum technology projects, announced today during the Prime Minister’s visit to Japan.

  9. New Source Technology Announces Participation In Laser World Of Photonics China 2/3/2026

    New Source Technology, a leading provider of high performance laser and photonics solutions, announced today it will participate in Laser World of Photonics China, one of the world’s premier exhibitions for the photonics and laser industry.

  10. IPG Photonics To Display CROSSBOW™ MINI High-Energy Laser System At Singapore Airshow 2026 In Singapore 2/3/2026

    From February 3rd through February 8th, 2026, IPG Photonics, the global leader in fiber laser technology, will participate in the Singapore Airshow 2026 at the Changi Exhibition Centre to showcase CROSSBOW™ MINI High-Energy Laser (HEL) Systems.