Current Headlines

  1. New Three Dimensional Magnetic Structure Discovered With Laser Light 5/11/2026

    Flashes of femtosecond laser light, lasting just a few trillionths of a second, have made it possible to observe new magnetic structures for the first time.

  2. Eyeo Raises €40M To Fix The Flaw That Has Kept Every Camera 70% Blind 5/11/2026

    eyeo today announced it has raised €40M in Series A funding, bringing eyeo’s total funding to €55M. The round is led by Innovation Industries, with participation from existing investors imec.xpand, Invest-NL Deep Tech Fund, QBIC fund, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Brabant Development Agency (BOM).

  3. Laser Photonics And Fonon Technologies Advance Breakthrough Counter-Drone Laser Defense System To Prototyping Phase 5/11/2026
  4. China's New Quantum Protocol Breaks Distance And Speed Barriers In Fiber Networks 5/11/2026

    (ECNS) - Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China have successfully deployed a multi-mode quantum relay network, achieving matter-matter entanglement over 14.5 kilometers, according to media reports.

  5. Toward Smart Light Sources 5/10/2026

    Technion researchers have developed, for the first time, a comprehensive physical model explaining how the properties of a radiating material, including absorption, emission, and quantum efficiency, affect the fundamental characteristics of the light it emits as a function of temperature.

  6. Photon Design Enables Industry-First, 3D Quantum Dot Laser Simulation, With Its HAROLD QD And Picwave Integration Launch At CLEO 2026 5/10/2026

    Photon Design, a global leader in photonic simulation CAD software, has enabled the industry-first, 3D, quantum dot laser simulation, by integrating its HAROLD QD, quantum dot laser simulation tool with its PICWave, laser diode, SOA, and Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) simulator.

  7. ProPhotonix Announces COBRA Slim UV With Up To 20,000 Wm-2 UVA Output For Inspection Applications 5/7/2026

    ProPhotonix Limited, a designer and manufacturer of laser diode modules and LED illumination systems, part of the Exaktera Group, announces the latest COBRA Slim UV, a high-performance LED line light engineered to deliver high irradiance and uniform UVA output for demanding inspection applications.

  8. Molex Completes Acquisition Of Teramount Ltd 5/7/2026

    Molex, a global electronics leader and connectivity innovator, has completed the acquisition of Teramount Ltd., an Israel‑based developer of detachable fiber‑to‑chip connectivity solutions optimized for high‑volume Co‑Packaged Optics (CPO) and other silicon photonics applications.

  9. Photonics Advance Could Enable Compact, High-Performance Lidar Sensors 5/7/2026

    Lidar systems use pulses of infrared light to measure distance and map a 3D scene with high resolution, allowing autonomous vehicles to rapidly react to obstacles that appear in their path.

  10. The Fast Computational Speed Of Photon Design's EME Simulation Tools Has Transformed Photonic Device Design 5/7/2026

    The fast computational speed of Photon Design’s market-leading, photonics simulation CAD software has enabled engineers to take an optimised, iterative design approach to photonic device design, for the best results.