Current Headlines

  1. New Quantum Microscopy Trick Quadruples Microscope Resolution 8/6/2026

    Three years after a team of Caltech scientists showed that pairs of entangled photons could double the resolution of a light microscope, the same lab has figured out a way to double down on that improvement.

  2. Researchers Demonstrate First Fully Solution-Processed Solid-State Polariton Laser 8/6/2026

    Researchers have demonstrated a solid-state organic laser microcavity fabricated entirely by solution processing.

  3. Solving Complex Optimization Problems Using Optics 8/6/2026

    From planning transportation networks to organizing massive datasets, many of society’s most important challenges boil down to an optimization problem: finding the best solution among an enormous number of possibilities.

  4. Lightbulb Way To Switch e-Materials 8/6/2026

    Researchers at Flinders University have discovered an unexpected way that light can control tiny electronic structures inside advanced materials, a development that could help pave the way for more energy efficient memory devices, sensors and future computing technologies.

  5. Designing The Direction Of Light Through 'Hidden Order' In Disorder: SNU–University Of Seoul Team Proposes New Optical Theory 8/6/2026

    A new theoretical framework has been proposed that enables directional control of light scattering even in disordered structures.

  6. New 'Shape-Shifting' Architecture Brings Versatility To Photonic Quantum Computing 8/6/2026

    Researchers have developed a flexible optical computing system capable of tackling problems beyond the reach of previous designs.

  7. Researchers Make Air-Stable, Ultrathin Superconductors, For More Scalable Quantum Devices 8/5/2026

    Super-thin superconducting materials, which are only one or a few atoms thick, have unique properties scientists can leverage to produce more compact, scalable, and efficient quantum devices.

  8. Veeco Announces LUMINA®+ MOCVD System Order For Manufacturing Indium Phosphide Lasers 8/5/2026

    Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) today announced that a global leader in optical and photonic technologies has selected its LUMINA®+ Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) system to fabricate indium phosphide (InP) lasers for innovative communication solutions in the datacom industry.

  9. Aeva Launches Optical Connectivity Business, Signs First Customer Agreement For A Major Hyperscaler 8/5/2026

    Aeva, a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, today announced the launch of Optical Connectivity, a new business focused on bringing Aeva’s proprietary high-power optical source and silicon photonics technology to next-generation artificial intelligence data centers.

  10. 'Spooky' Particles Transit DC Suburbs, A Step Toward A Quantum Network 8/5/2026

    Quantum networks could supercharge scientific research, quantum computing and secure communications, but scientists must first find ways to protect fragile “entangled” quantum states of photons — particles of light — as they zip through optical fibers.