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Organic semiconductor devices that combine light emission and energy harvesting within a single junction could enable optoelectronic platforms with capabilities that rival those of inorganic devices. ...
Fardin Ahmed has been awarded the 2026 Teddi Laurin Scholarship by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for potential contributions to optics, photonics, or a related field. Fardi...
Humans take in visual information and process it dynamically, creating a three-dimensional scene and adjust according to available light and focus. What humans do subconsciously and effortlessly has b...
A research team at Adelaide University has demonstrated that targeted sunlight has the potential to chemically break down common plastic waste, and at the same time, produce materials such as hydrogen...
Hamamatsu Photonics has established a Singapore-based subsidiary, Hamamatsu Photonics Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. With the subsidiary, Hamamatsu said, the company is aiming to strengthen its business found...
Light Conversion appointed Allan Ashmead to its board of directors. Ashmead has experience in R&D, international sales, marketing, and general management. He served a 20-year tenure at Coherent, durin...
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) researchers have developed a way to use holograms to guide laser light for ultra-efficient, fast, and precise volumetric 3D printing. The innovation ena...
Precision sensing, 6G communications, and other emerging applications will require high-frequency signaling capabilities, ranging from tens to hundreds of gigahertz (GHz), to support their aggressive ...
Compact sensing systems that perform real-time, intelligent processing help applications process data locally with less latency and more efficient use of energy. A newly developed approach to intellig...
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) plans to invest more than $2 billion in quantum computing through the CHIPS and Science Act. The department signed letters of intent with nine companies to suppor...
Precise, contact-free, 3D rotation of microscopic objects is needed across diverse scientific and technological disciplines, from cellular biology and optical imaging to materials assembly and microfl...
Currently, beam sources for quantum technology applications are often complex, large, and not robust enough for field use. What is still needed are miniaturized systems that are as versatile as possib...
Neutral atom quantum computing and technology company Infleqtion has established Quantum Spectrum — which the company is calling a "new category" within quantum sensing. According to Infleqtion, the t...
POET Technologies appointed Sandeep Kumar COO. Kumar, who was previously the senior vice president of worldwide operations at Silicon Labs, was formerly responsible for worldwide product and test engi...
Tesla is embedding distributed fiber sensing and machine vision throughout its Gigafactory lines as part of an AI-first manufacturing strategy Musk calls TeraFab.
TeraFab isn't just a building — it's a manufacturing philosophy. Musk wants every surface of every factory wired with fiber sensors and AI vision systems, pushing optical component demand to new level...
Samsung's Taylor, TX fab expansion is part of a broader US semiconductor manufacturing wave that will require new fiber routes connecting fabs to power grids, research centers, and logistics hubs.