Next-gen networking tech, sometimes powered by light instead of electricity, is emerging as a critical piece of AI ...

Israel-based wafer foundry Tower Semiconductor reported third-quarter 2025 results that exceeded market expectations, ...

One of the start-ups leading this new wave is DiaMonTech, based in Berlin. Founded in 2015, the company has pioneered a non-invasive photonics technology that measures blood glucose without ...

But, it turns out, a thermometer has been part of photonic chips all along.

Researchers have harnessed nonlocal artificial materials to create optical systems that emulate parallel spaces, wormholes, and multiple realities. A single material acts as two distinct optical media ...

Forward-looking: Columbia University researchers have developed a compact photonics chip capable of producing dozens of laser wavelengths from a single high-power source, a breakthrough that could ...

A lab mishap has accidentally given birth to a laser-spewing chip that could rein in the power-hungry chaos of AI and its insatiable data cravings. Boffins tinkering with lidar tech have emerged from ...

For decades, GPS has been the cornerstone of modern navigation, guiding aircraft, vehicles, troops and commercial systems across the globe. As digital warfare intensifies, satellite signals are ...

Blue light source. — Image by © Tim Sandle. Blue light source. — Image by © Tim Sandle. Scientists have created a chip that turns a single laser into a ...

Cisco has unwrapped a high-end, 51.2 Tbps router and chip that it says will go a long way toward supporting the distributed AI workloads of today and in the future. Aimed at hyperscalers and large ...

Researchers at Columbia have created a chip that turns a single laser into a “frequency comb,” producing dozens of powerful light channels at once. Using a special locking mechanism to clean messy ...

A few years ago, researchers in Michal Lipson's lab noticed something remarkable. They were working on a project to improve LiDAR, a technology that uses lightwaves to measure distance. The lab was ...