Scientists turn 'mess' into breakthrough: Chaotic design unlocks next-generation optical devices

Researchers from the Monash University School of Physics and Astronomy have flipped a long-held assumption in optics, showing ...
SDxCentral

Cambridge researchers develop optical wireless system that halves Wi-Fi energy per bit

University of Cambridge researchers demonstrated a chip-scale optical wireless system capable of delivering aggregate data rates of more than 360 Gb/s while using significantly less energy per bit ...
Phys.org

Compact flat-lens system can generate nondiffracting bottle beams

Most laser sources produce Gaussian beams that diverge as they propagate. This natural spreading limits their effectiveness in applications that require light to remain concentrated over long ...
Business Wire

KEEQuant Unveils Commercial-Grade Chip-Scale QKD

FÜRTH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KEEQuant today announced the launch of its commercial-grade chip-scale QKD technology, marking a major advance in quantum-secure communications. This breakthrough ...
Nanowerk

Femtosecond laser pulses enable ultrafast broadband optical switching

Researchers demonstrate that femtosecond laser-induced transient Pauli blocking can achieve ultrafast, broadband optical switching from visible to near-infrared. (Nanowerk News) Recent decades have ...
MacRumors

Compact Safari Tab Bar Returns in macOS Tahoe 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4

The macOS Tahoe 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 betas that Apple released today reintroduce a compact Safari Tab Bar option for those who prefer that view option. Apple removed the compact tab bar option with ...
TechSpot

Switchable topological light could redefine wireless data transmission

In brief: A group of researchers has demonstrated a compact optical device that switches between two distinct topological states of light, marking a key step toward terahertz communication systems ...
Autoblog

These Are the Last Compact Hatchbacks Left in America

If you’re a hatch fan or looking to buy one, you’re not exactly spoiled for choice, as there are just a few left in the market today. It wasn’t that long ago when the American market had loads of ...
Morningstar

Appotronics Unveils World's First Laser+LCOS Optical Engine Prototype for AR Glasses at SPIE Photonics West

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/-- Appotronics, the inventor of ALPD® laser technology, today unveiled the world's first Laser+LCOS optical engine prototype for Augmented Reality (AR) glasses ...
Optics

Kyocera develops meta-lens enabling wavelength-controlled focusing

Kyocera, a Japanese multinational ceramics and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Kyoto, has announced the development of a meta-lens that uses metasurface-based optical control technology to ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Minimizing Optical Loss While Enabling Efficient Phase Modulation in TMD-Based Devices (Nanyang Technological Univ., et al.)

A new technical paper titled “Hybrid tungsten oxyselenide/graphene electrodes for near-lossless 2D semiconductor phase modulators” was published by researchers at Nanyang Technological University, ...
Business Wire

Kyocera Develops Meta-Lens Enabling Wavelength-Controlled Focusing

KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto; “Kyocera”)(TOKYO: 6971) announced that it has developed a new meta-lens that uses metasurface-based optical control ...