Semiconductors spared Trump tariffs, but is the worst yet to come for photonics?
Uncertainty looms for global technology markets as Trump’s tariffs set to take hold, with major manufacturing countries some of the worst hit
PsiQuantum and the US Air Force Research Laboratory agree $10.8m deal on quantum photonics chip development
Barium Titanate photonic components delivered to the US Air Force Research Laboratory by PsiQuantum will advance scalable quantum chip development
€8m EU funding to turn light into clean liquid fuel
Two EU-funded projects in Finland and The Netherlands aim to advance the conversion of solar energy into liquid fuel using nanocrystals, light-harvesting films and engineered microbes.
Optical device created to mimic black holes using coherent perfect absorption
A polarisation-dependent optical device has been developed by the University of Southampton to absorb or repel light, mirroring black and white holes
