Photonics stories
Demand for denser AI data-centre links is pushing Enlightra to validate comb-based laser chips with high-resolution spectrum testing.
The Swiss start-up will use fresh funding to expand its team and scale fabrication of trapped-ion chips aimed at hundreds of qubits.
Room-temperature photonic systems could help quantum machines slot into data centres and classical supercomputers without cryogenic cooling.
Initial full-wafer graphene runs have brought Archer closer to repeatable qubit production, with a working device still due by Q3 2026.
Real-time control remains the bottleneck for scalable photonic quantum machines, and this unit is built to act within 150 nanoseconds.
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Preserving humanity's records for billions of years, the quartz crystal will ride AstroForge's DeepSpace-2 mission beyond lunar orbit in 2026.
Privacy concerns and bulk could ease as a consortium tests laser-based eye tracking for lighter smart glasses without cameras.
The USD $15 million order signals early commercial traction as the partners target lower-power, faster links between chips in AI data centres.
Customers in telecoms, vehicles and healthcare could gain faster, lower-power AI processing as the photonic system moves to order.
A lack of national coordination risks leaving Australia behind as other countries pour funds into chips vital to defence, AI and industry.
The UK lab trial aims to slash AI power use and cut accelerator idle time as demand for inference strains data centre networks.
The tech cluster supports more than 63,000 jobs and could help Canada strengthen domestic supply chains for semiconductors and photonics.
UK firms could shift more silicon photonics production home, with a pilot line forecast to add GBP £2.9 billion and nearly 2,850 jobs by 2040.
Rising scam losses in Singapore are pushing police tech investment, as the pair plan forensic and AI tools to speed investigations.
The funding gives the Vancouver quantum group fresh capital to hit milestones, expand hiring and deepen partnerships as it pursues commercial-scale systems.
The move could help Canadian chipmakers keep more design and production work at home, boosting a sector that already supports thousands of jobs.
Ottawa hopes the move will draw private investment and speed access to wafer fabrication for Canadian firms in AI, quantum and defence.
Fewer Canadian startups attracted funding as late-stage deals swelled, with one USD $750 million Waabi round driving the quarter's total.
Researchers say light-based computing could curb rising electricity demand as AI and cloud services push data centres towards higher power use.
