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Light Propagation in Curved Wormhole Geometries

Research on elliptic wormholes shows how constant negative curvature affects light trajectories and wave dynamics, with implications for optical engineering.

15 Aug 2025

Advances in Integrated Photonics for Time-Bin Entanglement

This review highlights innovations in quantum optics, emphasizing time-bin entanglement and integrated devices for scalable, high-fidelity quantum applications.

13 Aug 2025

Chroma Awards Dr. Leeat Keren the Anne Heidenthal Prize for Fluorescence Research

The Anne Heidenthal Prize honors Dr. Leeat Keren for her exceptional contributions to fluorescence research and advancements in proteomics for cancer detection.

From Chroma Technology Corp. 11 Aug 2025

Chroma Continues to Support Science Through Local Donations

At the Eye on the Sky Stargazing Party, Chroma Technology helped over 600 attendees connect with astronomy through guided stargazing and interactive activities.

From Chroma Technology Corp. 11 Aug 2025

First Next-Gen GEO-Based Missile Warning Satellite Successfully Completes Environmental Testing, On Track for Delivery to Space Force

The first of a new, more capable, more survivable missile warning satellite, designed by Lockheed Martin for today’s highly contested space domain, has successfully completed environmental testing.

From Lockheed Martin 6 Aug 2025

Alluxa Introduces Breakthrough ULTRA Low-Stress Dichroic Deposition Process for Thin Substrates

Alluxa, Inc., a global leader in high-performance optical coatings, filters, and thin-film deposition technologies, is pleased to announce a breakthrough using its proprietary Sirrus™ Plasma Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) process that enables fully dense dielectric optical coatings with very low stress on thin substrates.

From Alluxa 6 Aug 2025

Hypermultiplexed Integrated Photonics–based Optical Tensor Processor

The HITOP optical processor achieves O(N²) operations per cycle, enhancing AI model training with high scalability and energy-efficient photonic technology.

31 Jul 2025

Safer Monitoring: Novel Photoacoustic Method Scans Stents Non-Invasively

In a recent study published in Optics Letters, researchers demonstrated how, for the first time, photoacoustic microscopy can scan stents through skin, possibly giving a safer, more convenient approach to monitor these life-saving implants.

28 Jul 2025

Skynopy, Wildfires and Natural Disasters: What If the Real Problem was the Delay in Satellite Data?

Each summer, wildfires strike harder, earlier, and more frequently. They demand faster responses. In the face of increasingly extreme natural disasters, satellite data has become a critical asset — helping to identify high-risk areas, anticipate events, monitor fire propagation, and coordinate emergency responses.

From Skynopy 25 Jul 2025

Study Lays the Foundation for Smart Surgical Tools with Biomolecular-Level Precision

A new method combines artificial intelligence with a laser-based technique called Raman spectroscopy to distinguish between tissue types like bone, fat, and muscle commonly encountered in orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures.

From American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. (ASLMS) 18 Jul 2025

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