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    The aerospace industry is a significant growth area for Cailabs.
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    “This work could lead to the first experimental realization of photonic time crystals, propelling them into practical applications and potentially transforming industries,' says Professor Viktar Asadchy from Aalto University, Finland.

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    FIGURE 1. Quantum tech investment timeline (2020 to 2024). Investment of $7.06B across 296 funding rounds shows yearly distribution among major quantum players and smaller deals combined (excluding national quantum strategies and government programs).
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    Follow the money: Two stories of quantum tech investment

    Michael Baczyk
    Nov. 22, 2024
    Three threads, three data sets, and two contradicting narratives. I’m about to walk you through quantum tech’s funding story that can be read as both a bull and bear market case...

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    Sally Cole Johnson
    Nov. 21, 2024
    Cavity-enhanced Floquet engineering significantly improves the efficiency and speed of integrated optical communications.
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    Cryogenic testing setup in Sweeney’s lab: A solar cell is held under cryogenic conditions (-196°C) while being powered by a laser.
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    Space lasers: What’s up with that?

    Nov. 20, 2024
    In a Q&A with Stephen Sweeney, a professor of photonics and nanotechnology at the University of Glasgow, he answers our questions about what’s up with space lasers and his work...
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    PODCAST: Interview with Cory Boone, Edmund Optics

    Justine Murphy
    Nov. 19, 2024
    Episode 26 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Cory Boone, technical marketing manager at Edmund Optics.

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    Photonics Hot List: November 22, 2024

    Justine Murphy
    Nov. 22, 2024
    In this episode: novel cooling film via radiative cooling, DEEPscope ventures deep into the brain, and SPIE announces its 2025 Prism Award finalists.
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    Photonics Hot List: November 15, 2024

    Justine Murphy
    Nov. 15, 2024
    In this episode: microwaves could treat brain diseases, a silent amplifier boosts space communication, and the latest business mergers & acquisitions.
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    Photonics Hot List: November 8, 2024

    Justine Murphy
    Nov. 8, 2024
    In this episode: a tech shift boosts AI and data networks, the latest photonics business sales and acquisitions news, and self-healing chalcogenide glass.

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