NERDS.xyz – Real Tech News for Real Nerds [Unofficial]NVIDIA and Corning want to build America’s AI backbone with new factories and thousands of jobs
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/nvidia-corning-ai-manufacturing/
MPI for the Science of Light#MayThe4thBeWithYou – Happy #StarWarsDay!
While lightsabers remain firmly rooted in the realm of science fiction, MPL’s scientists are researching light and its interaction with matter. In this context, light serves as both a tool and a subject of #research. Our basic research ranges from individual photons over application and development of super-resolution microscopes to experiments involving high-intensity #laser pulses.
May the (laser) force be with you!
📸 MPL
Wesearch.pressOpenLight raises $50M in Series A extension for custom photonic chips, following $34M in August 2025. The funding boosts development of photonic designs targeting datacenter and AI workloads. #photonics #aichips
OpenLight, which designs custom application-specific photonic chips, raised $50M in a Series A extension, after raising $34M in August 2025 (Charlotte Trueman/DatacenterDynamics)
OpenLight, a company specializing in custom application-specific photonic chips, raised $50 million in a Series A extension round.
SPIE#Photonics meets quantum security 🤝
Researchers built a high‑performance heterodyne receiver inside a laser‑written glass photonic chip. This enables precise detection of quantum signals for secure communication & random number generation.
Published in #AdvancedPhotonics. https://bit.ly/3PEswtJ ⚛️💡
European Physical Society(EPS)📣 Final week to submit!
Europhoton 2026 (21–25 Sept, Arcachon 🇫🇷) invites original research in solid-state lasers, fibre & waveguide devices, and photonics for quantum technologies.
🗓 Deadline: 4 May 2026
🔗 https://www.europhoton.org/submit
#physics #europe #conferences #lasers #photonics
Scientific FrontlineThe application of a sparse layer of silica-gold nanoparticles to spintronic materials acts as a "light concentrator," significantly enhancing the efficiency of terahertz radiation generation.
#Nanotechnology #Photonics #Spintronics #AppliedPhysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/nt04212602.html
#Nanotechnology #Photonics #Spintronics #AppliedPhysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/nt04212602.html
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Explore four new SPIE Press titles covering onboard image processing, surface plasmon coupling, non‑sequential optical design, & the innovations that changed the world.
Now available on the SPIE Bookstore: https://bit.ly/4vm1ZS9
#Optics #Photonics #STEMReads ⚛️💡
A newly developed miniature X-ray interferometer, featuring slits separated by a mere 50 nanometers, enables researchers to precisely measure the refraction of X-rays and deduce their interactions with atomic nuclei.
#Physics #QuantumScience #Photonics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/phy04202601.html
#Physics #QuantumScience #Photonics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/phy04202601.html
Christiaan Huygens used improved telescopes to study Saturn and discover Titan, then introduced the wave theory of light in 1690, a principle that still guides modern #optics and #photonics and inspired the Cassini-Huygens mission.🔭🛰️
Learn about his legacy in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4bYbqOS
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